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Face by Benjamin Zephaniah
Category: Young Adult
In the moving and compelling debut novel from Benjamin Zephaniah, a young man's life is completely changed when his face is badly scarred in a car accident. Martin seems to have it all. He's cool, funny, and he's the undisputed leader of the Gang of Three, who roam their East London estate during the h ...Show more
Gangsta Rap by Benjamin Zephaniah
Category: Children's
Just what do you do with talent from the wrong side of town? Benjamin Zephaniah draws on his own experiences with school and the music business to create a novel that speaks with passion and immediacy about the rap scene. Ray has trouble at home, and he has trouble at school - until he's permanently ex ...Show more
Nature Trail by Benjamin Zephaniah
Category: Picture Books
A joyful celebration of nature and the wonder of the world around us by legendary poet and performer Benjamin Zephaniah, one of The Times' top 50 British post-war writers. At the bottom of my garden, there's a hedgehog and a frog, And a lot of creepy-crawlies living underneath a log . . . All around us, ...Show more
Nature Trail: A joyful rhyming celebration of the natural wonders on our doorstep by Benjamin Zephaniah
Category: Picture Books
A joyful celebration of nature and the wonder of the world around us by legendary poet and performer Benjamin Zephaniah, one of The Times' top 50 British post-war writers.At the bottom of my garden, there's a hedgehog and a frog,And a lot of creepy-crawlies living underneath a log . . .All around us, fr ...Show more
Nature Trail: A joyful rhyming celebration of the natural wonders on our doorstep by Benjamin Zephaniah
Category: Non-Fiction
A joy to read with small children - IndependentChunky board book edition of this joyful celebration of nature and the wonder of the world around us by legendary poet and performer Benjamin Zephaniah, one of The Times' top 50 British post-war writers.At the bottom of my garden, there's a hedgehog and a f ...Show more
People Need People by Benjamin Zephaniah; Nila Aye (Illustrator)
Category: Picture Books
To walk toTo talk toTo cry and rely on,People will always need people . . .From the creators of Nature Trail comes an uplifting picture book about the power of people, and the importance of connecting with others. This timely poem reminds us all to be kind to one another.Written by legendary poet, Benja ...Show more
People Need People: An uplifting picture book poem from legendary poet Benjamin Zephaniah by Benjamin Zephaniah
Category: Picture Books
To walk to To talk to To cry and rely on, People will always need people . . . From the creators of Nature Trail comes an uplifting picture book about the power of people, and the importance of connecting with others. This timely poem reminds us all to be kind to one another. Written by legendary poet, ...Show more
Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah
Category: Children's History | Series: Modern Plays
An eye for an eye. It's very simple. You choose your homeland like a hyena picking and choosing where he steals his next meal from. Scavenger. Yes you grovel to the feet of Mengistu and when his people spit at you and kick you from the bowl you scuttle across the border. Scavenger. As a violent civil w ...Show more
Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah
Category: Young Adult
Alem is on holiday with his father for a few days in London. He has never been out of Ethiopia before and is very excited. They have a great few days togther until one morning when Alem wakes up in the bed and breakfast they are staying at to find the unthinkable. His father has left him. It is only whe ...Show more
Refugee Boy by Benjamin Zephaniah
Category: Children's
Acclaimed performance poet and novelist Benjamin Zephaniah's honest, wry and poignant story of a young refugee left in London is of even more power and pertinence today than when it was first published.Life is not safe for Alem. His father is Ethopian, his mother Eritrean. Their countries are at war, an ...Show more
Talking Turkeys (Puffin Poetry) by Benjamin Zephaniah
Category: Children's
One of the coolest poets for children, Benjamin Zephaniah's Talking Turkeyshas something to say! Talking Turkeys is the very first ground-breaking children's poetry collection from street poet Benjamin Zephaniah. Playful, clever and provocative, this is performance poetry on the page at its very best. ...Show more