BfK 61 March 1990

March 1, 1990/in /by Richard Hill

The illustration on our cover is taken from The Ankle Grabber, written by Rose Impey and illustrated by Moira Kemp (1870817 07 9, £5.50). The book is published by Ragged Bears and is one of the Creepies series (for full details see page 4). We are grateful to Ragged Bears and Rose Impey for help in using this illustration.

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Editorial 61: March 1990

News and comment from the Editor.

Too Scary for Children?

Rose Impey, the author of the Creepies series, writes about her approach to the age old problem of fear in children' s books.

Authorgraph No.61: Kit Wright

Kit Wright interviewed by Morag Styles.

The Manageable Book

Hazel Townson on how she sets out to entice the reluctant reader.

Information ’89 And Curriculum ’90

Eleanor von Schweinitz looks through the non-fiction books we received last year at Books for Keeps with half an eye on the emerging National Curriculum.

For the Staffroom Bookshelf…

which these days means brief, unpretentious and to-the-point publications to be consulted on-the-run between National Curriculum documentation. Teacherly time won't be wasted by these three:

Apprentice To Journeyman

Jill Bennett, a pioneer of teaching reading without a formal scheme, assesses the latest contributions to the `real' books approach.

BfK News: March 1990

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