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JOHN
MALAM
is an experienced and versatile children’s non-fiction author. He has written
on a wide range of subjects for all ages and across all formats, from novelty to
reference, TV tie-in to classroom favourites.
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Key
writing and research strengths are history, prehistory (including
dinosaurs!), archaeology, biography, art, social history, geography,
environment, and the natural world.
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Experienced
in styles of non-fiction writing, including narrative, instructional,
explanatory, persuasive, and descriptive texts.
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A
former children’s editor and commissioning editor, John understands the
editorial process and the international co-edition market. He is a Mac user
and is happy to write to fit layouts (OS10.4, Quark and InDesign).
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John’s
background is in archaeology, ancient history, and museums.
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Please
email me to discuss new projects, presentations, and so on. Give me your phone
number so we can have an informal chat to see if I’m right for the job.
Contact:
johnmalam@onetel.net
For
more information:
www.johnmalam.co.uk
(an NGfL accredited site)
Age
group preferences:
Other
relevant information:
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Children’s
book reviewer for the Manchester Evening News.
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Occasional
reviewer for the Guardian.
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Author
of ‘Letting The Facts Speak’ chapter in The Writer’s Handbook Guide to
Writing for Children (Macmillan, 2004).
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Author
of non-fiction content for the World Book Day Teachers’ Pack.
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Feature
writer for Child Education (Scholastic) and AuthorZone (Peters). |
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John
is a frequent and popular visitor to schools and festivals, where he leads
non-fiction events for KS1, KS2, and KS3 children and teachers. |
Selected
books by John Malam
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Megabites
series
Dorling
Kindersley
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Titanic • Mummies • Gladiator
25,000-word
chapter books for 7–11s in trade paperback format.
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You
Wouldn’t Want To Be / Danger Zone series
Hodder/Book
House
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Victorian Schoolchild • Roman Gladiator • Victorian Miner • Sailor
in the Spanish Armada • Pirates’ Prisoner • Mammoth Hunter
Light-hearted
fun looks at history with cartoon-style illustrations for 7–11s.
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Dates
With History series
Evans
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1066 Battle of Hastings • 1605 Gunpowder Plot • 1918 World War I
Armistice • 1939 Hitler Invades Poland • 1969 First Man on the Moon
• 1990 Release of Nelson Mandela
Narrative
non-fiction chapter books for 9-14s.
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Tell
Me About series
Evans
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Florence Nightingale • Queen Elizabeth II • Mary Seacole • Mozart
• Van Gogh • Monet • Beatrix Potter • R L Stevenson • Leonardo
• Brunel • Cabot
1000-word
biographies for 5–9s, but also for older readers with learning
difficulties.
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Dinosaur:
DK Experience series
Dorling
Kindersley
Large
format title with CGI images. This is the latest of many dinosaur books
I’ve written or co-written.
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Mummies:
Kingfisher Knowledge series
Kingfisher
Probably
the best book ever written for children about the world’s mummies –
natural and artificial, animal and human, ancient and modern.
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Ancient
Greek Myths series
Book
House
• Jason and
the Argonauts • The Wooden Horse of Troy
Retellings
of well-known myths for 7–11s.
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The 1940s House Activity Book
Macmillan/Channel 4
TV tie-in for 7–11s. Wartime information,
activities, makes, recipes, games and puzzles.
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Max
Fax series
Wayland
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Cars • Aircraft
For
low-ability readers with high-interest levels, particularly
boys.
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