Malorie Blackman Biography by Verna Allette Wilkins

Malorie Blackman Biography by Verna Allette Wilkins

Malorie Blackman is a highly successful children's author with over fifty books to her name. She began by studying business before moving on to computing. By her early thirties she had realised her dream of being a full time writer of both books and TV dramas.

Full marks to Tamarind for their excellent Black Stars seriesChildren need positive role models and this, precisely, is what the series will provide. Highly recommended Scholastic Junior Education Young readers are implicitly advised to follow their dreams and have confidence in themselves; and there are explicit warnings not to be bound by your own or other people's low expectations. These messages would have relevance to any child coming from a disadvantaged background or lacking self-esteem Books for Keeps The Black Stars series teaches children a very important lesson - never give up on your dreams Carousel

Verna Wilkins is the author of 30 picture books and biographies for young people. Her books have featured on National Curriculum and BBC children's television, and been chosen among the Children's Books of the Year. She was born in Greneda and lives in London.

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ISBN 13	9781870516495
ISBN 10	1870516494
Title	Malorie Blackman Biography
Author	Verna Allette Wilkins
Series	Black Star Series
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Penguin Random House Children's UK
Year published	2000-02-01
Number of pages	52
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