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Famous Children

Charles Dickens. Born: 7th February 1812. Hailed as one of

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Famous Children

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    Slide 1:Famous Childrens Authors

    A project by Jan & Alexandra ICT Year 2 Class 2007-8

    Slide 2:Roald Dahl

    Born 13 September, 1916 Flew with the RAF during WW2 Wrote stories for the Saturday Evening Post during this time Began writing children's books in 1960 First 2 books were great successes. Died :November 23, 1990

    Slide 3:Roald Dahls books

    Mainly fiction Some factual too e.g. Boy and Going Solo Simple, funny style Perfect for readers gaining confidence on their own Aimed at 6-11 year olds

    Slide 4:J.K Rowling

    Born 31 July,1965 Written: Harry Potter series only (so far) Earned 545 million with them Ranked as 13th richest woman in Britain Whats next? A REST!

    Slide 5:J.K Rowlings books

    Only books: Harry Potter series Translated into 65 languages Style: not unlike J.R.R Tolkiens yet more modern and powerful Draws reader in more quickly Vividly painted mental pictures e.g. book 6 Bellatrix + Narcissa Books improve your English

    Slide 6:Jonathon Stroud

    Born: Bedford, England, 1970 Writing from the age of seven Worked as an editor of childrens books first Lives near London with his wife, Gina, and daughter, Isabelle Bartimaeus trilogy currently being filmed by Miramax

    Slide 7:Jonathon Stroud books

    Bartimaeus trilogy most famous books Translated into 38 languages These contain bizarre language Footnotes dont help much Style: very funny but very complex Aimed at 11-15 year olds

    Slide 8:Charles Dickens

    Born: 7th February 1812 Hailed as one of historys greatest novelists Married Catherine Thompson Hogarth 2 April 1836 Had eight children with her Died: 9 June 1870

    Slide 9:Charles Dickens books

    Did not actually write for children 13 16 year olds should be able to cope The books include Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby and David Copperfield Need a dictionary old-fashioned turn of phrase Known as Victorian classics

    Slide 10:Charlotte Bronte

    Born: 21st April 1816 Third child 6 in her family Worked as a governess Eldest of the 3 famous writers The Bronte Sisters-herself, Emily, and Anne Wrote under a male pen name Currier Bell Died on 31st March 1855, while pregnant with her first child

    Slide 11:Charlotte Bronte books

    Another Victorian classics writer Wrote for adults 13 16 year olds can cope with her books Books nearly all at least partly autobiographical This is what makes them so successful Old-fashioned writing style e.g. Suddenly, he turned away, with an inarticulate exclamation, full of a passionate emotion of some kind. Jane Eyre extract

    Slide 12:Why we chose these authors

    They all write for different age ranges They all have quite different writing styles They are all very famous and well-known We like their books quite a lot

    Slide 13:THE END! Thank you for watching!

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