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BfK 4 September 1980

September 1, 1980/in /by Richard Hill

Mother Goose Comes to Cable Street (Kestrel/Puffin), a collection of nursery rhymes chosen by Rosemary Stones and Andrew Mann, and illustrated by Dan Jones is featured on our cover this month. See Editor’s Page for more.

Articles

Editorial 4: September 1980
News and comment from the Editor.
A Wider Heritage
Ruth Ballin, Jean Bleach and Josie Levine comment on the background to a booklist.
A Closer Look at Dinosaurs
Focus on a publisher.
A Name to Note
Steve Bowles meets Ann Harries.
Authorgraph No.4: Farrukh Dhondy
Pat Triggs interviews Farrukh Dhondy.
Be Our Guest… A taste of a wider heritage
A taste of A Wider Heritage . Fifteen books chosen by Ruth Ballin, Jean Bleach and Josie Levine from their new NBL booklist.
Talking Point: Who needs multi-ethnic books?
Rosemary Stones asks who needs multi-ethnic books.
Jan Needle
Pat Triggs talks to Jan Needle.
How to… Get Children Involved in Books
Get children involved in books.
BfK News: September 1980
News about what's happening in the children's book world.
Secombe’s Selection
Harry Secombe is this year's Children's Book Week personality.
Sound & Vision: September 1980
News and views about books on radio, TV and in films.
Languages for Life
A look at dual-language books.
The first of the Books for Keeps ‘award’ for Books That Work
The SBA Award.

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