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Tim's love for holes of all kinds often get him into trouble.
By John Agard and Jennifer Northway (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9780370304212 | Random House Childrens Books, April 1, 1982, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Because of his love for holes, Tim cuts up his grandfather's socks, digs in the garden, and hides in a hollow tree

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Product Description: Poetry from a Britain based poet, performer, and story teller originally from Guyana.

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9781852421243, titled "Mangoes and Bullets: Selected and New Poems 1972-84" | Reprint edition (Serpents Tail, July 1, 1991), cover price $15.00 | About this edition: Poetry from a Britain based poet, performer, and story teller originally from Guyana.
9780745300283 | Longwood Pr Ltd, August 1, 1985, cover price $6.75 | About this edition: Book by Agard, John

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These poems, many of which are incorporated into line drawings, detail the lives of West Indian children in the Caribbean or relate the experiences of these children living in foreign (white) countries

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9780370304595 | Random House of Canada Ltd, May 1, 1986, cover price $8.95 | About this edition: These poems, many of which are incorporated into line drawings, detail the lives of West Indian children in the Caribbean or relate the experiences of these children living in foreign (white) countries

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Resonant with the tranquility of the wide blue sky and deep green sea, this tale tells of an exchange between Fish and Bird

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9780316020107 | 1 edition (Little Brown & Co, March 1, 1989), cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A fish who longs to fly and a bird who longs to swim trade fins and wings for a new look at life.

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An alphabet book of terms associated with the Carribean, accompanied by explanatory rhymes.
By John Agard and Jennifer Bent (illustrator)

School and Library:

9780805011777 | Henry Holt & Co, September 1, 1989, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A poet and a Jamaican artist collaborate using the alphabet, rhythmical cadences, and vivid pictures to introduce the sights and sounds of Caribbean life

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A collection of poetry speaks to teenagers about love, politics, injustice, growing up, families, and fun, by such authors as Maya Angelou, W.B. Yeats, Dory Previn, Gwendolyn Brooks, Bob Marley, and several new voices

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9780805012378 | Henry Holt & Co, May 1, 1990, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A collection of poetry for teenagers that includes selections from such authors as Maya Angelou, W.

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Product Description: A collection of romantic poetry by the West Indian poet John Agard, whose previous works include Mangoes and Bullets, and the 1982 recipient of the Casa de las Americas Prize, Man to Pan.

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9781852422011 | Serpents Tail, July 1, 1991, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A collection of romantic poetry by the West Indian poet John Agard, whose previous works include Mangoes and Bullets, and the 1982 recipient of the Casa de las Americas Prize, Man to Pan.

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Thirteen Caribbean poets share their memories, stories, and images of the islands, in a poetry anthology illustrated with robust collages and highlighted by brief essays describing each poet's roots.
By John Agard (editor), Cathie Felstead (illustrator) and Grace Nichols

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9781564023391 | Candlewick Pr, October 1, 1994, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Thirteen Caribbean poets recount childhood experiences in poetry and prose

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Caribbean renditions of nursery rhymes apply the lilting, musical beats of the region to familiar favorites and are accompanied by colorful scratchboard illustrations that highlight such images as Mother Goose playing the marimba.
By John Agard, Cynthia Jabar (illustrator) and Grace Nichols

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9781564021564 | Candlewick Pr, May 1, 1995, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: A collection of rhymes, both original and traditional, that evoke the rhythms and language of the Caribbean

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9781852244064 | Bloodaxe Books Ltd, November 1, 1997, cover price $18.95

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Product Description: A picture-book version of a Brer Rabbit story, with rhyming text. Brer Rabbit tricks the boastful pair, Rhino and Hippo, into a tug-of-war contest, which ends in a dead heat. The contestants take it all in good humour when they discover how they've been fooled.

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9780764150777, titled "Brer Rabbit, the Great Tug-O-War" | Barrons Juveniles, March 1, 1998, cover price $13.95 | About this edition: A clever but weak rabbit tricks two strong braggarts, a rhino and a hippo, into a tug-of-war against each other instead of against him

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9780099718116 | Red Fox, September 1, 2000, cover price $9.99 | About this edition: A picture-book version of a Brer Rabbit story, with rhyming text.
9780764105135, titled "Brer Rabbit, the Great Tug-O-War" | Barrons Juveniles, March 1, 1998, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: A clever but weak rabbit tricks two strong braggarts, a rhino and a hippo, into a tug-of-war against each other instead of against him

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This is a humorous and facetious look at the human condition through poetry written as though by animals.
By John Agard and Satoshi Kitamura (illustrator)

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9780370323336 | Bodley Head, February 1, 1999, cover price $19.95

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9780099688518 | Transworld Pub, May 1, 1998, cover price $9.99 | About this edition: This is a humorous and facetious look at the human condition through poetry written as though by animals.

