Snow

Hardback

Main Details

Title Snow
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Walter de la Mare
Illustrated by Carolina Rabei
SeriesFour Seasons of Walter de la Mare
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:32
Dimensions(mm): Height 259,Width 259
ISBN/Barcode 9780571312191
ClassificationsDewey:821.912
Audience
Preschool (0-5)
Edition Main

Publishing Details

Publisher Faber & Faber
Imprint Faber & Faber
Publication Date 16 October 2014
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

No breath of wind No gleam of sun Still the white snow Whirls softly down As the day draws to a close, a family prepares for Christmas - decorating the tree, hanging stockings by the fire, putting out a plate of mince pies. Outside, the world turns to white.

Author Biography

Walter de la Mare (1873-1956) was born in Charlton, Kent. In 1890, aged sixteen, he began work in the statistics department of the London office of Anglo-American Oil. In 1907 he published his first collection of poems under the pseudonym Walter Ramal, but he soon established a wide popular reputation in his own name as a leading poet of the Georgian period with volumes like The Listeners (1912), Motley (1918) and The Veil (1921). He also wrote poetry and short stories for younger readers; Peacock Pie (1913), a collection of poems for children, is now considered a twentieth-century classic.