At the Captain's Table
- 320bladzijden
- 12 uur lezen
The delightful new novel from bestselling author Gervase Phinn, full of colourful characters and laugh-out-loud moments, set aboard a Mediterranean cruise ship
Gervase Phinn Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)
Het werk van Gervase Phinn verkent voornamelijk thema's als onderwijs en kinderliteratuur, voortkomend uit zijn uitgebreide ervaring als onderwijzer en schoolinspecteur. Hij creëert memoires en poëzie die de nuances van opvoeding en leren onderzoeken, vaak met een warme en inzichtelijke kijk op de kinderwereld. Zijn schrijven wordt geprezen om zijn empathische benadering en zijn vermogen om het onderwijslandschap te verlichten. Phinns kenmerkende stem biedt lezers een boeiende kijk op het belang van geletterdheid en de leerreis.
A Class Act
- 288bladzijden
- 11 uur lezen
The third in a delightful new series from bestselling author Gervase Phinn, set in a village at the top of the Yorkshire Dales, and following on from his acclaimed Dales and Little Village School series.
Tales Out of School
- 400bladzijden
- 14 uur lezen
The second in a delightful new series from bestselling author Gervase Phinn, set in a village at the top of the Yorkshire Dales, and following on from his acclaimed Dales and Little Village School series.
The School at the Top of the Dale
- 416bladzijden
- 15 uur lezen
The first in a delightful new series from bestselling author Gervase Phinn, set in a village at the top of the Yorkshire Dales, and following on from his acclaimed Dales and Little Village School series.
Secrets at the Little Village School: A Little Village School Novel (Book 5)
- 352bladzijden
- 13 uur lezen
The fifth novel in the Little Village School series, packed full of humour, warmth and village drama, from bestselling author Gervase Phinn.
The fourth novel in the Little Village School series, packed full of humour, warmth and village drama, from bestselling author Gervase Phinn.
The School Inspector Calls!
- 399bladzijden
- 14 uur lezen
The third Little Village School novel Summer has arrived in Barton-in-the-Dale and as a new term begins at the little primary school, it's not just the warm weather that's getting people hot under the collar. Meetings with the teachers from Urebank School to discuss the merger are producing more than a few fireworks, a disruptive new pupil arrives, set to cause trouble, and a surprising staff love affair is exposed. There's also a big school production of The Wizard of Oz to organise as well as an impending visit from the Minister of Education. Headteacher Elisabeth Devine certainly has her work cut out for her. And that's just some of the drama set to shake-up the village. Throw in a sprinkling of secrets, shocking revelations, old flames, new liaisons, psychics, weddings and misfortune . . . There's plenty to gossip about this term.
The follow-up to THE LITTLE VILLAGE SCHOOL by the bestselling author of the Dales series, Gervase Phinn. A charming, warm-hearted and funny tale of life in a village primary school with a new headmistress.
Road to the Dales
- 448bladzijden
- 16 uur lezen
Tells of a life full of happiness, conversation, music and books shared with his three siblings, mother and father. This book is a snapshot of growing up in Yorkshire in the 1950s - reminisce with the author, and share in his personal journey - of school days and holidays as well as his tentative steps into the adult world.
She was wearing red shoes! With silver heels! Elisabeth Devine causes quite a stir on her arrival in the village. No one can understand why the head of a big inner city school would want to come to sleepy little Barton-in-the-Dale, to a primary with more problems than school dinners. And that's not even counting the challenges the mysterious Elisabeth herself will face: a bitter former head teacher, a grumpy caretaker and a duplicitous chair of governors, to name but a few...
