By Floella Benjamin (author) , Joelle Avelino (illustrator) Part of the Coming To England series
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Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Baroness Floella Benjamin's inspiring true story Coming to England with this push, pull, slide retelling! Discover her incredible journey from Trinidad to London, and finally to the House of Lords!
Young Floella leaves her tropical home in the Caribbean, sailing across the ocean to make a new life with her family in cold and rainy London. Will England be just like she imagined? This celebration of hope and courage, recounting life as part of the Windrush generation, has been beautifully reimagined for very young children with illustrations by Joelle Avelino.
Listen along to an audio recording of this story by scanning the QR code on the back cover.
Floella Benjamin was born in Trinidad in 1949 and came to England in 1960. She is an actress, presenter, writer, producer, working peer and an active advocate for the welfare and education of children. She is best known as a presenter of the iconic BBC children's television programmes Play School and Play Away, and she continues to make children's programmes. Her broadcasting work has been recognized with a Special Lifetime Achievement BAFTA and OBE. She was appointed a Baroness in the House of Lords in 2010. In 2012 she was presented with the prestigious J. M. Barrie Award by Action for Children's Arts, for her lasting contribution to children's lives through her art. Floella has written thirty books, including Coming to England, which is used as a resource in schools in social and cross-curricular areas. The book was adapted into an award-winning film for BBC Education.
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Celebrate the 30th anniversary of Baroness Floella Benjamin's inspiring true story Coming to England with this push, pull, slide retelling! Discover her incredible journey from Trinidad to London, and finally to the House of Lords!Young Floella leaves her tropical home in the Caribbean, sailing across the ocean to make a new life with her family in cold and rainy London.
The LoveReading4Kids Editorial Team have read and reviewed Coming to England Board Book and determined it is suitable for children aged 0-4 years old
Coming to England Board Book features in the following genres: Books for Babies and Toddlers, Featured Books for 3+ readers, Stories about Family and Friends, True Stories, History, People / Places, Children’s interactive and activity books and kits, Picture storybooks, Children’s / Teenage social topics: Migration / refugees, Children’s / Teenage general interest: Biography and autobiography, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Racism and anti-racism, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: First / new experiences and growing up / coming of age, Recommendations, Children's and Young Adult Fiction, Children’s, Teenage and Educational, Children’s / Teenage: General interest, Children’s: picture books, activity books, early learning concepts, Children’s picture books, Children’s / Teenage: Social issues / topics, Personal Social Health Economic (PSHE)
Board book. £7.19, down from the £7.99 cover price. In Stock.
Coming to England Board Book was written by Floella Benjamin and published by Campbell Books an imprint of Pan Macmillan
Coming to England Board Book has 10 pages
Yes it is part of Coming To England series
£7.19, reduced from £7.99. In Stock.
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