Author alex shearers complete list of books and series in order, with the latest releases, covers, descriptions and availability. The greatest store in the world was adapted into a television film by the b. Tins by alex shearer read in a single sitting short books. He likes the lucky dip aspect of buying tins that have their labels missing after. Tins by alex shearer an extensive collection of teaching resources for ks3 english prose, including classic texts and more obscure works. A few years back i found myself at the hospital after losing terribly in a battle against a tin of kidney.
If youre a big fan of black comedy im sure you will love this book but for me, it just didnt work. Soon after, he comes across another lightweight tin. His television dramatization of bootleg won a bafta award for drama in 2003. Canned, written by alex shearer, is a mystery book about a kid named fergal. Alex shearer sold his first tv script at the age of 29, after a varied career of some 30 odd some very odd jobs. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Alex shearer is a highly creative, awardwinning childrens novelist, who has also written many successful television series, films, and stage and radio plays. He likes the lucky dip aspect of buying tins that have their labels missing after all, you never know what might be inside. He wrote for television, film, theatre and radio for 14 years, and then devoted himself to becoming a novelist. If you think thats a ridiculous if entirely true story, its nothing compared with alex shearerstins known ascanned in the us, since apparently tin is a noun that baffles kids in that area of the world. He likes the lucky dip aspect of buying tins that have their labels missing after all, you never. In my experience, tins and fingers dont go well together. Download read tins 2006 by alex shearer in pdf, epub.
He collects the tins without labels from the bargain basket in the supermarket. Fergal is a selfconfessed nerd with an eccentric hobby. Yes, unlabeled, silver cans from the bargain basket at his local supermarket. Yes, unlabeled, silver cans from the bargain basket at his. He likes the bargain ones without labels because the contents are always a surprise. Tins by alex shearer, 9780330431910, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. When he picked up a can from under the bin he shook it around and it was heavy. Tins, alex shearer shop online for books in new zealand fishpond. Canned is a wonderful book about a boy named fergal bamfield who lives in england and collects cans. Explore genre study the craft of suspense analyse writing styles that suit different purposes longlisted for the cilip carnegie childrens book. What can i tell about the book from its front cover and the blurb on the back cover. Alex shearer is a british novelist and scriptwriter. Our protagonist is fergal bamfield, an overwhelmingly, abundantly mediocre kid whose eccentricity is explained away by his parents as his being clever.