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Roald Dahl: Start-Up English Biogrpahies
[Hardback - 2009]
chris powling
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Publisher: Evans Brothers | ISBN: 9780237539016 | Pages: 32
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"Roald Dahl (1916-1990) was one of the country's most successful storytellers for both children and adults. He also led a very exciting life - as a fighter pilot, a spy and a life-saving inventor, as well as a screenwriter and best-selling author. This is his story.

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Chris Powling was born in 1943, in south London, where he still lives. He's taught at all levels in the state school system, from infants to postgraduates, and for ten years was headteacher of a London primary school.Throughout his career, Chris has had a rich and diverse involvement with children's books - as a critic for national journals and newspapers (including THE GUARDIAN, THE OBSERVER, BOOKS FOR KEEPS, CAROUSEL and THE TIMES EDUCATIONAL SUPPLEMENT) and as a broadcaster for the BBC and various independent radio stations. He was the editor of BOOKS FOR KEEPS from 1989 till 1996 when it won the Eleanor Farjeon Award for services to children's literature, is a panel member for a national children's book club and has served on numerous prize committees. Currently, he is adult-books editor for Classic FM where he presents a monthly review on the programme Classic Newsnight.

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