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BfK 158 May 2006

May 1, 2006/in /by Richard Hill

This issue’s cover illustration is from Simon Bartram’s Up for the Cup! due to be published in September. Thanks to Templar Publishing for their help with this May cover.

New Talent

The Wind Tamer

P R Morrison
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Editor's Choice

The Book of Everything

Guus Kuijer
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Articles

Editorial 158: May 2006
News and comment from the Editor.
Marginalising Essentials
Robert Hull on interventionism in the teaching of English.
Fiction Publishing in the 21st Century
Cally Poplak assesses the potential of iCUE.
A Sailor’s Life for Me
Janet Fisher discusses historical novels about Trafalgar.
Authorgraph No.158: Simon Bartram
Simon Bartram interviewed by Martin Salisbury.
What Happens During Shared Reading?
Vincent Reid explores new research findings.
Hal’s Reading Diary: May 2006
Roger Mills on competitive parents.
Good Reads: Stanchester Community School
Reviews from Stanchester Community School, Somerset.
BfK News: May 2006
Events * Awards * Letters to the Editor
Useful Organisations No.44
BRAW
I Wish I’d Written: Kate Thompson
Kate Thompson chooses Jan Mark’s The Eclipse of the Century.
Classics in Short No.57: Nurse Matilda
Brian Alderson on Christianna Brand’s Nurse Matilda.

Book Reviews

Midnighters: The Secret Hour

Scott Westerfeld
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The Death Collector

Justin Richards
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Herman

Lars Saabye Christensen
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Wolf Girl

Theresa Tomlinson
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Firestarter

Catherine Forde
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Venus Spring: Stunt Girl

Jonny Zucker
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Transform! How everyday things are made

Bill Slavin, Jim Slavin
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Thieves Like Us

Stephen Cole
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The Story Shop: Stories for Literacy

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It Didn’t Happen

Sandra Glover
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A Dog For Life

L S Matthews
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Love in Luxor

Gill Harvey
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