Is by Derek Webb
Isabel Williams is no ordinary schoolgirl - she believes she's Isambard Kingdom Brunel reincarnated! As a new girl at a 1970s comprehensive she seems vulnerable, but she soon starts putting her teachers in their place with her amazing knowledge of science, bridges and the great Victorian engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Reprint; first published in March 2010. -- Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru
Derek Webb is a video scriptwriter and successful playwright. He has previously dramatised many Enid Blyton, Roald Dahl and Children's Classics for audiobook published by Hodder Headline, Harper Collins and Random House.
Webb says of Is: "I hope the book challenges gender stereotypes and will genuinely engage the reader into the excitement of engineering feats such as Brunel was responsible for. At a time when encouraging greater interest in science is seen as very important, the central premise of the novel – a young girl's passion for physics and engineering – will, I hope, in its own small way, encourage greater understanding of these subjects, and make them come alive in a very readable and memorable way."
Webb says of Is: "I hope the book challenges gender stereotypes and will genuinely engage the reader into the excitement of engineering feats such as Brunel was responsible for. At a time when encouraging greater interest in science is seen as very important, the central premise of the novel – a young girl's passion for physics and engineering – will, I hope, in its own small way, encourage greater understanding of these subjects, and make them come alive in a very readable and memorable way."
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781906998110 |
| ISBN 10 | 1906998116 |
| Title | Is |
| Author | Derek Webb |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Parthian Books |
| Year published | 2010-04-09 |
| Number of pages | 110 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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