Francesca Simon.
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 t...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | This edition in English. |
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[England] :
Teachers TV/UK Dept. of Education,
2006.
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| Series: | Education in video
Reading aloud with Michael Rosen ; 5 |
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| Online Access: | Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press) |
| 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. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (14 min.). |