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Overview"This text features a collection of interviews with some contemporary children's writers. Authors such as Neil Ardley, Ian Beck, Helen Cresswell, Gillian Cross, Terry Deary, Berlie Doherty, Brian Moses, Alan Durant, Philip Pullman, Celia Rees, Norman Silver, Jacqueline Wilson and Benjamin Zephaniah talk about the joys and challenges, rewards and demands of the craft, creativity and process of writing for children. By discussing issues such as: how the authors approach their writing on a daily basis; how they view the writing process; and how they perceive their visits to schools, this book will enable teachers to gain new ideas on ways to work with these authors' writings in relation to the literacy hour. After a general introduction, each monologue is divided into individual sections, in which the writer talks about: their reading habits as children and adults; how they came to be published; how they approach their writing on a daily basis; how they view the writing process; the evolution of their titles - either books or poems; how they perceive their visits to schools, and finally, in a ""specialist subject"" section, the authors explore an issue of interest related to their work." Full Product DetailsAuthor: James Carter (Educational Consultant and Poet. Freelance Poet. Freelance Poet, UK)Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd Imprint: Routledge Dimensions: Width: 17.40cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 24.60cm Weight: 0.771kg ISBN: 9780415194167ISBN 10: 0415194164 Pages: 282 Publication Date: 20 May 1999 Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsIntroduction Author Sections: 1. The Lost Angels/Readathon Sleepathon/specialist subject - compiling anthologies Brain Moses 2. Civil Lies/specialist subject - performing poetry Benjamin Zephaniah 3. Peter and the Wolf/Tom and the Island of Dinosaurs/specialist subject - illustrating text Ian Beck 4. The Way Things Work/Eyewitness Guide to Music/specialist subject - working with editors Neil Ardley 5.Bloody Scotland/Shakespeare Stories/specialist subject - series publishing Terry Deary 6. The Piemakers/specialist subject - writing for television: Lizzie Dripping, Moondial, The Demon Headmaster Helen Cresswell 7. The Demon Headmaster/Wolf Gillian Cross 8. Dear Nobody/The Snake-stone/specialist subject - writing books in schools Berlie Doherty 9. Mouse Party/specialist subject - writing for all ages Alan Durant 10. Clockwork/His Dark Materials 1: Northern Lights /specialist subject - working with illustrators Philip Pullman 11. Blood Sinister (Point Horror)/specialist subject - writing horror and the horror phenomenon Celia Rees 12. The Blue Horse/specialist subject - methods of research Norman Silver 13. Double Act/The Suitcase Kid/specialist subject - working with Nick SharrattReviewsTalking Books invites the reader into the creative processes involved in writing and illustrating books for children...there is much in Talking Books that would appeal to a range of readers.... -Phillip Nel, The Lion and The Unicorn, 2001 Talking Books invites the reader into the creative processes involved in writing and illustrating books for children...there is much in Talking Books that would appeal to a range of readers.... <br>-Phillip Nel, The Lion and The Unicorn, 2001 <br> Author InformationJames Carter Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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