Alexander McCall Smith
Description
In this programme Michael Rosen reveals the other side of author Alexander McCall Smith. Readers who love his No 1 Ladies Detective Agency stories have now discovered McCall Smith wrote a collection of children's stories long before his adult novels. Finds out how Quentin Blake's picture book Green Ship is inspiring a vast range of work and activities at a Primary school in Tamworth including a senses exploration of the school garden. And our panel - Winsome Thomas an Education Adviser to Birmingham LEA, Victoria Shaw, a Primary teacher and Grant Bage of NESTA - read Andrea Levy's Small Island - a story of raw racism in post-war Britain.
Runtime
14 min
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Contributor
Geography
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Date of Publication
2006
Database
Alexander Street
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