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BfK No. 33 - July 1985

Cover Story
The illustration on the cover of this issue of Books for Keeps shows the arrival of King Sahure's funeral procession at the pyramid at Abusir around 2473 BC. Reconstructed from archaeological evidence, this illustration by David Salariya and Shirley Willis is taken from Ancient Egypt by Rosalie and Antony E. David, published by Kingfisher in the History as Evidence series (0 86272 091 5, £3.95). We are grateful to Kingfisher for help in using this illustration. (See Information Please, pages 20-21)

BfK No. 33 Articles

Editor's Page – July 1985

News and comment from the Editor.
Teachers, Children & Books

Terry Downie reports on a recent survey of fiction in Avon's primary and secondary schools.
Meeting Special Needs

Margaret Marshall reports on the new National Library for the Handicapped.
Ways into Understanding

A selection of books about children with special needs.
Sound & Vision – July 1985

News about books on film, TV and radio.
BfK News – July 1985
Authorgraph No 33 – Nina Bawden

Nina Bawden interviewed by Pat Triggs.
About History – Ancient and Natural

A selection from recently published non-fiction.
Awards – Carnegie, Greenaway and The Kathleen Fidler Award

Winners of the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Medalsand the Kathleen Fidler Award.
Return to Oz

The new Disney film comes along with a bag full of tie-in books. Will L. Frank Baum's Oz find a new generation of fans?

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 33

  • Under 5s
  • Ages 5-8
  • Ages 8-10
  • Ages 10-14
  • Ages 14+

Under 5s

  • Harriet and Walt
    Nancy Carlson

  • Ten, Nine, Eight
    Molly Bang

  • Rhymes Around the Day
    Jan Ormerod

  • Teddy Bear Coalman ¦ Teddy Bear Baker
    Phoebe Worthington
    Selby Worthington

  • Quentin Blake's Nursery Rhyme Book
    Quentin Blake

Ages 5-8

  • The Sheep Pig
    Dick King-Smith

  • Pugwash and the Mutiny and Pugwash and the Fancy-Dress Party
    John Ryan

  • The Frog and the Fly ¦ The Frog and the Fly
    Leslie Wood

  • A Dog Called Mischief
    Leslie Wood

  • The Vanishment of Thomas Tull
    Janet Ahlberg
    Allan Ahlberg

  • Postman Pat and the Summer Show ¦ Postman Pat and the Summer Show

  • The Sorcerer's Apprentice
    Barbara Hazen
    Tomi Ungerer

  • Babylon
    Jill Paton Walsh

  • Beware of the Vet
    Babette Cole

  • The Trouble with Mum
    Babette Cole

  • The Rain Cloud
    Mary Rayner

  • Roald Dahl
    Chris Powling

  • The Vegetable Thieves
    Inga Moore

  • The Lazy Beaver
    Giovanni Gallo
    Ermanno Samsa

  • Norah's Ark
    Ann Cartwright
    Reg Cartwright

  • The Gossipy Wife
    Amanda Hall

  • The Bag of Wind
    Gerald Rose

Ages 8-10

  • The Conker as Hard as a Diamond
    Chris Powling

  • Bright-Eye
    Alison Morgan

  • Going Home
    K M Peyton

  • Sunshine Island, Moonshine Baby
    Clare Cherrington

  • Mr Majeika
    Humphrey Carpenter

  • Caught Out
    Michael Hardcastle

  • The Mystery of the Haunted Hospital ¦ The Mystery of the Smuggler's Treasure
    Terrance Dicks

  • The Pirates Mixed-Up Voyage
    Margaret Mahy

  • Poems for Nine Year Olds and Under
    Kit Wright

  • The Caravan Puppets
    Michael Bond

  • Rentaghost Rules
    Bob Block

  • A Step in the Wrong Direction
    Colin West

  • Poems That Go Bump in the Night

Ages 10-14

  • Win Some, Lose Some

  • The Devil's Door-bell
    Anthony Horowitz

  • Sky in the Pie
    Roger McGough

  • Colin's Fantastic Video Adventure
    Kenneth Oppel

  • Tales of Terror
    E Nesbit

  • Hi There Supermouse
    Jean Ure

  • Golden Pennies
    Graeme Farmer

  • Jess and the River Kids
    Judith O'Neill

  • Journey of 1000 Miles
    Ian Strachan

  • The French Resistance ¦ The K.G.B.
    Don Lawson

  • Men and Jeshua
    Eleanor Spence

  • Momo
    Michael Ende

  • One Way Only
    Gwen Grant

  • The Making of Fingers Finnigan
    Berlie Doherty

  • Limerick Delight

  • The Ghosts in the Attic
    Betty Ren Wright

  • The Enchanted Whistle
    Mollie Hunter

Ages 14+

  • Seaward
    Susan Cooper

  • Are You Listening, Karen?
    David Day

  • Ladyhawke
    Joan D Vinge

  • A Parcel of Patterns
    Jill Paton Walsh
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