Raps and Rhymes About Tudor Times: A Poetic Interpretation of History

By Sue Nield

Children are fascinated by the past and this poetic interpretation of life in Tudor times makes History fun and accessible to everyone. From the very real Christopher Columbus and Henry VIII to the fictitious schoolboy named Jack and the nobleman, Sir Alec Smith-Brown, Sue Nields poems whisk the reader back to a colourful time of great change and discovery, with the added ingredients of both humour and pathos. Even her unlikely characters tell tales based on aspects of daily life, beliefs and superstitions at the time. These catchy rhymes provide a fun way to learn for the whole family and theyre a must for the classroom.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse UK
• Release date: Jan 9, 2012
• ISBN: 9781467880022

Sue Nield

Sue Nield is a mother, grandmother and primary school Headteacher who has been writing poetry to engage and capture her pupils' imaginations, for many years. In ‘Raps and Rhymes about Primary School Times: A Children’s Poetry Anthology’, Sue has drawn on her experience of teaching her own children as well as hundreds of 4 to 11 year olds over the years, to create sixty of the best and most memorable poems about school life and primary school learning. Most importantly, Sue’s poetry has been successfully tried and tested on the audience for whom it was intended. Many of the poems have the added bonus of being very helpful to teachers as well: for example, for introducing new topics, preparing a class assembly, for teaching grammar in a lively and interesting way or for simply reading a narrative poem instead of a story at home time. Sue believes that children will always love reading books, in spite of the information super-highway provided by the Internet and a multi-media world. She firmly believes that poetry is a great way to help children learn in an inspiring, meaningful and memorable way whilst enjoying the rhythmic patterns and rhymes in each verse. Poetry is particularly accessible for children who prefer to read less, or for those who prefer pictures to words, because poetry creates its own magical images in every line and, unlike stories or text books, poems are short enough to pick up and put down as you please.

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