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Historical Storybooks: Annie: The Story Of A Victorian Mill Girl


Historical Stories

No. of pages 48

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Great for age 5-6 years
This story - set in Victorian times - is about Annie, who has a job at a mill in the mornings before she goes to school. The story gives a good feel for the period and the place, glances into homes and schools, and gives a strong insight into the life of child workers in the mills of Victorian Britain - how they were treated and the dangers inherent in the job. A strong theme is the reform movement, and there is an appearance by the great mill owner and reformer Titus Salt.

 

This book is part of a book series called Historical Stories .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2001 by Hachette Children's Group .

Author: Margaret Nash is an established author of children's fiction and won the Silver Smarties Award in 1998. She lives in Leighton Buzzard in Bedfordshire. Illustrator: Richard Morgan is an established illustrator and enjoys success with both picture books and black line artwork. Richard lives in Hertfordshire.

This book is in the following series:

Historical Stories
Suggested as an starting point for further study at Key Stage 1, this series presents historical events and personalities in an exciting story form for young readers

This book features the following character:

Titus Salt
Titus Salt was a manufacturer, policitician and philanthropist in Victorian England. Born in 1803, at a time when working conditons for industrial workers were frequently appalling, he built a textile mill and a town - Saltaire - where he housed his workers in conditions which were far better than many others enjoyed.

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