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BfK No. 76 - September 1992

Cover Story
On the front of BfK this month is the cover for Raymond Briggs's new book, THE MAN (see Chris Powling's interview with Raymond Briggs in this issue). It was published by Julia MacRae in August and we thank them for their help in using this illustration.

BfK No. 76 Articles

Editorial – September 1992

News and comment from the Editor.
School for Ever!

Robert Leeson writes a mid-term report on the school story.
Authorgraph No.76: Berlie Doherty

Berlie Doherty interviewed by Angela Harding, Joanne Moorhouse and Jennifer Morris from Newfield School, Sheffield.
Helping Children Access Information from Non-fiction Books

Jenny Monk, Pat Davies and Sylvia Karavis, Primary Advisory Teachers for English for Oxfordshire Education Authority, describe their work...
Writer Reply: Anti-Series?

Nancy Chambers and Elizabeth Hammill respond to Steve Rosson from our last issue.
Bringing the Bully to Book

Chris Lutrario reviews a selection of fiction and non-fiction on a perennial school problem.
How Fair is Your School's Bookfair?

Pat Clark believes in school bookselling... honestly.
Sendak's Schoolbook

Maurice Sendak talks to Chris Powling about I SAW ESAU.
Books for Keeps For Children

Announcing Books for Keeps/Books For Children Autumn Competition for Schools 1992
BfK Briefing – September 1992

News * Awards * Obituary * Publication
The Man behind THE MAN

Raymond Briggs talks about his latest book to Chris Powling.

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 76

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

Under 5s

  • Counting
    Rhona Whiteford
    James Fitzsimmons

  • 100 Nursery Rhymes, Parts 1 and 2

  • But No Elephants
    Jerry Smath

  • Ruby
    Maggie Glen

  • The Little Man
    Graham Jeffery

  • It Was Jake!
    Anita Jeram

  • Crocodile Beat
    Gail Jorgensen

  • Can Do
    Joyce Dunbar
    Carol Thompson

  • When We Went to the Zoo
    Jan Ormerod

  • Kipper
    Mick Inkpen

  • Words and Pictures
    Siobhan Dodds

  • Harvey's Ark
    Robin Kingsland

Ages 5-8

  • Sound ¦ Time and Space
    Rosie Dalzell

  • Times Tables
    Rhona Whiteford

  • Joseph and his Magnificent Coat of Many Colours
    Marcia Williams

  • Little Pig's Tale
    Nigel Gray

  • A Nice Walk in the Jungle
    Nan Bodsworth

  • The Thing in the Sink
    Frieda Hughes

  • The Moon Jumpers
    Janice May Udry

  • Gertie's Gang
    Margaret Joy

  • Jack and the Beanstalk
    Val Biro

  • Wellington and the Blue Balloon ¦ The MacWomble's Pipe Band
    Elisabeth Beresford

  • The School Cat
    Anne Mangan

  • The Midnight Feast
    Hannah Cole

Ages 8-10

  • Heat ¦ It's Electric
    Andrew Dunn

  • Bird ¦ Garden ¦ Minibeast ¦ Pond
    Paul Wright

  • Distance ¦ Size ¦ Speed ¦ Time
    Brenda Walpole

  • Worzel Gummidge
    Barbara Euphan Todd

  • The Minpins
    Roald Dahl

  • Peter Pan The Wind in the Willows The Wizard of Oz Just So Stories

  • Hannah and Darjeeling
    Diana Hendry

  • A Child of Their Own
    Justine Rendal

  • Panic at Pinnacle Primary
    Danny Spanner

  • Fay Cow and the Honey Machine ¦ Smudge
    Peter Hunt

  • Hungarian Folk Tales

  • The Magical Bicycle
    Elana Bregin

  • The Magic Skateboard
    Enid Richemont

  • The Tunnel
    Anthony Browne

  • Aunt Augusta's Elephant
    Geoffrey Trease

Ages 10-14

  • Margaret Mead
    Michael Pollard

  • Medicine and Health ¦ Saving Planet Earth
    Vicki Power

  • Inuit ¦ Rainforest Amerindians
    Bryan Alexander
    Cherry Alexander

  • The Crusades
    Peter Chrisp

  • DNA is here to stay
    Fran Balkwill
    Mic Rolph

  • Jennings
    Anthony Buckeridge

  • Just Ferret
    Gene Kemp

  • Meet Posy Bates
    Helen Cresswell

  • The Shield Ring
    Rosemary Sutcliff

  • Alf's Secret War
    Donald Lightwood

  • Voices After Midnight
    Richard Peck

  • The Second Hand Horse and other stories
    William Mayne

  • Riding the Waves
    Theresa Tomlinson

  • French Legends, Tales and Fairy Stories
    Barbara Leonie Picard

  • Quest for a Queen - The Falcon
    Frances Mary Hendry

  • The King of Rock and Roll
    Jon Blake

  • Prayers from the Ark
    Carmen Bernos De Gasztold

  • Juniper
    Monica Furlong

  • Shapeshifter
    Laurence Staig

  • The Red Towers of Granada
    Geoffrey Trease

  • Pig
    Paul Geraghty

  • Pillow Talk - a book of poems
    Roger McGough

Ages 14+

  • Becca's Race
    Bette Paul

  • The Burning Baby and other ghosts
    John Gordon

  • Strange Orbit
    Margaret Simpson

  • Mind the Gap
    Michael Rosen

  • I Wouldn't Thank You for a Valentine: Anthology of Women's Poetry
    Carol Ann Duffy

  • Tehanu
    Ursula Le Guin
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