My Beautiful Voice ~ Class Sets
A moving, lyrical picture book about a shy child unlocking the power of their own voice through poetry, with the helping hand of an extra special teacher, written by multi-award winning poet and Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho.
This beautifully illustrated, powerful and heartwarming text shows children that everyone's voice can be powerful and beautiful, however small. Follow a child who is so shy she doesn't speak. With the encouragement on an enchanting and magical teacher, she writes a poem. But a poem is meant to be read aloud! She musters all her courage, stands at the front of the class and shows her classmates that she does have a voice. And her voice is BEAUTIFUL!
The perfect way to encourage empathy in young children and show shy children how to feel brave, this beautiful story will delight readers time and time again.
If you would like to be invoiced for this product (or would like a different quantity), please email julia@chestnutbooks.co.uk with an order number and we’ll be happy to help.
A moving, lyrical picture book about a shy child unlocking the power of their own voice through poetry, with the helping hand of an extra special teacher, written by multi-award winning poet and Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho.
This beautifully illustrated, powerful and heartwarming text shows children that everyone's voice can be powerful and beautiful, however small. Follow a child who is so shy she doesn't speak. With the encouragement on an enchanting and magical teacher, she writes a poem. But a poem is meant to be read aloud! She musters all her courage, stands at the front of the class and shows her classmates that she does have a voice. And her voice is BEAUTIFUL!
The perfect way to encourage empathy in young children and show shy children how to feel brave, this beautiful story will delight readers time and time again.
If you would like to be invoiced for this product (or would like a different quantity), please email julia@chestnutbooks.co.uk with an order number and we’ll be happy to help.
A moving, lyrical picture book about a shy child unlocking the power of their own voice through poetry, with the helping hand of an extra special teacher, written by multi-award winning poet and Waterstones Children's Laureate Joseph Coelho.
This beautifully illustrated, powerful and heartwarming text shows children that everyone's voice can be powerful and beautiful, however small. Follow a child who is so shy she doesn't speak. With the encouragement on an enchanting and magical teacher, she writes a poem. But a poem is meant to be read aloud! She musters all her courage, stands at the front of the class and shows her classmates that she does have a voice. And her voice is BEAUTIFUL!
The perfect way to encourage empathy in young children and show shy children how to feel brave, this beautiful story will delight readers time and time again.
If you would like to be invoiced for this product (or would like a different quantity), please email julia@chestnutbooks.co.uk with an order number and we’ll be happy to help.
We love this book because it is:
a shy child unlocking the power of her voice
about the power of poetry in giving children a platform to be heard
beautiful, vivid illustrations that emphases the magic created by poetry
Learning opportunities:
S & L ~ encouraging performance poetry
Reading ~ introducing poetry
PSED ~ how does the little girl feel a different points in the story? Add thought bubbles.
PSED ~ look at the different expressions on people’s faces throughout the story. Can you tell how they are feeling?
PSED ~ what do you think the little girl’s poem is about?
Geography ~ which countries do you think Mrs Flotsam has visited?
Reading ~ similes & metaphors
Reading ~ how does the little girl feel before she reads her poem aloud? What do you think the wind, mountain and cliff mean?
Art ~ compare the illustrations of the cliff/sharks & clouds vs performing the poem. How do they show how the little girl is feeling? Can you create two paintings to show contrasting emotions?
PSED ~ think of something that is important to you that you’d like everyone to know about
Writing ~ can you write a short poem about it?
