Gervase Phinn leads a very full and active life: a bestselling author and poet, teacher, freelance lecturer, educational consultant, school inspector, visiting professor of education and, last but by no means least, father of four. The majority of his time is spent in schools with teachers and children. He is best known for his autobiographical accounts of h

Ruth Thomson is an award-winning writer of non-fiction books for both children and young people. She writes on an eclectic range of topics, including history, writing skills and art and design, as well as on the human body and health. She also travels widely, collecting recycled artefacts and stories about their makers to exhibit in museums and gallerie