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Code Class Read material Title of the Book Writer / Compiler/ Editor

Publisher ISBN First & last line Page

1Solo VerseSpeaking, Open

I Can See You Nowby Eric Finney The Poetry Store

Complied byPaul Cookson Wayland 9780340893869

First line: When I first metLast line: "I can see you now," shesaid.

261


Book-Heart by GraceNichols The Works 5

Chosen by PaulCookson Macmillan 9780330398701

First line: The books I loveLast line: and pressed against myheart.

210

3 Solo VerseSpeaking, Open

Teacher by RogerStevens

The Poetry Store Complied byPaul Cookson

Wayland 9780340893869

First line: She's big and wide butmoves just like a catLast line: They never misbehave.They wouldn't dare.

66


Give Thanks byBrenda Williams The Poetry Store


First line: Thanks for my eyesLast line: I give my thanks for me! 229-230


Houses by RobertHull The Works 5


First line: I remember the houses –Last line: and less interesting. 134-135


The Doorman byJudith Kazantzis

A World ofPoetry

Selected byMichael Rosen Kingfisher 9781856972215

First line: The doorman dreams ofthe door.Last line: and swing back.

112


Humming-Bird by DH Lawrence The Poetry Store


First line: I can imagine, in someother worldLast line: Luckily for us.

148


The Famous byCarol Ann Duffy

The Works 5 Chosen by PaulCookson

Macmillan 9780330398701

First line: What do the famous havefor breakfast ?Last line: in their sparkling pyjamasor nighties.

78-79


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Kite Flight by VernonScannell The Poetry Store


First line: A windy day on Crocker'sHill,Last line: A stranded fish, and thenlies still.

324


The Magic of theMind by CliveWebster

The Poetry StoreComplied byPaul Cookson Wayland 9780340893869

First line: I've read in books of magiclandsLast line: In the Magic of the Mind.

406-407


The Mere trans byMichael Rosen

A World ofPoetry

Selected byMichael Rosen

Kingfisher 9781856972215

First line: I have heard it saidLast line: and the skies weep.(Omit (from Boewulf) andHROTHGAR)

32-33

12Solo VerseSpeaking,Sonnet, Open

Ozymandias byPercy ByssheShelley

The Works Chosen by PaulCookson

Macmillan 9780330481045

First line: I met a traveller from anantique landLast line: The lone and level sandsstretch far away.

510

20Solo VerseSpeaking, Non-Open

A Porcupine byRoger McGough All the Best

The SelectedPoemsof RogerMcGough

Puffin 9780141316376First line: A porcupineLast line: Then snatched it away. 113


Sounds by IreneRawnsley


Macmillan 9780330481045

First line: The tiniest sound in theworld must beLast line: our baby chuckling whenshe plays with me!

170


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Pearls by Jean LittleA World ofPoetry


First line: Dad gave me a string ofpearls for my birthday.Last line: I love the box.

129


Class Warfare byRoger McGough All the Best


Puffin 9780141316376First line: I'm the most importantLast line: Ask Daddy – he's theheadmaster.)

9


Sounds Like Magicby Celia Warren The Works


First line: I listened to a sea-shellLast line: booming in my ear. 170-171


Magic Cat by PeterDixon


Macmillan 9780330481045

First line: My mum whilst walkingthrough the doorLast line: And Tibby's living in ourhouse.

102-103


Strangeways byRoger McGough

All the Best


Puffin 9780141316376 First line: Granny's canaryLast line: In very strange ways.

103


Uncle Terry byRoger McGough All the Best


Puffin 9780141316376First line: Uncle Terry was a skydiver.Last line: Dizzy with joy. 94


Remind Me to Smileby Celia Warren The Poetry Store

Compiled byPaul Cookson Wayland 9780340893869

First line: I'm sad.Last line: laughter.(This poem consists of 4 stanzas.)

392


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At the End of aSchool Day by WesMagee

The WorksChosen by PaulCookson Macmillan 9780330481045

First line: It is the end of a school dayLast line: on this warm afternoon inJune.

196-197


The Shooting Starsby James Carter The Poetry Store


First line: That nightLast line: of it all 174


The Magic Pebble byRoger McGough All the Best


Puffin 9780141316376First line: My favourite thing is apebbleLast line: (…But it's yours for 20p)

24


How Do You SayGoodbye? by LoisSimmie

The Works 5Chosen by PaulCookson Macmillan 9780330398701

First line: How do you say goodbyeto a houseLast line: But how do you saygoodbye to things?

269-270


Rainbow Rice byClare Bevan The Poetry Store


First line: When Arzanna came toschool todayLast line: On the tip of my tongue.

139


The Fox and theGrapes by CeliaWarren


First line: Grapes are growing, roundand ripe,Last line: By pretending it's bad.

75-76


Willow Pattern byTony Mitton The Works


First line: Look. On my plateLast line: a long time ago.(This poem consists of 7 stanzas.)

462-463


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No Grannies in thisPoem by RogerMcGough

All the Best


Puffin 9780141316376First line: There are no grannies inthis poemLast line: Definitely not, definitely not.

39


Trees Are Great byRoger McGough

All the Best


Puffin 9780141316376

First line: Trees are great, they juststand and waitLast line: Where would we hang theleaves?

63


Python – YorubaPoem

A World ofPoetry


First line: Swaggering princeLast line: To wait for them? 220


The Snowman byRoger McGough

All the Best


Puffin 9780141316376

First line: Mother, while you were atthe shopsLast line: the kitten's made a puddleon the floor)

66-67


On a Swing by JaneClarke The Poetry Store


First line: Higher than houses,Last line: Back to Earth, with athump.

402


Daffodils by WilliamWordsworth The Works


First line: I wander'd lonely as a cloudLast line: And dances with thedaffodils.

514


Two WitchesDiscuss GoodGroomingby John Coldwell


First line: 'How do you keep yourteeth so greenLast line: I'm just a natural hag.'

477


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Morning Meeting byVernon Scannell The Works


First line: Fresh dewfall glistens onthe lawn;Last line: Greens and meat for you toeat.'

146


The Witches' Schoolof Flyingby Marian Swinger


First line: ''To fly your broomstick,take one catLast line: Report next week forlesson two.'

368


The Sixth Sense byMarian Swinger The Poetry Store


First line: Mum has baked a cake.Last line: that I shall not be gettingany cake.

228


No Ordinary Day byMoira Andrew The Poetry Store


First line: It was the saddest dayLast line: few customers. 393-394


Magnolia Avenue byElizabeth Brewster

A World ofPoetry



Fiirst line: The name of the street wasMagnolia Avenue,Last line: and it was years before Isaw magnolias.

41-42


The Harvest Moonby Ted Hughes

The Works 5 Chosen by PaulCookson

Macmillan 9780330398701

First line: The flame-red moon, theharvest moon,Last line: Sweat from the meltinghills.

133-134


No-Speaks by JackieKay The Works


First line: I am the child who stoppedtalkingLast line: all from trees.

498-499


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Who is MyNeighbour? by DavidHarmer


First line: From Jerusalem to JerichoLast line: I was his neighbour not hisfoe.'

79-80


Jack by DaphneKitching The Poetry Store


First 3 lines: Jack is my best friend, I know I can trust him.Last line: Jack licks my nose.

79


I Had a Nickel –Anonymous

A World ofPoetry



First line: I had a nickel and I walkedaround the block.Last line: Says I, "There's a hole inthe doughnut, too."

21


Grounded by EricFinney The Poetry Store


First line: Grounded by Dad:Last line: You'd better believe it. 35


Pull the Other Oneby Roger McGough All the Best


Puffin 9780141316376First line: A crab, I am told,Last line: Pull the other one.)(This peom consists of 6 stanzas.)

114-115


What She Did byRoger McGough

All the Best


Puffin 9780141316376First line: What she didLast line: I've quite forgotten.(This peom consists of 4 stanzas.)

150


The Yo-yo Man byAnne Logan The Works


First line: There's a man I knowLast line: In his sleep! 45


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Counting the Starsby Ian McMillan The Works


First line: It's late at nightLast line: Don't forget to look down. 78-79


Why Do I Have toClean My Room?by Jack Prelutsky

The Works 5Chosen by PaulCookson Macmillan 9780330398701

First line: Why do I have to clean myroomLast line: I simply don't know why.

235


About Knees byAlison Chisholm The Works


First line: Mum doesn't understandabout knees,Last line: the plasters, ointment andnail brush.(This poem consists of 5 stanzas.)

185-186


Mafia Cats by RogerMcGough All the Best


Puffin 9780141316376First line: We're the Mafia catsLast line: Mopsy, Ginger and Tiddles. 90-91


The All-PurposeChildren's Poemby Roger McGough

All the Best


Puffin 9780141316376

First line: The first verse contains aprincessLast line: And books are a thing ofthe past.

37


Football Training byCelia Warren The Works


First line: MondayLast line: He agreed it's not easy tobe the reserve!

357-358


The Pirate by HughChesterman The Works 7

Chosen by BrianMoses Macmillan 9780330444248

First line: He walks the deck withswaggering gait,Last line: Of a tickly, tarry line.

197-198


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I'm Free by JohnKitching


Macmillan 9780330481045

First line: This is what is sometimescalled free verse.Last line: Prefer rhymed verseinstead?

184


Goodbat Nightmanby Roger McGough

All the Best


Puffin 9780141316376 First line: God bless all policemenLast line: are falling asleep.

154-155


A LondonThoroughfare TwoA.M.by Amy Lowell

A World ofPoetry


First line: They have watered thestreet,Last line: And this is an alien city.

131-132


In The Pink bySiegfried Sassoon

A World ofPoetry



First line: So Davies wrote: "Thisleaves me in the pink."Last line: And still the war goes on –he don't know why.

184


Missing in ActionR.I.P. by Ian Corns

The Poetry Store Compiled byPaul Cookson

Wayland 9780340893869

First 2 lines: Missing.The little boy's Action Man.Last 2 lines: But already is.R.I.P.(This poem consists of 38 lines)

326-327


Winks by BarryBuckingham The Poetry Store


First line: I love my old great-grandmaLast 2 lines: I'll sit beside her, open-mouthed… and wink.

288-289


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The Apple-Raid byVernon Scannell


Macmillan 9780330481045

First line: Darkness came early,though not yet cold;Last line: In an orchard in Francebeneath apple trees.

470-471

140 Solo ProseSpeaking, Open

Winnie the Pooh byA A Milne

Egmont 9781405281317

Chapter 5, in which Piglet meets aHeffalump,From: 'Well,' said Christopher Robin,putting on…To: …'So do I,' said Pooh.

63-64

141Solo ProseSpeaking, Open

The Pocket Dog byHolly Webb Scholastic 9781407144887

Chapter 6From: I'm not going to let you spoilthis…To: …But now she was all on herown.

86-88


Charlie and theGreat Glass Elevatorby Roald Dahl

Puffin 9780141365381

Chapter 13, How Wonka-Vite WasInvented,From: I saw the strangest sight of all….To: …I'll be back in a twink."

110-112


The Secret Diary ofAdrian Mole aged 13¾by Sue Townsend

Penguin 9781405919432

Thursday March 12th and FridayMarch 13th Moon's First QuarterFrom: My mother rang Dr Gray'sreceptionist…To: …I have not been to Africa thisyear.

52-53/

53-54


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The Dragonfly Poolby Eva Ibbotson

Macmillan 9781447265658

Chapter 17, The Festival Begins,From: There were shouts of 'Longlive the King!...To: …There was a moment of totalsilence.

164-165


Kidnapped by RobertLouis Stevenson Scholastic 9781407173887

Chapter 5, I go to the Queen’s Ferry,From: I asked him of the brig…To: …better than a hell upon theseas.

41-42


Northanger Abbeyby Jane Austen Arcturus 9781785996375

Chapter 14From: Henry,' said Miss Tilney, 'youare very …To: …cannot be interested in. Canyou?'

95-96


Animal Farm byGeorge Orwell Heinemann 9780435121655

Chapter 7From: It was a clear spring evening…To: …or disobedience in her mind.

