In 'I can remember' our recent history (i.e. World War II onwards) is brought alive through real life experiences and memories of everyday life and a wealth of memorabilia, ephemera and archive photography. Each book is broken up into thematic spreads: school, at home, work, entertainment etc and different voices recall their experiences related to them. There is not one single voice through the book but a variety, so there are is a range of views and a mixture of ages. The back of the books includes a timeline and glossary. In 'I can remember the 1980s' topics include popular television and films, Live Aid, Hillsborough, the Falklands war, pop music, fashion, the miners' strike, yuppies, Margaret Thatcher, personal computers and mobile phones.

 

This book is part of a book series called I Can Remember .

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 2010 by Hachette Children's Group .

Sally Hewitt is an experienced children's writer. Her previous books for Watts include the In Your Neighbourhood series.

This book has the following chapters: Introduction Growing up on the Wirral Entertainment Longing to see the world Education In the news Conflict Music Fashion The miners' strike Mrs Thatcher and the Yuppies Independent woman New technology Timeline Glossary Index