500 Words (eBook)

A collection of short stories that reflect on the Black Lives Matter movement

Various Various (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2020
352 Seiten
Templar (Verlag)
978-1-78741-962-9 (ISBN)

Infos

A collection of 100 inspiring, moving and poignant short stories, submitted to the 500 Words: Black Lives Matter competition which ran on Virgin Radio in July 2020. 500 Words: Black Lives Matter features a foreword from Chris Evans, analysis of the writing from Oxford University Press and writing tips from judges Malorie Blackman, Charlie Higson, Francesca Simon and Frank Cottrell-Boyce. Originally devised by Chris Evans, 500 Words has a rich 10-year heritage, giving children of all ethnicities and backgrounds a platform to express their imaginations and creativity through storytelling. In the decade it has been active 500 Words has involved 54% of primary and secondary schools in the UK and received 1.1 million entries. This year almost 6,000 children, aged between 5-13, submitted stories expressing their personal experiences, tales of empathy, learning and respect, building on the international conversation around Black Lives Matter. The illustrious judging panel, chaired by Angellica Bell and Michael Underwood, reviewed thousands of submissions from which they have shortlisted eight finalists and selected a further 92 stories to be included in this important and timely collection."e;What follows is an amazing and profound collection of some of our favourites. Be prepared to laugh, sigh and cry."e; - Chris Evans "e;Being part of 500 Words: Black Lives Matter was incredibly important to allow our younger generation an outlet for them to vocalise their thoughts and stories on this global issue of racism using the power of words."e; - Angellica Bell

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 3.9.2020
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Jugendbücher ab 12 Jahre
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Kinderbücher bis 11 Jahre
• Schlagworte: 2020 childrens bestselling books • 2020 kids annuals 2020 kids bestsellers annuals teenage boys booker prize winners • 2020 kids bestsellers • 500 Words • 500 Words competition • Bestseller • Black lives matter • book collections for children • bookmarks teenagers teenage girls boys young adults • books for boys • books for girls • books for teenage boys • books for teenage girls • books for young adults • Building Bridges • changing the world • Charlie Higson • childrens book classics best selling how to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk • childrens books age 5-7 • childrens books age 5-7 children's childrens books age 9-11 David walliams books • children's books age 9-11 • childrens books age 9-11 • Chris Evans • david walliams books • David walliams books for children • David walliams children kids Worlds worst parents slime ladybird childrens audio collections • David walliams slime • David walliams the worlds worst parents • Diversity Books for Children • Foreword from Chris Evans • Francesca Simon • Frank Cottrell-Boyce • Global Issues • Honest dialgoue • how to talk so kids will listen and listen so kids will talk • Illustrated by Charlie Mackesy • Inspiring and moving short stories • International conversation • Malorie Blackman • Outlet • Passionate voices • personal experiences, • Perspective • poignant short stories • respect • slime • Storytelling • tales of empathy • Timely • Tolerance • Vocal stories • Worlds worst parents • Writing tips from Malorie Blackman
• ISBN-10: 1-78741-962-2 / 1787419622
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78741-962-9 / 9781787419629