Black in Time
The Most Awesome Black Britons from Yesterday to Today
Published on 9. June 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-241-53231-7 (ISBN)
Description
Hiya! Alison Hammond here! I love getting to know all about different people and I'll tell you a secret . . . sometimes people we don't know much about are the most interesting of all! Which is really what this book is all about.
Let me ask you a question: How many Black people can you name from our history? Mary Seacole? Ira Aldridge? George Bridgetower? Pablo Fanque? Walter Tull? Have you heard of these people?
Yes? That's great! But if you haven't, don't worry, you're not alone, which is why I'm so excited to tell you all about them. Because the people in this book should be totally famous given the AMAZING things they've done! And we're not going to stop in the past, I'll introduce you to people making waves right here and now!
From sportspeople to scientists, activists to musicians, politicians to writers, we're going to meet a whole bunch of AWESOME people who have helped shape the world we live in. So, are ready for you a journey Black in time?? Course you are, let's go!
Let me ask you a question: How many Black people can you name from our history? Mary Seacole? Ira Aldridge? George Bridgetower? Pablo Fanque? Walter Tull? Have you heard of these people?
Yes? That's great! But if you haven't, don't worry, you're not alone, which is why I'm so excited to tell you all about them. Because the people in this book should be totally famous given the AMAZING things they've done! And we're not going to stop in the past, I'll introduce you to people making waves right here and now!
From sportspeople to scientists, activists to musicians, politicians to writers, we're going to meet a whole bunch of AWESOME people who have helped shape the world we live in. So, are ready for you a journey Black in time?? Course you are, let's go!
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Penguin Random House Children's UK
Target group
Children/juvenile
Interest Age: From 9 to 11 years
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 131 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
262 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-241-53231-7 (9780241532317)
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E-Book
06/2022
Puffin
€7.99
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Persons
Alison Hammond (Author)
Adored for her quick wit, big heart and infamous laugh, Alison is one of the UK's most popular TV presenters, famed for her hilarious celebrity interviews! The Queen of our hearts presents ITV's 'This Morning' alongside Dermot O'Leary, gearing viewers up for the weekend.
Alison also co-hosts the ultimate televised baking battle, 'The Great British Bake Off' and 'The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off' for C4, receiving a nomination for the 'Entertainment Performance' category in the 2024 RTS Programme Awards with Noel Fielding.
As a firm family favourite into the evening TV schedule, Alison is a Team Captain on Sky TV's 'Rob Beckett's Smart TV' and continues the late, great Paul O'Grady's legacy hosting 'For the Love of Dogs' for Battersea Dogs Home and ITV.
E. L. Norry (Author)
Emma Norry is an author who writes fiction and non-fiction for children. She is passionate about equal representation and diversity. Her first book, Son of the Circus (Scholastic, 2019), is part of a series that shows readers that Black and brown people have always been a part of British history. Son of the Circus, set in Victorian times, blended fact and fiction by using Pablo Fanque (the first Black circus owner) and his son Ted as inspiration. Emma has also written Amber Undercover (OUP, 2021) - a fun action-adventure spy story for ages 10+. She has many short stories in anthologies: Happy Here (Knights Of Media, 2021), The Place for Me: Stories from the Windrush (Scholastic, 2020) and The Very Merry Murder Club (Farshore, 2021). Emma's non-fiction includes biographies of Lionel Messi (Scholastic, 2020) and Nelson Mandela (Puffin, 2020). A two-book middle-grade fantasy series launches in 2023. Emma can be found on Twitter at @elnorry_writer or her website elnorry.com
Adored for her quick wit, big heart and infamous laugh, Alison is one of the UK's most popular TV presenters, famed for her hilarious celebrity interviews! The Queen of our hearts presents ITV's 'This Morning' alongside Dermot O'Leary, gearing viewers up for the weekend.
Alison also co-hosts the ultimate televised baking battle, 'The Great British Bake Off' and 'The Great Stand Up to Cancer Bake Off' for C4, receiving a nomination for the 'Entertainment Performance' category in the 2024 RTS Programme Awards with Noel Fielding.
As a firm family favourite into the evening TV schedule, Alison is a Team Captain on Sky TV's 'Rob Beckett's Smart TV' and continues the late, great Paul O'Grady's legacy hosting 'For the Love of Dogs' for Battersea Dogs Home and ITV.
E. L. Norry (Author)
Emma Norry is an author who writes fiction and non-fiction for children. She is passionate about equal representation and diversity. Her first book, Son of the Circus (Scholastic, 2019), is part of a series that shows readers that Black and brown people have always been a part of British history. Son of the Circus, set in Victorian times, blended fact and fiction by using Pablo Fanque (the first Black circus owner) and his son Ted as inspiration. Emma has also written Amber Undercover (OUP, 2021) - a fun action-adventure spy story for ages 10+. She has many short stories in anthologies: Happy Here (Knights Of Media, 2021), The Place for Me: Stories from the Windrush (Scholastic, 2020) and The Very Merry Murder Club (Farshore, 2021). Emma's non-fiction includes biographies of Lionel Messi (Scholastic, 2020) and Nelson Mandela (Puffin, 2020). A two-book middle-grade fantasy series launches in 2023. Emma can be found on Twitter at @elnorry_writer or her website elnorry.com