Real Lives: Victorian Country Children: Four True Life Stories

Real Lives: Victorian Country Children: Four True Life Stories

by SalliePurkis (Author), PriscillaLamont (Illustrator)

Synopsis

True-life experiences of five Victorian children beautifully presented as historical biographies. Through hours of research, Sallie Purkis has uncovered these original histories and retells them for the first time, with historical photographs and large colour illustrations. In this book we find out about Richard who lived on a boat on the Leeds to Liverpool canal and Sarah who was so poor she lived in a workhouse in Cambridgeshire with her sister and mother. We can read about Walter, the son of a farm labourer, who worked on the fields in Somerset from a very young age and about wealthy twins Tommy and Eva who lived in a big country house in Cornwall.

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More Information

Format: Hardcover
Pages: 32
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published: 31 Jan 2003

ISBN 10: 071365855X
ISBN 13: 9780713658552
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Book Overview: There are no other historical biographies of ordinary children. Real life accounts with added appeal of child subjects of similar ages to the reader. Subjects deliberately chosen for their contrasting life experiences. Ideal for literacy teaching (biography). Supports the QCA scheme of work for History for KS2. Includes full colour illustrations and historical photographs. Includes 'How do we know?' section, activity ideas, places to visit, index and further resources.

Author Bio
Sallie Purkis is a renowned historian who has had over forty history books for children published. She is a regular contributor to Junior Education, a consultant to BBC Schools Television and writes for English Heritage and the National Trust Education services.