"Penguins Don't Play Beachball" by David Axton
contains 92 poems, mainly humorous, ranging from limericks to 3-page stories covering subjects as diverse as waste disposal, high-diving stick insects, a lovesick tightrope walker and an educated giraffe, not to mention the woman sawn in half and the £20,000 bus shelter.
Most verses are suitable for all ages, but a small number do have mild adult content.

David Axton is a UK-based writer of humorous and serious rhyming verse and has a good eye for the ironies of life, highlighting them in a well-constructed and flowing style. His work is used in, or is recommended reading in, schools in America and Canada and has been used at international education workshops, a three-night program performed by the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, the Bristol Arts Festival and at many small UK events. It is also recommended reading in the practioner's guide for improved reading by the National Research & Development Centre for adult literacy & numeracy, London.

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