Francesca Simon.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Rosen, Michael, 1946-

Television Junction., Producer.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Reading aloud with Michael Rosen ; 5

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature--Study and teaching--Great Britain.

Literature.

Reading.

Genre:

Nonfiction television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (14 min.).

Place of Publication:

[England] : Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2006.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

Summary:

This is a truly multicultural edition of the show. Presenter Michael Rosen: - interviews author Malorie Blackman who tells him how a game of noughts and crosses inspired an award-winning book which seriously challenges conventional views of race and prejudice. The book, Noughts and Crosses , is now turning some teenagers into avid readers. - meets the creator of Horrid Henry, Francesca Simon - discovers what it was like living through a revolution. Sir David Winkley shares his memoirs of being a headteacher at a school in Handsworth, Birmingham when the streets were overtaken by violent rioting 20 years ago - and invites the panel to read Sir David's book, Handsworth Revolution .WinsomeThomas, Victoria Shaw, and John Richmond explore the many issues raised by this book that's become something of a template for those seeking to turn around a failing school.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012).

OCLC:

808818441