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9781852244804 | Bloodaxe Books Ltd, April 1, 2001, cover price $23.95

A collection of poems about the wind, the sea, the people, and the animals of the Caribbean.
By John Agard (editor) and Grace Nichols (editor)

Hardcover:

9780756779917 | Diane Pub Co, May 2, 2004, cover price $18.00 | About this edition: A collection of poems about the wind, the sea, the people, and the animals of the Caribbean.

School and Library:

9780763618612, titled "Under the Moon & over the Sea: A Collection of Caribbean Poems" | Candlewick Pr, November 1, 2002, cover price $17.99 | About this edition: A collection of poems about the wind, the sea, the people, and the animals of the Caribbean.

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Product Description: This anthology, featuring poems from five contemporary poets, aims to make the reader giggle!

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9780330340489 | Pan Books Ltd, February 1, 2003, cover price $6.95 | About this edition: This anthology, featuring poems from five contemporary poets, aims to make the reader giggle!

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Providing insights into the world of numbers, sometimes humorous, sometimes thoughtful, this collection of poetry should be of interest to those fascinated by numbers.

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9780750242882 | New edition (Gardners Books, October 16, 2003), cover price $8.90 | About this edition: Providing insights into the world of numbers, sometimes humorous, sometimes thoughtful, this collection of poetry should be of interest to those fascinated by numbers.

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A whimsical collection of poetry, written specifically for babies, celebrates the joys of bath time, meal time, play time, and even potty time!
By John Agard and Jenny Bent (illustrator)

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9781845070847 | Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, January 30, 2005, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A whimsical collection of poetry, written specifically for babies, celebrates the joys of bath time, meal time, play time, and even potty time!

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Riccardo Small lives on the Island. He loves cricket, as well as poetry and songs - especially calypso. When he is dropped from the cricket team after missing a vital catch, Riccardo wanders the island, taking refuge in his poems. He meets Count Crayfish, and together they think of a way in which Riccardo can still help the cricket team...
By John Agard, Bob Cattrel and Pam Smy (illustrator)

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9781845073763 | 1 edition (Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, July 30, 2006), cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Although he loves the game, Riccardo is an awful cricket player, handing a victory to the opposing team with a slip of his fingers, but his love of calypso music may be able to help his team win the championship after all.

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Gives an outsider's inside view of British life in poems which both challenge our peculiar culture and hallowed institutions. This book explores hidden connections in British history.

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9781852247331 | Bloodaxe Books Ltd, March 15, 2007, cover price $21.95 | About this edition: Gives an outsider's inside view of British life in poems which both challenge our peculiar culture and hallowed institutions.

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Calypso and cricket come together in the Island's Carnival week and Riccardo Small is torn between his two loves. Amidst the Carnival pan bands, the masqueraders and the stick-fighters Riccardo discovers why the singing competition is called 'Calypso War'. It's tough going on the cricket field too - with injuries, fires and disappearing players.
By John Agard, Bob Cattell and Pam Smy (illustrator)

Hardcover:

9781845077730, titled "Shine on, Butter-Finger" | Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, January 30, 2008, cover price $15.95

Paperback:

9781845076269 | Frances Lincoln Childrens Books, July 28, 2007, cover price $7.95 | About this edition: Calypso and cricket come together in the Island's Carnival week and Riccardo Small is torn between his two loves.

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Product Description: In Clever Backbone, the Guyanese-born word magician plays havoc with biology and makes a monkey out of Darwinian evolution - on the occasion of the bicentenary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his Origin of Species.

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9781852248222 | Bloodaxe Books Ltd, May 15, 2009, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: In Clever Backbone, the Guyanese-born word magician plays havoc with biology and makes a monkey out of Darwinian evolution - on the occasion of the bicentenary of Charles Darwin's birth and the 150th anniversary of the publication of his Origin of Species.

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Paperback:

9781852248239 | Pap/dvd edition (Bloodaxe Books Ltd, May 15, 2009), cover price $23.95

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