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www.mickandbrita.com/Publisher
Frances Lincoln Childrens Books an imprint of Frances Lincoln Publishers LtdPublication date
27th October 2011ISBN
9781847801876Children's Author 'Like-for-Like' recommendations
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Charles Dickens Scenes from an Extraordinary Life
Mick Manning & Brita Granstrom
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Julia Eccleshare's comment:
The eventful ups and downs of the life of Charles Dickens, the best-selling author of his day, are told in words and pictures in this excellent introduction to the man and his works. Many of the scenes that Dickens includes in his books were taken from his own childhood during which he experienced much poverty and hardship, including working in a factory when he was 12. He later became a journalist before his enormous success as a novelist. The lively illustrations capture Dickens’s eventful life, including his successful tours of America where he was treated as a superstar.
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Synopsis
Charles Dickens Scenes from an Extraordinary Life by Mick Manning & Brita GranstromThe extraordinary life and genius of Charles Dickens is brought alive for primary-age children by the author-illustrator team behind the bestselling What Mr Darwin Saw.
Published to celebrate the bi-centenary of Dickens' birth, this beautifully and entertainingly illustrated 48 page picture book vividly dramatises his life, beginning with his birth in Portsmouth and early childhood near the docks in Chatham, and follows the young Charles through the hardship of working in a blacking factory at the age of 10 to his years at school and his early career as a reporter. Key incidents that inspired the later novels are described, and his marriage, family life, dramatic readings and tours of the USA are included. What emerges is touching portrait of a writer with amazing observational skills, a social conscience and a strong sense of drama.
Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom specialise in fun, lively non-fiction picture books. They share the illustrations between them and mix up words and pictures in inventive and delightful ways. They have won many awards, including the Smarties Silver Award and the English Association Award. As well ast What Mr Darwin Saw, their recent successes include Tail-End Charlie and Taff in the WAAF.
Reviews
'From the award-winning non-fiction team comes a dramatisation of Dickens' life told through a non-fiction picture book'. - Bookseller
'..this is an accessible introduction to the author’s life and work for young children.' - Daily Mail
About The Author
Specialising in fun, lively non-fiction picture books, Mick Manning and Brita Granstrom have perfected their unique approach to children's books over eighteen years. Sharing the illustrations between them and mixing up words and pictures in all sorts of inventive and delightful ways they have won many awards, including the Smarties Silver Award and the English Association Award. Mick and Brita are married with four young sons. They spend their time between the north of England and Brita's homeland of Sweden. Their other books for Frances Lincoln include the Fly on the Wall series, Yuck!, Snap!, Dino-Dinners, Taff in the WAAF, Tail-End Charlie, Woolly Mammoth and What Mr Darwin Saw.
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