Gervase Phinn Over Hill and Dale (Paperback) (UK IMPORT)

Description: Further DetailsTitle: Over Hill and DaleCondition: NewEAN: 9780140281293ISBN: 9780140281293Publisher: Penguin Books LtdFormat: PaperbackRelease Date: 09/24/2009Item Height: 198mmItem Length: 129mmItem Width: 21mmItem Weight: 245gAuthor: Gervase PhinnLanguage: EnglishISBN-10: 0140281290Description: Over Hill and Dale is the second volume in Gervase Phinn's bestselling Dales series.'Miss, who's that funny man at the back of the classroom?So begins school-inspector Gervase Phinn's second year among the frankly spoken pupils and teachers of North Yorkshire - the sight of Gervase with his notebook and pen provokes unexpected reactions from the children and adults alike.But Gervase is far from daunted - he is ready to brave the steely glare of the officious Mrs Savage, and even feels up to helping Dr Gore organize a gathering of the Feofees - just as soon as someone tells him what they are! He is still in pursuit of the lovely headteacher Christine Bentley, but will she feel the same?This is a delectable second helping of hilarious tales from the man who has been dubbed 'the James Herriot of schools'. In Over Hill and Dale, Gervase Phinn will have you laughing out loud.'Gervase Phinn's memoirs have made him a hero in school staff-rooms' Daily TelegraphGervase Phinn is an author and educator from Rotherham who, after teaching for fourteen years in a variety of schools, moved to North Yorkshire to be a school inspector. He has written autobiographies, novels, plays, collections of poetry and stories, as well as a number of books about education. He holds five fellowships, honorary doctorates from Hull, Leicester and Sheffield Hallam universities, and is a patron of a number of children's charities and organizations. He is married with four adult children. His books include The Other Side of the Dale, Over Hill and Dale, Head Over Heels in the Dales, The Heart of the Dales, Up and Down in the Dales and Trouble at the Little Village School.Country/Region of Manufacture: GBGenre: BiographyTopic: Society & Culture, Children's Learning & EducationRelease Year: 2009 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.

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