Book of the Banshee
Published on 4. August 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-0-00-330310-0 (ISBN)
Description
Anne Fine's story of teenage rebellion and its effects on the family. The book contains a stimulating playscript suitable for classwork and school production, accompanied by resources including background material and lively activities.
The Book of the Banshee is suitable for class work, drama lessons and school productions. The resource material includes advice on staging the play, ideas for improvisation arising from the script, poems and extracts from fictional and non-fictional writing. The issues of parenthood, families, growing up and peer pressure are explored through drama, discussion and written work.
The Book of the Banshee is suitable for class work, drama lessons and school productions. The resource material includes advice on staging the play, ideas for improvisation arising from the script, poems and extracts from fictional and non-fictional writing. The issues of parenthood, families, growing up and peer pressure are explored through drama, discussion and written work.
Reviews / Votes
'... lively and convincing dialogue sparkles ...helpful resource material included.' School LibrarianMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers
Target group
Primary & secondary/elementary & high school
Interest Age: From 11 to 13 years
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 6 mm
Weight
162 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-330310-0 (9780003303100)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Anne Fine is one of Britain's most distinguished writers for both adults and children. She has twice won both the Carnegie Medal and the Whitbread Children's Book of the Year Award, as well as the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, the Smarties Prize and numerous other regional and foreign awards. She has twice been voted Children's Author of the Year.