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John Agard

Author of Book: My Autobiography

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Works by John Agard

Book: My Autobiography (2014) 83 copies
A Caribbean Dozen (1994) — Editor; Contributor — 68 copies
The Young Inferno (2009) 42 copies
The Calypso Alphabet (1989) 36 copies
Lend Me Your Wings (1656) 18 copies
Mangoes and Bullets (1985) 17 copies
I Din Do Nuttin' (1984) 12 copies
From the Devil's Pulpit (1997) 9 copies
We Brits (2006) 8 copies
Travel light travel dark (2013) 7 copies
From Mouth to Mouth (2004) 6 copies
Weblines (2001) 6 copies
Books Make Good Pets (2020) 6 copies
All Sorts to Make a World (2014) 6 copies
Goldilocks on CCTV (2011) 5 copies
Clever Backbone (2009) 5 copies
Wriggle Piggy Toes (2005) 5 copies
Dig Away Two-Hole Time (1981) 3 copies
Go Noah Go! (1992) 2 copies
Man to pan 2 copies
Border Zone (2022) 1 copy
The Emperor's Dan Dan (1992) 1 copy
Poems in My Earphone (1995) 1 copy

Associated Works

Emergency Kit (1996) — Contributor, some editions — 108 copies
The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry (1998) — Contributor — 97 copies
AQA Anthology (2002) — Author, some editions — 19 copies
Wheel and Come Again: An Anthology of Reggae Poetry (1998) — Contributor — 15 copies
Out of Bounds: British, Black, and Asian Poets (2012) — Contributor — 13 copies
Poetry South East 2020 (2020) — Contributor — 2 copies

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This review originally published at The Children's Book and Media Review

Book: My Autobiography is the story of books as told from the perspective of a unique character, Book itself. Between black and white illustrations and an occasional quote about books, Book describes its history from the days of storytelling before writing was invented to the burning of books. It discusses the invention of paper and the alphabet, the evolution of copying books to the printing press, the development of libraries, and the potential future of books in the digital age. All of these things help provide a broad, simple overview of the history of books, writing, and storytelling.

Some people may find the history of books as told from a book to be cute or charming, but other readers might feel like it is trying to hard or that things are confusing because Book is talking about multiple books and time periods while trying to stay in singular first person. The style can be fun at times, but it doesn’t always succeed. The illustrations and quotes can occasionally get in the way of the flow of the story. However, the book is informative and has a lot of history about books and writing that is sure to surprise the reader with at least one interesting fact. Younger readers who are curious about how books have changed through time will be interested by this book.
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vivirielle | 4 other reviews | Aug 4, 2021 |
a interesting series of sonnets that all work together in a nice chain all about evolution and humans and human nature.
quite a fun read.
 
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mjhunt | Jan 22, 2021 |
WOW! This is an amazing book! I loved every minute of it and I can not wait to read it to my students. Even though it is intended for ages 10 and up I believe it would be a great book to read aloud to third graders at the end of a unit all about books, or to start of the unit.
 
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Stella.Felix | 4 other reviews | Sep 13, 2019 |
Comedy and charm abound in this quirky story about different personalities. Shona and her dad are just returning from a trip to the Natural History Museum when - oh no! - their train comes to a halt. What can Shona do to pass the time except study the passengers in her carriage? Fun, light-hearted comedy. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 7+
 
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