Excitement spreads like a bushfire through the jungle. Earth-goddesses are planning a conference! From Australia to Antarctica, the Amazon to Africa, goddesses will debate the burning environmental issues of our times...and bushy-tailed, smooth-talking Coyote wants in on the action! Can this infamous trickster come up with a plan to infiltrate the conference and leave a lasting legacy for our planet? A rip-roaring poem by a master poet, inspired by Earth Day.
Kate Greenaway Medal Nomination 2022
A BookTrust Book of the Month 2021
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John, born in Guyana and now a resident in the UK, is a world-renowned poet and performer. He has won numerous awards including the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry, the Smarties Award, the Paul Hamlyn Award and the Casa de las Americas Poetry Award.
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Piet is a celebrated South African illustrator of over 80 books. He has won numerous national and international prizes including a Golden Apple at the Biennale for Illustration, Bratislava, the Children's Africana Book Award and two Silver medals in the Noma Concours.
“Quirky and inventive. The writing is beautiful. The illustrations truly shine and will be enjoyed by all. An aesthetically pleasing and stimulating work of art”
-ALA Booklist
Coyote's Soundbite: A Poem for Our Planet Book Trailer
“The more I read this book the more I wanted to read it again because every time I looked at it again I noticed a new drawing or found something to use in my own writing. This is an important story to tell because lots of bad things are happening to our world currently and it reminds us of what we need to do to help our planet”
-Lottie, Books Up North, Kid Reviewer
“A perfect pairing – John Agard’s poetry that demands to be performed (you can hear his voice), Piet Grobler's vibrant colours and characters leaping off the page. A passionate contemporary message brought to life with humour. A book that really does stand out”
-Ferelith Hordon, librarian
