
A Game Of Soldiers
Jan Needle(Author)
Collins Educational (Publisher)
Published on 23. October 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
80 pages
978-0-00-330231-8 (ISBN)
Description
Jan Needle's gripping story of some Falkland Island children who find a wounded Argentinian soldier. The book contains a powerful playscript suitable for classwork and school production, accompanied by resources including background material and lively activities.
Playscript - the book contains a playscript focusing on issues that are of interest in schools.
Accompanying resources contain activities for drama (including role-play), reading, writing, and speaking and listening. These are accompanied by extension material, including extracts from modern and pre-20th-century works for comparison, and documentary material. The resources are organised under the following headings:
* Staging the play
* Work on and around the script
* From novel to playscript
* Themes in and around the play
* Media.
Playscript - the book contains a playscript focusing on issues that are of interest in schools.
Accompanying resources contain activities for drama (including role-play), reading, writing, and speaking and listening. These are accompanied by extension material, including extracts from modern and pre-20th-century works for comparison, and documentary material. The resources are organised under the following headings:
* Staging the play
* Work on and around the script
* From novel to playscript
* Themes in and around the play
* Media.
More 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: 4 mm
Weight
139 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-00-330231-8 (9780003302318)
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Persons
A native of Portsmouth, Jan Needle has had a lifelong interest in the sea and naval history. Under his pseudonym Frank Kippax, he has published four acclaimed thrillers. Under his real name, Jan Needle, he has a successful career as a TV scriptwriter and as a writer of acclaimed children's books. His previous novel, 'A Fine Boy for Killing', also features William Bentley.