54-55


The Kite Runner byKhaled Hosseini Bloomsbury 9781408824856

Chapter 25From: Suddenly I was on top…To: …of Panjsher on my lips. I ran.

339-340

158Solo ProseReading, Non-Open

Melissa the SportsFairy by DaisyMeadows

Orchard 9781408341643

Chapter Beach Cheats,From: "Ha ha, what a brilliant cheat!"…To: …Leo Read through themicrophone.

51-57


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The Snow Sister byEmma Carroll

Faber &Faber

9780571317639

Chapter 6, The White Room,From: Sure enough, she soon drifted…To: …'Agnes! Don't go! Don't leaveme!'

70-76


Atticus Claw on theMisty Moorby Jennifer Gray

Faber &Faber 9780571317103

Chapter 14From: 'It's a scratch card,' she said…To: …you are clever,' he said.

116-123


Kensuke's Kingdomby Michael Morpurgo

ModernClassics/Egmont

9781405281799/9781405221740

Chapter 4, Gibbons and Ghosts,From: The strange thing was that I…To: …could sense that I, too, wasfrightened.

48-51/48-52


Chloe in India byKate Darnton

Delacorte 9780553535044

Chapter 22From: "Chloe?" We were on our wayhome…To: …my heart was filled with hope.

165-168


The Earth is Singingby Vanessa Curtis Usborne 9781409577447

Chapter 11From: At that moment there's a slight…To: …and dropping onto my hands.

150-154


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Lydia, the Wild Girlof Pride andPrejudiceby Natasha Farrant

ChickenHouse 9781910002971

Chapter Saturday, 25th July,From: We went at daybreak, tosurvey the…To: …dress ball – was wearing a ring…

258-262


Northanger Abbeyby Jane Austen Arcturus 9781785996375

Chapter 3From: I have not yet asked you howlong…To: …and get a thing in five minutes.

21-25


Bodyguard: Targetby Chris Bradford

Puffin 9780141359496

Chapter 46From: 'We should clear the area, atthe…To: …surrounded, then consumed byflames.

229-232


Fantastic Mr. Fox byRoald Dahl

Puffin 9780141361550

Chapter 10, Boggie's Chicken HouseNumberOne to Chapter 12, BadgerFrom: The Small Foxes went wildwith…To: …furry face. 'Badger!' cried MrFox.

40-46


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A Bear CalledPaddington byMichael Bond

HarperCollins

9780008192242

Chapter 3, Paddington GoesUnderground,From: Paddington was very surprisedwhen…To: …How could a hat save yourlife?"

46-50


Not Bad for a BadLad by MichaelMorpurgo

PiccadillyPress 9781848124714

From: Suddenly this dog camecharging…To: …away on those shiny silverkettledrums.

64-72


Blue Moon Day byAnne Fine Corgi 9780552571883

Chapter Eclipse of the Sun,From: I dreaded changing schools.Oh,…To: …I stared into the sun.

51-62


The Witches byRoald Dahl Puffin

9780141322643/9780141361611

Chapter Mr and Mrs Jenkins MeetBruno,From: My grandmother, dressed inblack…To: …Take your filthy mouse awaythis instant!'

142-146


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The ImaginationBox: Beyond Infinityby Martyn Ford

Faber &Faber 9780571311675

Chapter 3From: After a few seconds, Timfound…To: …that the doors were, in fact,closed.

29-34


Hound of theBaskervillesby Sir Arthur ConanDoyle

Scholastic 9781407171708

Chapter 12, Death on the Moor,From: Again the agonized cry sweptthrough…To: …the face of Selden, thecriminal.

172-176


Around the World inEighty Daysby Jules Verne

Signet 9780451474285

Chapter 10, In Which PassepartoutIs Only Too Glad To Get Off WithThe Loss Of His Shoes,From: No! nothing. Havingtransacted…To: …Indian soil. I've got my man."

50-53


The Throne of Fireby Rick Riordan

Puffin 9780141335674

Chapter 2, We Tame a Seven-thousand-pound Hummingbird,From: Besides, even if I freed thegriffin,…To: …'Sadie, rope, now!' I said.

25-28

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