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BfK 167 November 2007

November 1, 2007/in /by Richard Hill

This issue’s cover illustration by Polly Dunbar is from David Almond’s My Dad’s a Birdman. David Almond writes about his new book. Thanks to Walker Books for their help with this November cover.

New Talent

Dirty Angels

Andrew Clover
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Editor's Choice

Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend

Melanie Watt
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Articles

Editorial 167: November 2007
News and comment from the Editor.
My Dad’s a Birdman
David Almond on his new novel.
A Hundred Years of Oxford University Press Children’s Books
Ron Heapy traces the history of Oxford University Press.
Reading in the Middle Years (9-11): Novels in the Middle Years
Fiona Collins explores the importance of novels.
The 2007 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award: Banco del Libro
Julia Eccleshare discusses this year’s winner, Banco del Libro
Authorgraph No.167: Mini Grey
Mini Grey is interviewed by Joanna Carey.
Laureate Log: November 2007
Michael Rosen reports on his laureateship.
Letter to the Editor: November 2007
Dear Editor...
Hal’s Reading Diary: November 2007
Roger Mills on Hal’s frustration with his literacy homework.
Good Reads: Trafalgar Junior School
Reviews from Trafalgar Junior School, Twickenham.
Classics in Short No.66: The Tailor of Gloucester
Brian Alderson on Beatrix Potter’s The Tailor of Gloucester.

Book Reviews

Igraine the Brave

Cornelia Funke
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The Oxford Book of Children’s Poetry

Michael Harrison, Christopher Stuart-Clark
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Nail Soup

Eric Maddern
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Secret Agent Jack Stalwart: Peril at the Grand Prix (Italy)

Elizabeth Singer Hunt
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It’s Elementary!

Robert Winston
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The Shadow World

Jane Johnson
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Biomass Power

Isabel Thomas
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Operation Ward Ten

Siân Pattenden
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The World’s Bellybutton

Tanya Landman
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The Robe of Skulls

Vivian French
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Minna’s Quest

K M Peyton
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The Very Greedy Bee

Steve Smallman
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