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Rebecca Elliott

Rebecca was not so much born as assembled from potatoes, cat hair and sarcasm in Suffolk quite a few years ago.  A school project of Rebecca's from the age of 6 reads, "When I grow up I want to write and draw books".
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Joseph Elliott

​Joseph is the author of the critically acclaimed Shadow Skye trilogy - an epic fantasy series set in a mythical version of Scotland, featuring magical beasts, deadly shadows and a protagonist with Down syndrome.
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Halloween Cards

The concept of a Halloween card originated in the 1890s United States, experiencing a peak of popularity there in the early 1900s. Until the advent of the common home telephone, Halloween cards occupied a role similar to Christmas cards and birthday cards.
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David Solomons

Before writing for children, he wrote screenplays for many years. His publishing highlight remains winning the British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year Award for his debut, My Brother is a Superhero.
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How a book is printed

Have you ever wondered how a book becomes a book? 1: Preparing the plates Before printing can take place, metal printing plates of the book must be prepared. Rubber is burnt onto each plate, leaving behind a text image of the book.
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Paula Harrison

Paula Harrison is the best-selling author of more than 40 books including the Kitty series, The Rescue Princesses, and The Secret Rescuers. She wanted to be a writer from a young age but trained to be a primary school teacher and spent many years teaching.
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Michael Morpurgo

MichaeI Morpurgo was born in 1943, in St Alban’s in Hertfordshire. He and his brother were evacuated to Northumberland when they were little, away from the bombs.
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Petr Horacek

He was born in Czechoslovakia.  “My childhood was great - I really enjoyed it”. “For 2 years from the age of 19 I worked at a state advertising and design agency. It was a joke. In communist Czechoslovakia there was nothing much to advertise or design. But the experience was fun and rather inspiring after all. I met interesting people and it was an interesting time.”
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Sherlock Holmes facts for kids

Sherlock Holmes is a character from books written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. His most famous story was The Hound of the Baskervilles. He is a detective who tries to find out who did crimes. He has a sharp mind and solves even the most difficult and strange cases.
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Robert Muchamore

Robert Muchamore was born in London. By 14 he'd decided to be a writer.
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