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Gervase phinn is the bestselling adult author of the other side of the dale, over hill and dale, head over heels in the dale and up and down in the dale, all of which have been top ten bestsellers. The other side of the dale phinn, gervase 9780140275421. He has written a total of three famous novel series in his writing career. Gervase phinn talks about life ahead of his lbt show. Nursery education the irrepressible gervase phinn has bought out another brightly illustrated fun poetry book for foundation stage and ks1 or 2. Address book of childrens authors and illustrators by.
He graduated from leeds trinity university in 1970 with a degree in education. Explore books by gervase phinn with our selection at. Discover fantastic savings on high quality gervase phinn books and buy online today. A wayne in a manger includes some wonderfully funny and touching nativity play anecdotes, including children forgetting their lines, adlibbing, falling off the stage, picking their noses and showing their knickers. Gervase was a schools inspector in north yorkshire. One of the best storytellers in the literature world, gervase phinn entertains and moves a bathkidslitfest crowd in equal measure at the 2009 bath festival of children s literature. Gervase phinn was born in rotherham, west riding of yorkshire on 27 december, 1946. Our cat cuddles gervase phinn, author, amanda montgomeryhigham, illustrator. After dominic and lizzie convince their parents to get a cat, each member of the family has different qualities they look for in a pet, but the one they take home turns out to be a cat beyond their expectations. He has written autobiographies, novels, plays, collections of poetry and stories, as well as a number of books about education. Gervase phinn best selling author and public speaker. For fourteen years he taught in a range of schools, then acted as general adviser for language development in rotherham before moving on to north yorkshire, where he spent ten years as a school inspector time that has provided much source material for his. We recently caught up with gervase phinn, the chancellor of our doncaster children s university.
Professor gervase phinn taught in a range of schools for fourteen years before becoming an education adviser, school inspector and visiting professor of education at the university of teesside. He is married with four children and lives in a village just outside doncaster. Suggestions and strategies for using texts in the literacy hour. A teacher for fourteen years and then a school inspector, these days gervase spends much of his time visiting schools, running courses for teachers and writing books for children. No catches, no fine print just unconditional book loving for your children with their favourites saved to their own digital bookshelf. Author gervase phinns complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases. He has a particular interest in children s literature and literacy and is widely known as a lively and entertaining speaker. Gervase phinn s memoirs have made him a hero in school staffrooms daily telegraph gervase phinn is an author and educator from rotherham who, after teaching for fourteen years in a variety of schools, moved to north yorkshire to be a school inspector. Gervase phinn asked his wife once during one of his live shows. I belong to a reading group for partially sighted people mostly retired or getting on a bitand this was the choice of our leader. As the newly appointed county inspector of schools in north yorkshire, gervase phinn reveals in this warm and wonderfully humorous account, the experiences of his first year in the job and what an education it was. Mar 04, 2004 gervase phinn is the bestselling adult author of the other side of the dale, over hill and dale, head over heels in the dale and up and down in the dale, all of which have been top ten bestsellers. He has sold over half a million copies in paperback in the uk to date.
Teachers, parents and even his best mates seem to think hes the naughtiest boy around. Gervase phinns memoirs have made him a hero in school staffrooms daily telegraph gervase phinn is an author and educator from rotherham who, after teaching for fourteen years in a variety of schools, moved to north yorkshire to be a school inspector. For fourteen years he taught in a range of schools, then acted as general adviser for language development in rotherham before moving on to north yorkshire, where he spent ten years as a school inspector time that has provided much source material for his books. Discover book depository s huge selection of gervase phinn books online. He has published five volumes of memoir, collections of poetry and a number of books about education. He has published five volumes of autobiography, collections of poetry and a number of books about education. Gervase phinn has 88 books on goodreads with 16260 ratings. A delightful anthology with stories taken from phinns books about his teaching in the dales but also some of his poems from his popular poetry books for kids. Andersen press picture books hardcover 97807689965 by phinn, gervase and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at. Follow the links to read these little village school series of books from bestselling author gervase phinn. A lighthearted look at the mishandling of the english language by the man with. He has a particular interest in childrens literature and literacy.
Gervase phinn born 27 december 1946, rotherham, england is an english author and educator. Dr gervase phinn is a teacher, freelance lecturer, author, poet, educational consultant and visiting professor of education. Gervase phinn reveals his early experiences as a school inspector in the other. The other side of the dale gervase phinn reveals his early experiences as a school inspector in the other side of the dale. Gervase phinn author of the other side of the dale goodreads.
The other side of the dale the dales series book 1 1 apr 1999. After a career as a teacher he became a schools inspector. Gervase phinn born 27 december 1946, rotherham, england is an english author and. Gervase phinn born 27 december 1946, rotherham, south yorkshire, england is an english author and educator. He is interested in childrens literature and literacy.
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