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are
a
trained
illustrator.Because
the
illustrations
are
so
important,
this
may
take
some
time,
possibly
years
rather
than
months.His
column
ran
in
the
local
press
for
over
twenty
years
but
now
he
has
time
on
his
hands,
he
would
like
to
try
his
hand
at
writing
for
children.When
questioned,
the
boy
confessed
that
he
found
the
stories
oldfashioned
and
said
he
would
rather
be
playing
computer
games.Ben
tries
an
experimentBen
is
a
science
teacher
at
a
large
comprehensive
school.Utilising
his
knowledge
of
school
systems
and
the
National
Curriculum,
he
devises
a
plot
in
which
a
group
of
children
working
on
a
class
project
make
an
amazing
scientific
discovery.They
show
their
teacher
who
promptly
takes
all
the
credit
and
the
children
have
to
combine
forces
to
prove
to
the
school’s
head
that
they
are
the
true
inventors
of
the
formula.The
vocabulary
is
correctly
pitched
and
as
they
are
based
on
Ben’s
own
pupils,
the
characters
are
very
realistic.Have
you
identified
the
age
group
for
which
you
wish
to
write?Is
your
vocabulary
appropriate?Is
your
story
told
from
a
child’s
perspective?Does
your
story
reflect
modern
attitudes
and
lifestyles?Will
your
story
appeal
to
today’s
child?Do
your
child
characters
solve
the
problem
themselves?Your
sibling
got
a
present
and
you
didn’t.You
got
a
present
and
your
sibling
didn’t.A
childhood
illness
caused
you
to
miss
a
treat.You
were
hauled
out
of
