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WHAT IS A BONG TREE? IBD

MICHAEL ROSEN
02 / 2022
9781999923860
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Sinopsis

'What is a Bong Tree? brings together a big selection of Michael RosenâÇÖs writings and talks over five decades. They are about the centrality of literature, including childrenâÇÖs literature, in the lives of all of us, about the power of poetry to inspire, console and entertain, and about the need to argue and campaign for these liberating forces in the face of ignorant and reductionist actions by successive governments in the United Kingdom, which have narrowed and impoverished childrenâÇÖs experience of literature by pressing it into the service of a regime dominated by tests and examinations. The pieces here refer frequently to MichaelâÇÖs childhood and upbringing, and offer a generous tribute to his parents, Connie and Harold Rosen, and their influence on him and his subsequent work. Tonally, the pieces carry MichaelâÇÖs trademark: theyâÇÖre witty and insouciant, they carry serious ideas unseriously. Parents, teachers, librarians, academics, in fact anyone concerned with the nurture and education of children, and with the place of culture - in its widest sense - in our society, will find much pleasure and practical encouragement here.'áJohn Richmond, Editor

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