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BfK 20 May 1983

May 1, 1983/in /by Richard Hill

The Photographs on our cover are by Camilla Jessel and are taken from Learner Bird (Methuen, 0 416 22460 1, £3.95) We are grateful to Methuen for making it possible to use these illustrations.

Articles

Editorial 20: May 1983
News and comment from the Editor.
The World of Children’s Books, Part 6: The Awards Business
We pause in our exploration to look at THE AWARDS BUSINESS.
Awards: The Children’s Book Award, The Guardian Award and The Mother Goose Award
Awards: a four-page report.
Authorgraph No.20: Camilla Jessel
Camilla Jessel interviewed by Pat Triggs.
Lifeline 2: Part 3 – Traditional Tales in a Multi-Cultural Society
Judith Elkin chooses legends, folk and fairy tale.
A Book to Hand
Non-fiction for projects and trips this Summer and beyond.
INFORMATION PLEASE – People at work and at home
Rosemary Last suggests criteria and considers titles from 1982 across the age-range, Chris Fairclough writes about photographing Other Peoples Jobs, Jill Coleman, as editor, writes about the much-praised Beans series.
Sound & Vision: May 1983
News about books on TV.
BfK News: May 1983
News about what's happening in the children's book world.

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