Inspiring

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First published in 1995, this touching autobiography is a unique record of the experience of immigration from one of Britain's best-loved television personalities. When Floella Benjamin first came to England from Trinidad in the early sixties, she hadn't seen her parents for fifteen months. At first, her joy at being reunited with her mother overcomes the shock at her new surroundings in cold, noisy London but when she starts school she is upset by the taunting and rejection she faces. Determined to survive, Floella realizes that the only way is to be twice as good as everyone else.
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When Floella Benjamin first came to England from Trinidad in the early sixties, her joy at being reunited with her mother overcomes the shock at her new surroundings in cold, noisy London but when she starts school she is upset by the rejection she faces. This book is about one of Britain's best-loved television personalities.
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781406315967
Publisert
2009-10-05
Utgiver
Walker Books Ltd; Walker Books Ltd
Vekt
110 gr
Høyde
198 mm
Bredde
129 mm
Dybde
9 mm
Aldersnivå
JC, 02
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
128

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Om bidragsyterne

Floella Benjamin is a well-known television presenter and actress who enchanted generations with Playschool and Playaway. She acts in films and has recently been made an OBE and received an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters from Exeter University where she is now Vice Chancellor. She won a BAFTA in 2004 for her outstanding contribution to children's television over the last three decades.