Victorians

This book will support children as they: * Write a school report for a Victorian pupil * Compile the biography of a real-life circus performer- "The Human Canon Ball" * Produce a letter to complain about the after-effects of the Victorian remedy carbolic smoke balls!

Part 1 Source materials and activities; Chapter 1 Now is the time to buy one!'; Chapter 2 How (not) to speak Cockney; Chapter 3 Victorian problems; Chapter 4 Code crackers; Chapter 5 Amazing cures (1); Chapter 6 Amazing cures (2); Chapter 7 Somnambulism (sleep-walking); Chapter 8 Defying death; Chapter 9 Further death-defying challenges; Chapter 10 Victorian celebrity fact file; Chapter 11 One trick too many; Chapter 12 Object lessons; Chapter 13 Misbehaving pupils; Chapter 14 School Inspector's Report; Chapter 15 Victorian vandals; Chapter 16 What a nuisance; Chapter 17 Booking an entertainment; Chapter 18 Playing games; Chapter 19 Nursery rhymes; Chapter 20 Lost and found; Chapter 21 Situations vacant; Chapter 22 Posters; Chapter 23 Hints for home comfort; Chapter 24 Words of wisdom; Chapter 25 A pleasant stay?; Chapter 26 Disasters; Part 2 Anthology; Chapter 28 A Victorian school; Chapter 29 Rules . . .; Chapter 30 Blessings; Chapter 31 Victorian school rhymes; Chapter 32 Eton beating; Chapter 33 Etiquette rhymes; Chapter 34 Miscellaneous rhymes; Chapter 35 How to write a letter; Chapter 36 The little chimney sweep; Chapter 37 Our Mutual Friend; Chapter 38 Many happy hours; Chapter 39 Victorian street rhymes; Chapter 40 The Grace Darling Song; Chapter 41 Queen Victoria to Miss Florence Nightingale; Chapter 42 The Charge of the Light Brigade; Chapter 43 The Tay Bridge Disaster

Ian Roberts, Brian Moses