Jump!
Author(s): Michelle Magorian
Every Saturday Steven watches his sister at her ballet class - jumping and dancing - and he longs to join in. But his mother says that real boys don't dance; they play games like basketball. However, there's one skill that you need for both ballet and basketball - and, fortunately for Steven, it's the thing that he loves doing best! Michelle Magorian says her inspiration for Jump! came from the comments people used to make about her eldest son when he was still in nappies, saying "I was surprised to hear people talking about all the "boyish" activities he would take part in when he was older and thought, 'What if my son preferred dance to rugby?"'
Product Information
Michelle Magorigan won three literary awards for her novel "Goodnight Mister Tom". It also won a BAFTA after it was screened on ITV.
"* "A picture book which counters gender stereotyping... Lively and appealing." Time Out
Michelle Magorian is best known for her novel Goodnight Mister Tom, which won three literary awards and a BAFTA after its screening on ITV, starring John Thaw. She has written several other novels for young people, including Back Home (also televised); A Little Love Song; Cuckoo in the Nest and A Spoonful of Jam. Michelle lives in Hampshire with her family. Jan Ormerod won several major awards for her first book, Sunshine. She has since illustrated many books for children, including the Walker titles Eat Up. Gemma; and One Ballerina Two. Jan was born and brought up in Western Australia but now lives in Cambridge with her two daughters.
General Fields
- :
- : walker
- : walker
- : 0.159
- : 08 April 2002
- : 260mm X 215mm
- : United Kingdom
- : books
Special Fields
- : Michelle Magorian
- : Paperback
- : New edition
- : Jan Ormerod
- : 823.914
- : 2+
- : 32
- : colour illustrations