Coming to England - Couverture rigide

Benjamin, Floella

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1857931548 ISBN 13 : 9781857931549

Editeur : Pavilion, 1995

Synopsis

Floella Benjamin reveals the hopes and fears , and the pain she experienced when leaving the Caribbean fo r an unfriendly new life in England. Her feelings are shared by any child who has had to adapt to a new life in a strang e environment and culture. '

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

When Floella Benjamin first came to England from Trinidad in the early sixties, she hadn't seen her parents for fifteen months. At first, her joy at being reunited with her mother overcomes the shock at her new surroundings in cold, noisy London but when she starts school she is upset by the taunting and rejection she faces. Determined to survive, Floella realizes that the only way is to be twice as good as everyone else.

Biographie de l'auteur

Floella Benjamin is a well-known television presenter and actress who enchanted generations with Playschool and Playaway. She acts in films and has recently been made an OBE and received an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters from Exeter University where she is now Vice Chancellor. She won a BAFTA in 2004 for her outstanding contribution to children's television over the last three decades.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pavilion
• Date d'édition: 1995
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1857931548
• ISBN 13: 9781857931549
• Reliure: Relié
• Illustrateur: Frith Michael
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible