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BfK No. 67 - March 1991

Cover Story
The illustration on the front of BfK this month is the cover of The Secret of the Indian by Lynne Reid Banks (see Authorgraph for details). The book is published by Collins and we thank them for their help in using Graham Philpot's illustration.

BfK No. 67 Articles

Editorial - March 1991

News and comment from the Editor.
Reflections from Dockside School

Bernard Ashley on his new series of school stories.
Authorgraph No.67: Lynne Reid Banks

Lynne Reid Banks interviewed by Stephanie Nettell.
Behind the Microphone

Joan Griffiths, producer of BBC Radio's Listening and Reading series, on how the programmes are made.
Is the Price Right?

Liz Attenborough reveals the economics of publishing.
Writer Reply: Let's Go Trespassing…

Peter Dixon reminds us of what kids are really interested in... and what adults prefer to give them.
Stories, Smiles and Smarties

Chris Sutcliffe describes accompanying Young Judges from The Hereford School in Grimsby to the 1990 Smarties Book Prize presentation.
Twenty Things They Never Told You About Being a Teacher-Librarian

Steve Rosson tells all...
The Best of Green

Taster reviews from BfK's forthcoming Green Guide to Children's Books.

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 67

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

Under 5s

  • Paddington's Birthday Party ¦ Paddington on the River
    Michael Bond

  • Rock-A-Bye Baby Songs

  • The Park in the Dark
    Martin Waddell

  • Snow Lion
    David McPhail

  • Little Sister Big Trouble
    Mildred Pitts Walter

  • A Scary Story Night
    Rob Lewis

  • Two Terrible Frights
    Jim Aylesworth

  • Polly's Puffin
    Sarah Garland

  • When I Was a Baby
    Catherine Anholt

  • Stanley in the Dark
    M Christina Butler

  • Rosalie

  • Jojo's Revenge!
    Mick Inkpen

  • Where's the Fish?
    Taro Gomi

  • The Bears' Bazaar
    Michelle Cartlidge

  • First Nursery Rhymes
    Rodney Peppé

  • Sebastian: The tale of a curious kitten
    Vanessa Julian-Ottie

  • A Surprise for Oliver
    Audrey Chappell

Ages 5-8

  • My Science Book of Colour ¦ My Science Book of Light ¦ My Science Book of Water
    Neil Ardley

  • My Science Book of Air
    Neil Ardley

  • Burglar Bill, Cops and Robbers & Funnybones
    Janet Ahlberg
    Allan Ahlberg

  • The Last Dodo
    Ann Cartwright
    Reg Cartwright

  • The Sandal
    Tony Bradman

  • The Tin Can Band and Other Poems
    Margaret Mahy

  • The Adventures of Dudley Dormouse
    Judy Taylor

  • Mr Wolf's Birthday Surprise
    Colin Hawkins

  • Dig Away Two-Hole Tim
    John Agard

  • The Monkey and the Crocodile

Ages 8-10

  • Bio Energy ¦ Geothermal Energy ¦ Solar Energy ¦ Water Energy ¦ Wind Energy
    Graham Houghton

  • Stamps
    Brenda Ralph Lewis

  • Creative Photography
    Russ Malkin

  • Amazing Air ¦ Light Fantastic ¦ Liquid Magic ¦ Super Motion
    Henry Smith

  • My First Science Book
    Angela Wilkes

  • The Ghosts of Hungry House Lane
    Sam McBratney

  • Mr Majeika
    Humphrey Carpenter

  • Pictures in the Cave
    George Mackay Brown

  • Dr Monsoon Taggert's Amazing Finishing Academy
    Andrew Matthews

  • Adventure on the Knolls
    Michael Dundrow

  • Mr Browser and the Space Maggots
    Philip Curtis

  • Catching the Spider - Poems for Children
    John Mole

  • A Mouse in My Roof
    Richard Edwards

  • Starchild and Witchfire
    David Henshall

  • Dodos Are Forever
    Dick King-Smith

  • Green Machine
    Michael Hardcastle

  • Streets Ahead

  • Timepieces: a year in the life of a Suffolk village
    David Leney

  • Saving Grace
    Nick Warburton

  • Sea in My Mind

  • Maid Marian and her Merry Men: The Whitish Knight ¦ The Beast of Bolsover
    Tony Robinson

Ages 10-14

  • Family and Friends ¦ Moods and Feelings
    John Coleman

  • Global Warming
    Laurence Pringle

  • Bagthorpes Liberated
    Helen Cresswell

  • Home from Home
    Susan Price

  • The Charlie Barber Treatment
    Carole Lloyd

  • Park's Quest
    Katherine Paterson

  • Shadow of the Wall
    Christa Laird

  • The Golden Journey
    John Rowe Townsend

  • Quest for a Maid
    Frances Mary Hendry

  • Downhill All the Way
    K M Peyton

  • The Chestnut Soldier
    Jenny Nimmo

  • Night Maze
    Annie Dalton

  • Dream Time
    Jo Goodman
    Margot Tyrrell

Ages 14+

  • Terrorists or Freedom Fighters? ¦ USA/USSR Superpowers in Decline?
    Charles Freeman

  • The Chocolate War
    Robert Cormier

  • The Broken Bridge
    Philip Pullman

  • No Time to Say Goodbye
    Tony Drake

  • The Flawed Glass
    Ian Strachan

  • Just Like the Movies
    Patricia Windsor

  • Peta's Pence
    Christine Purkis

  • Cityscape
    Frances Thomas

  • Surfing Samurai Robots ¦ Hawaiian UFO Aliens
    Mel Gilden
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