Dotty Inventions and Some Real Ones Too
by
Roger McGough
Illustrator: Holly Swain
Roger McGough intersperses a comical set of fictional inventions with information about genuine ones like the biro, the frisbee and the parachute in this lively story illustrated by Holly Swain.
The tale of Professor Dotty Dabble and her robot Digby provides a fun context for sharing facts and information. Swain's illustrations are packed with humour, but also provide a helpful visual explanation, showing all the details of how something like Velcro could have been invented.
An entertaining and original combination of fact and fiction, this is a great book for young readers with enquiring minds, who are also prompted to ask questions and check facts when they are finding out.
Publisher: Frances Lincoln
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Roger McGough
Roger McGough, OBE, was born in Liverpool in 1937. He studied at Hull University before becoming a secondary school teacher, and lecturing at colleges including the Liverpool College of Art. A well-known member of the 1960s pop group The Scaffold (whose hits included ‘Lily the Pink’ and ‘Thank U Very Much’) he was also a founder member of a group of like-minded writers from Liverpool who came together in the late 1960s to collaborate on several poetry collections, later becoming known as The Liverpool Poets.
Today Roger lives in Twickenham, London, with his family. He has written over 60 poetry books and collections, as well as scripts, poetry and lyrics for radio, television, theatre and film. He has also written for and presented BBC Radio programmes including ‘Poetry Please’ and ‘Home Truths’.
http://www.rogermcgough.org.uk
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Interest level: 6+
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