Ghosts of izieu

James Watson (Author) - The Ghosts of Izieu

  • Birth

    Birth

    Was born in Darwen, Lancashire, England.
    Was an English writer.
  • Winner

    Winner

    Of the 1987 Buxtehude Bulle award (Is a prize for youth literature)
  • Runner up

    Runner up

    For the 1984 Carnegie medal ( Is a British literary award that annually recognises one outstanding new book for children or young adults.
  • Other roles ...

    Other roles ...

    He was a professor in media and communication studies and has written three books. ( About comunication - process and theory)
  • Comment of magazine

    Comment of magazine

    In the U.K. children's books magazine books for keeps noted that a theme of Watson's work was "a universal fight for human rights"
  • Praise

    Praise

    had been praised for their exciting action, their passion and their challenge to debate.
  • Importance of dual language

    Importance of dual language

    His book The Noisy Ducks of Buxtehude is a dual-language text (English/German) aimed at very young readers.
  • Writings

    Writings

    He wrote two plays for senior schools and four plays for radio.
  • Publications

    Publications

    He published the novel Fair Game – Steps of the Odessa.
  • Create ...

    Create ...

    Pigs Might Fly, an original e-reader (Kindle)
  • Death

    Death

    He died on April 28.
  • Genres

    Genres

    He worked fiction, drama, and educational.
  • Audiobook

    Audiobook

    English audiobook published The ghosts of Izieu in the platform Youtube. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaeA53q-wDk