Alexander McCall Smith.

In this programme Michael Rosen reveals the other side of author Alexander McCall Smith. Readers who love his No 1 Ladies Detective Agency stories have now discovered McCall Smith wrote a collection of children's stories long before his adult novels. Finds out how Quentin Blake's picture b...

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Other Authors: Rosen, Michael, 1946-
Format: Streaming video
Language:English
Published: [England] : Teachers TV/UK Department of Education, 2006.
Series:Reading aloud with Michael Rosen ; 2
Education in video
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Summary:In this programme Michael Rosen reveals the other side of author Alexander McCall Smith. Readers who love his No 1 Ladies Detective Agency stories have now discovered McCall Smith wrote a collection of children's stories long before his adult novels. Finds out how Quentin Blake's picture book Green Ship is inspiring a vast range of work and activities at a Primary school in Tamworth including a senses exploration of the school garden. And our panel - Winsome Thomas an Education Adviser to Birmingham LEA, Victoria Shaw, a Primary teacher and Grant Bage of NESTA - read Andrea Levy's Small Island - a story of raw racism in post-war Britain.
Item Description:Title from resource description page (viewed Mar. 5, 2012).
Physical Description:1 online resource (14 min.).
Previously released as DVD.
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