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.
Inspired by Charles Dickens' own words, Mick and Brita bring this extraordinary genius to life, revealing Dickens' childhood working in a London boot polish factory and charting his meteoric rise to fame as a young novelist. Follow him as he climbs a volcano, goes on tour to the US, presides at a family Christmas and gives a thrilling public reading. And discover the stories of ten of Dickens' most famous novels, dramatised for younger readers with captions and graphic-novel comic-strips.
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Inspired by Charles Dickens' own words, Mick and Brita bring this extraordinary genius to life, revealing Dickens' childhood working in a London boot polish factory and charting his meteoric rise to fame as a young novelist. Follow him as he climbs a volcano, goes on tour to the US, presides at a family Christmas and gives a thrilling public reading.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Charles Dickens Scenes from an Extraordinary Life and determined it is suitable for children aged 5-12 years old
Charles Dickens Scenes from an Extraordinary Life features in the following genres: Featured Books for 7+ readers, Recommendations, Featured Books for 5+ readers, Featured Books for 11+ readers, Featured Books for 9+ readers
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Charles Dickens Scenes from an Extraordinary Life was written by Mick Manning, Brita Granstrom and published by Frances Lincoln Childrens Books an imprint of Frances Lincoln Publishers Ltd