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BfK No. 9 - July 1981

Cover Story
Illustration provided by Longman from the The World of Tomorrow.

BfK No. 9 Articles

Editor's Page - July 1981

News and comment from the Editor.

Matters of Natural Fact

What makes a good book for children on natural history? Margery Fisher answers the question by selecting some that offer a goodsStart for young naturalists.

After Star Wars…

The success of Star Wars, Blake's 7, Star Trek and the like suggest there's an appetite for SF. Can it be fed with reading? Have we got the books to satisfy it. Steve Bowles considers Science Fiction.

Authorgraph No.9 - John Christopher

John Christopher interviewed by Pat Triggs.

Discovering Life on Earth

Who would have predicted that a book about the evolution of the natural world would in two years run into three editions and never be out of the bestseller lists? David Attenborough on communicating ideas.

Be Our Guest...

Sally Floyer picks books for going Out and About.

Fantasies of the Future – non-fiction style

Pat Triggs looks at books on Space.

Books for Young Scientists

Sheila Parker offers a framework for choosing.

Sound & Vision - July 1981

Schools programmes this autumn.

Getting it Right

Profiles of the people behind Dinosaur and Usborne by Tony Bradman.

A Book for all Seasons

Toni Arthur talks about customs and traditions.

Opinion!

When it comes to reviewing children's books Frances Ball asks WHO'S AN EXPERT?.

BfK News – July 1981

All Children's Book Reviews in BfK No. 9

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

Under 5s

  • Let's Read ABC ¦ Let's Read 123 ¦ Let's Read The Pet Show ¦ Let's Read The Toy Cupboard

    Jane Fior
  • The Tiger Skin Rug

    Gerald Rose
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses

    The Brothers Grimm
  • Nicola Bayley's Book of Nursery Rhymes

    Nicola Bayley
  • Morris tells Borris Mother Moose Stories and Rhymes

    Bernard Wiseman
  • Gregory, the Terrible Eater

    Mitchell Sharmat
  • How Do I Put It On?

    Shigeo Watanabe
  • Happy Birthday, Sam

    Pat Hutchins
  • Lucy and Tom go to School ¦ Lucy and Tom at the Seaside

    Shirley Hughes

Ages 5-8

  • The Dial-A-Story Book

    H E Todd
  • Maggie Gumption

    Margaret Stuart Barry
  • Odette: A Springtime in Paris

    Kay Fender
  • Not now Bernard

    David McKee

Ages 8-10

  • Hound in the Highlands ¦ Hound and the Witching Affair

    Brenda Sivers
  • The Worst Witch Strikes Again

    Jill Murphy
  • Elmer the Rat

    Patrick Cook
  • Oggy and the Holiday

    Ann Lawrence
  • Paddington Takes the Test

    Michael Bond

Ages 10-14

  • When the City Stopped

    Joan Phipson
  • Boy Trouble at Trebizon

    Anne Digby
  • The Love Genie

    Joanne Webster
  • Playing It Right

    Tony Drake
  • The Indian in the Cupboard

    Lynne Reid Banks
  • Knock and Wait

    Gwen Grant
  • Echoes of Louisa ¦ Smuggler

    Gail Renard

Ages 14+

  • Tulku

    Peter Dickinson
  • A Touch of Chill

    Joan Aiken
  • Survival

    Russell Evan
  • The Ennead

    Jan Mark
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