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Pie Corbett – Aiming for Excellence in Literacy across the curriculum

Date: Wednesday 6th April 2011 Venue: National Maritime Museum Cost: £175+vat* inclusive of lunch & refreshments, £160+vat inclusive of refreshments without lunch *Group bookings over 5 delegates: 10% discount Pie Corbett will explore with delegates developing Literacy through a theme. … Continue reading

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Wonder Wall Writing Project

Jubilee Books is delighted to announce the launch of Wonder Wall, an exciting new writing project for schools. Celebrating the importance of writing in our culture, Wonder Wall promotes creative strategies for developing writing across the curriculum, offering the opportunity … Continue reading

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‘Wonders, Words and Writing’ A Day at the Museum

An inspirational inset day with Pie Corbett incorporating Children’s authors, poets and storytellers at the British Museum exploring ways of using artefacts and cultural heritage in a creative and engaging way to stimulate writing. A must have day for school … Continue reading

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Jenny Oldfield

Jenny Oldfield is the author of over 50 children’s books, they include those in the Home Farm Twins series, the Half Moon Ranch series, a new series called Wild Horses and the Definitely Daisy series, which are illustrated by the … Continue reading

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Kevin Brooks Interview

Kevin Brooks first children’s book, Martyn Pig, enjoyed rave reviews when it was released in 2002 and won the Branford Boase Award in 2003 as well as being shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal in 2002. His latest book, Kissing The … Continue reading

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Record For Haddon

Mark Haddon, author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, has been nominated in a record five categories at this years British Book Awards.The book is shortlisted for the Best Book Award, Literary Fiction Award, Children’s Book … Continue reading

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World Book Day 2004

The annual World Book Day celebrations will take place tomorrow, Thursday 4th March 2004, in the UK and Ireland.

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Philip Pullman

Philip Pullman is one of the most popular children’s writers around today with critical acclaim to match. He was recently awarded a CBE in the Queen’s New Years Honours list. Pullman has won a number of prizes and awards including … Continue reading

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Pullman Awarded CBE

Acclaimed children’s author and former teacher Philip Pullman has been made a CBE in the Queen’s New Years Honours list. His book The Amber Spyglass – part of the His Dark Materials trilogy – was the first book aimed at … Continue reading

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David Almond

David Almond’s debut children’s novel ‘Skellig’ was published 1998. In the same year it won the Whitbread Children’s Book of the Year and the Carnegie Medal. It was also shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award.

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