John Foster

John Foster was born in Carlisle, then educated at Denstone College in Staffordshire and Brasenose College, Oxford. For over twenty years John taught English at various Oxfordshire comprehensive schools. He is now a full-time writer and much in demand in schools and libraries as a performance poet. John's poetry anthologies present children with original and contemporary poetry, proving that poetry is both accessible and fun!

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Featured Books, with extracts by John Foster

School's Out
John Foster
Age 7+. Art lessons, drama, assembly, wet playtime and school dinners are just some of the many aspects of SCHOOL that are captured in these wonderfully wide ranging anthologies of contemporary poems. Both are a feast of entertainment that’s fun...
Featured in: 7+ readers | Poetry
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/07/2009
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Excuses, Excuses
John Foster
Age 9+. Art lessons, drama, assembly, wet playtime and school dinners are just some of the many aspects of SCHOOL that are captured in these wonderfully wide ranging anthologies of contemporary poems. Both are a feast of entertainment that’s fun...
Featured in: 9+ readers | Poetry
Format: Paperback - Released: 02/07/2009
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Oxford Junior Rhyming Dictionary
John Foster
7+ (Year 3-4, KS2). Newly updated. A fully illustrated alphabetical dictionary of first science words and concepts. Over 300 science words from ‘abdomen’ to ‘zoo’ are cleverly brought to life with illustration and text.
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Format: Hardback - Released: 02/10/2008
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Oxford First Rhyming Dictionary
John Foster
5+ (Years 1 – 3, KS 2 & 3). Newly updated. An innovative illustrated first rhyming dictionary with rhyming words, rhyming families even raps! This dictionary will help children build phonic and spelling knowledge in a fun way and is...
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Format: Paperback - Released: 01/05/2008
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My First Oxford Book Of Poems
John Foster
Age 0 - 5+ A delightful first collection of poetry for young children with many old favourites and plenty new too. From the fantastical and nonsensical to everyday creatures and the weather you and your child will be charmed by...
Featured in: 3+ readers | Poetry
Format: Paperback - Released: 03/08/2006
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