New Poems for the Young at Heart Author:Judy Chapman The book is a collection of 37 poems, which are fun to read and at the same time didactic and thought provoking in an amusing way. The wide variety of subject matter will appeal mainly to children aged 5 – 10 but will, as the title suggests, be enjoyed by anyone who is young at heart. Whilst they are prim... more »arily intended to be enjoyed, they will also gently extend the child’s vocabulary with such words as ‘arachnid’ and ‘metamorphose’. They are informative, as with the ostrich poem where the meaning of the expression, ‘to stick one’s head in the sand’ is clearly explained.« less