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BfK 39 July 1986

July 1, 1986/in /by Richard Hill

Our cover is taken from A Traveller Child by Jose Patterson (0 241 11573 6, £3.95), a title in The Way We Live series from Hamish Hamilton. We are grateful to Hamish Hamilton for help in using this illustration.

Articles

Editorial 39: July 1986
News and comment from the Editor.
Getting to Know You
Jose Patterson considers Traveller life-style and culture, plus a selection of recommended books about Travellers.
How the medal was won
Gill Johnson reports from this year's panel.
Meet the winners
Chris Powling reads the books and talks to the writers
All that glisters…
Keith Barker looks back at 50 years of the Carnegie Medal.
Authorgraph No.39: Joan Aiken
Joan Aiken interviewed by Stephanie Nettell.
Sound & Vision: July 1986
News of books on TV and in the cinema.
Eureka: It’s science for infants
Pat Triggs reports on the organisation and books selection for a Scientific book event for the Under Sevens.
BfK News: July 1986
News about what's happening in the children's book world.

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