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Did belong to a library befoe but book and wrapper still in very good condition - A scarce item - Illustrations by Anthony Colbert - 1st Edition - Published by Heinemann in 1979. >>> Aidan Chambers was born in Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham, in 1934. - In 1953 after undergoing National Service, he trained to become a teacher and worked at Westcliff High School for Boys in Southend on Sea for 3 years. In 1960 he joined an Anglican monastery in Stroud, Gloucestershire, continuing to work as a teacher of English and Drama while he was there, and it was during these years that his first books were published - plays, including Johnny Salter (1966) and The Chicken Run (1968), and short novels and stories written for his pupils. - In 1967 he left the monastery, and a year later resigned from teaching. Since then he has been a freelance writer and lecturer for teachers and librarians. From 1982 to 1992, he was a visiting lecturer at Westminster College, Oxford, where he set up undergraduate courses in children's literature.
