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Street Child: Playscript (Plays Plus)
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Product Description
The play tells the story of Jim Jarvis, the boy whose plight inspired Dr Barnardo to found his famous children's homes. It is accompanied by resouces with background information on poverty in the 19th century, homeless children, the workhouse and Dr Barnardo. Jim Jarvis is all alone in London in the 1860s. Where can he turn for help? He has lost his family -- all that's left is the workhouse. But Jim is a fighter and doesn't give up. Find out how Jim's story inspired Dr Barnardo to help thousands of homeless children. Street Child includes a large cast of male and female characters and can be used in the classrooom or in drama lessons. The resource materials offer ideas for staging the play, together with background information on poverty in the 19th century, homeless children, the workhouse and Dr Barnardo. A wealth of activities covering written, oral and drama work are provided.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #198449 in Books
- Published on: 2008-03-20
- Original language: English
- Binding: Hardcover
- 112 pages
Customer Reviews
Street child
This book is a terrific adventure story based on a young orphan boy who ran away from the workhouse after his mother died. Reading about it was enough to arouse my interest and my sympathy.
The book is based on a true characters which were rescued by the charity of Barnados because of this it makes the book very compelling and a hear warming novel. Highly recommended !
A sad story but also exciting.
The book is sad because Jim Jarvis goes through a lot of beatings. It is also exciting because Jim goes on adventures which lead him either into sadness or happiness. When we read this book we felt as though we were going to cry in some parts or laugh out loud in others.
By Susan and Stephanie
One of the best books I've ever read!
A brilliant story in which some bits were surprising and some bits were exciting and some bits were even upseting but all-in-all a brilliant story in which it will keep you wanting to read on and never put it down. Street child was the most touching book I've ever read in fact it was one of the best books I've ever read!
