CORAL RUMBLE has worked as a poet and performer for many years, and now specializes in writing and performing for children. She has been published by Oxford University Press, Scholastic, Collins, Macmillan, Heinemann and Hodder, and is now considered to be one of the country's leading children's poets. Coral works widely in schools, from day visits to residency work, and feels 'at home' as she used to be a teacher herself. Coral often performs and gives workshops at arts centres, bookshops, libraries, theatres and festivals, and has recently been involved in a tour of Waterstones and Borders bookshops around the South East.

Coral's collection of poetry from Lion Children's Books, Breaking the Rules, is a fun-filled anthology of poems that break the rules in more ways than one; from the consequences of breaking rules and conventions to breaking the rules of poetry itself. Coral's second collection for Lion is My Teacher's As Wild as a Bison: Poems about the Great Outdoors. In both these anthologies, Coral has used all her experience gained in teaching to create collections that are not only fun, but educational - books that will be welcomed by teachers as they look for interesting ways to fulfil the national curriculum.

Appearing (November 2009)
Gateshead (16th), North Tyneside (17th)

Author Website
to be confirmed

Publisher
Lion Hudson

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My Teacher's as Wild as a Bison Lion Hudson 978-0745949543 Children will enjoy reading poems about many of the typical adventures and mishaps that occur when they go outside. There will be poems featuring school camps, family picnics and church outings, with related themes of animals, nature and weather, awe and wonder. As in her previous collection, Breaking the Rules, Coral writes with insight and humour, using a variety of different verse forms, enhancing both the book's visual and educational appeal. 'Rumble has a dash and delight about her work.' Michael Rosen

Breaking The Rules Lion Hudson 978-0745948577 Teachers should welcome this collection from Coral Rumble which includes both fun and challenging poems with many that break the rules of conventional layouts.