The Skiver's Guide

The Skiver's Guide

by Diana Wynne Jones (Author), RosAsquith (Illustrator)

Synopsis

Skiving is getting out of things you do not want to do. It is shirking work and avoiding all boring things. It is a skill no one should be without! It is also an art, which can be carried to a high pitch of perfection. This book is designed to help beginners learn the skills of skiving and also to help those who have been skiving for years to carry these skills to new heights. It is the result of over two decades of painful research and contains secrets not hitherto revealed.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 96
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Barn Owl Books
Published: 01 Oct 2006

ISBN 10: 1903015596
ISBN 13: 9781903015599

Author Bio
Diana Wynne Jones has been described as hotter than Potter . She has won the Guardian Award and in 2006 was short listed for the Astrid Lindgren Award. She is recognised internationally as a major writer of fantasy and has been translated into eighteen langues. Her book Howl's Castle has been made into an excellent animated film, which was nominated for an Oscar. Diana lives in Bristol with her husband, a professor of Old English Literature. ROS ASQUITH has been a Guardian cartoonist for 20 years, and has written and illustrated over 60 books for young people, including the bestseller The Great Big Book of Families, with Mary Hoffman, the Teenage Worrier series, Letters from an Alien Schoolboy-which was shortlisted for the Roald Dahl Funny Prize- and her debut picture story book It's Not Fairy. She worked as a photographer, designer and teacher before becoming a theatre critic for Time Out and the Observer, and diary writer for the TV Times. Ros lives in north London with her husband and two sons. For more information about Ros, visit her website: www.rosasquith.co.uk