Books by Ana Sampson

A powerful collection of 150 poems written by women.

Wonder: The Natural History Museum Poetry Book is a beautiful gift hardback collection of poetry with poems inspired by The Natural History Museum. It covers everything from the depths of space to the very centre of the earth - there are poems about the solar system, planet earth, oceans and rivers, birds, dinosaurs, fossils, wildlife, flowers, fungi, insects, explorers and palaeontologists. Each section includes an introduction and some footnotes about particularly interesting species. The museum has a collection of over eighty million objects and behind the scenes of its twenty-eight galleries crowd kilometres of preserved specimens, libraries of rare books and artworks, wonders gathered on some of the most famous voyages in history, rooms packed with pressed plants, warehouses teeming with stuffed animals and freezers full of DNA. As well as a museum, it is a state-of-the-art centre for discovery with over three hundred resident scientists and over ten thousand visiting researchers each year, investigating everything from dinosaurs to life on other planets.The collection is made up of brand new and classic poems and is illustrated with botanical drawings and engravings from the museum's collections.This fantastic collection speaks of the wonder of nature and shows us why we need to look after our incredible planet.

Sometimes funny, sometimes moving, the sixty poems in this beautifully illustrated anthology offer a true celebration of the faithful, affectionate, delightful dog. The perfect gift for dog lovers.

The first illustrated book of cat poems. Features sixty poems by the world's most loved poets in celebration of the world's most loved pet. Featuring the work of John Keats, Margaret Atwood, D H Lawrence, Oscar Wilde and many more. The perfect gift for cat lovers.

A beautiful collection of poems about motherhood, from acclaimed anthologist Ana Sampson. The perfect gift for a pregnant friend or first-time mum

Travel the world and quench your wanderlust with this beautiful collection of powerful poetry.

An anthology to warm the coldest heart or charm the least romantic soul, this is a collection of poems (or in some cases, extracts) that are not only memorable, but lend themselves to being learned by heart.

The English language is jam-packed with wonderful verses that we've all heard at some point, but probably forgotten. I Wandered Lonely As a Cloud helps us remember all those long-forgotten poems that we were taught at school, together with short biographies of the poets and introductions to the poems themselves.