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Carousel Guide

SAMPLE ARTICLES


Sample articles from Carousel issue 43: Autumn 2009

P J Lynch's - considerable reputation as a distinguished Irish artist might almost be intimidating so there is something reassuring in his description of himself as a child, lying on the floor, always drawing.

Non-fiction reviews - information for all ages

Reviews: Reading Alone - Whole books to read and re-read

Shaun Tan: Another World We Can All Inhabit

In Praise of Illustration: “Picture books are special – they’re not like anything else. Sometimes I hear parents encouraging their children to read what they call proper books (books without pictures), at an earlier and earlier stage. This makes me sad, as picture books are perfect for sharing . . ."


Sample articles from Carousel issue 42: Summer 2009

Summer 2009 Cover

A Sense of Place - Many stories have emerged from real-life places, often providing rich and dramatic backcloths. Sharing these as a family can be a wonderful experience. The Carousel editors would like to recommend some favourites with a real ‘sense of place’ which would make ideal visits if you are staying at home this year.

A Need to Learn from the Past - The study of war is part of the National Curriculum and the 5-14 Scottish Curriculum so if you want authentic material, whether in book form or actual artefacts, The Imperial War Museum (IWM) is an obvious resource.

Siobhan Dowd by Chris Stephenson. Siobhan Dowd died in 2007 aged forty-seven. In the last years of her life she wrote four exceptional novels, the first of which was published in 2006.

Picture Book Reviews: Rewarding reads for all the family

Babies: Reviews of books to catch, and hold, babies' and todlers' attention


Sample articles from Carousel issue 41: March 2009

Editorial: At Carousel we believe in using our review space to highlight books that we think
are worth considering . . . .

How to Exorcise Unquiet Spirits: Jan Ormerod was artist in residence at the Fremantle Children’s Literature Centre in Western Australia in 2007/2008, and shares her experience with Carousel readers.

Angela Barrett: Exquisite Skills in Drawing and Painting

Manga Carta: Manga comic strip stories, originating from Japan in the 1950s, are typically printed in black and white and are read in paperback form from back to front. Hugely popular in their country of origin, this format is now becoming popular with publishers in Britain, France and America.

Reviews: Reading Alone

Reviews: Reading With Confidence


Sample articles from Carousel issue 40: Autumn 2008

Working from home - by Gillian McClure

Helen Craig: Family Matters

Mo Willems: Making it ‘Serious in Funny' - When he was a young man, Mo Willems wrote a letter to Charles Schulz, the creator of the Peanuts comic strip. Mr Schulz, he told the great cartoonist, I want your job when you die . . .

Poetry Reviews

We Are ALL Born FREE
Judith Escreet, Art Director at Frances Lincoln, writes: "All people are born free and equal are the opening words of Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the United Nations" . . .

The Mouldiwarp and Me: Pat Jenkins, a former teacher and reviewer for Carousel, shares her childhood reading experiences.

Books for older readers - reviews

Reads 4 Teens - reviews


Sample articles from Carousel issue 39: Summer 2008

Polly Dunbar: Painting & Puppets - Winner of the Younger Children’s section in the 2008 Red House Children’s Book Award. By Chris Stephenson

Museum of Childhood
A great destination for a family or school visit
By Pat Thomson

Shakespeare and his world
By Enid Stephenson

Non Fiction reviews

Picture Book reviews

First Steps reviews



Sample articles from Carousel issue 38: Spring 2008

To a Secret Garden via a Cat and a Toad
by David Blanch

Return to the Little House
by Pat Thompson

Where Readers Rule
Chris Powling on writing for Barrington Stoke - voted 2007’s “Children’s Publisher of the Year”.

PEOPLE BEHIND THE BOOK:
The Editor: Yvonne Hooker

Teachers as Readers
Building Communities of Readers


Sample articles from Carousel issue 37: Autumn 2007

Editorial

Children Deserve The Best Television

The Background and Inspirations for APACHE
by Tanya Landman


Sample articles from Carousel issue 36: Summer 2007

Michael Rosen's editorial

Picture Book Reviews

Rosemary Sutcliff

The Carnegie Medal

Berlie Doherty: Finding Out What Happens

Raiders from the Sea - the writing of Carnegie Medal winner, The Stronghold, by Mollie Hunter

Reads4Teens


Sample articles from Carousel issue 35: Spring 2007

Making Early Learning Fun
Rod Campbell

Whatever Happened to Children's Poetry?

Getting Things Right
Nigel Hinton

Children in World War Two
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a personal choice of books

The Time Travelling Cat
- Julia Jarman talks about her series

Jonathan Stroud's Bartimaeus Trilogy


Sample articles from Carousel issue 34: Autumn 2006


Sample articles from Carousel issue 33: Summer 2006


Sample articles from Carousel issue 31


Sample article from the issue 30, Summer 2005


Sample articles from the Summer 2004 issue


Sample article from the Summer 2003 issue


Sample articles from the Spring 2003 issue


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