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BfK No. 39 - July 1986

Cover story
Our cover is taken from A Traveller Child by Jose Patterson (0 241 11573 6, £3.95), a title in The Way We Live series from Hamish Hamilton. We are grateful to Hamish Hamilton for help in using this illustration.

BfK No. 39 Articles

Editor’s Page – July 1986

News and comment from the Editor.

Getting to Know You

Jose Patterson considers stereotypes and truth in the portrayal of Traveller life-style and culture, a selection of recommended books about Travellers.

How the medal was won

Gill Johnson reports from this year's panel, Chris Powling reads the books and talks to the writers and Keith Barker looks back at 50 years of the Carnegie Medal.

Meet the winners

All that glisters…

Authorgraph No 39 – Joan Aiken

Joan Aiken interviewed by Stephanie Nettell.

Sound & Vision – July 1986

News of books on TV and in the cinema.

Eureka: It's science for infants

Pat Triggs reports on the organisation and books selection for a Scientific book event for the Under Sevens.

BfK News – July 1986

News about what's happening in the children's book world.