Ben's magic telescope - Brian Patten

A nine-year-old boy lives on the ninth floor of a high-rise tower block in a large, grim city. He hates it, but one day discovers a small silver telescope that enables him to see the beauty in the world around him - from market stalls to the surfaceof the moon. The story is written in prose with some passages in verse.

Brian Patten was born in Liverpool. His poetry for adults has been translated into many languages, and his collections include Collected Love Poems, Armada, and, from Penguin,
Selected Poems. His verse for children includes Gargling with Jelly, Juggling with Gerbils, and Thawing Frozen Frogs. Brian Patten is a popular performer of his work, and he has also written children's plays as well as editing The Puffin Book of Modern Children's Verse and The Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry.