Street Child (Essential Modern Classics) (HarperCollins Children’s Modern Classics)

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Winner of England's Carnegie Medal, this complex and often unwieldy novel explores the consequences of a teenager's pregnancy-and the resultant tensions with her boyfriend. Brilliant, ambitious and Continue reading » Notice how the descriptions and pace alter from noise, voices and movement before Jim enters the workhouse, to silent images and slow actions once inside. Provide headings: Sights; Sounds; Actions; Feelings; and find descriptions for each aspect.

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You may also like to look at the dramatisation of Street Child (Collins PlaysPlus – sadly currently unavailable, although you may be able to find secondhand copies), which has some very useful research and resource material. Jim was like all the other ragged children. Street Child is based on the true story of Jim Jarvis, a young boy who is left to survive on his own on the harsh streets of Victorian London after his mother dies. He is taken in by the compassionate Dr Thomas Barnardo. The play tells a story of bereavement, compassion and a young boy’s attempt to survive in a cruel world. I read this story with a year five class over the course of three weeks. The children were captivated by Jim’s plight and were eager to continue reading to the end. Most of the children were able to sympathise with Jim after considering their own lives and comparing that to the life of Jim. There were sensitive issues in the story, such as Jim losing his mother and being evicted from his home, and these had to be dealt with delicately.An excellent piece of historical fiction showcasing the struggles of an orphan child trying to survive alone in merciless Victorian London. After his mother dies Jim is flung from one extreme of deprivation to another. Forced into the Workhouse and then unwillingly sold for child labour; at first it seems to be cruel adults that rest at the root of Jim’s suffering. As time progresses, the system of privilege being prioritized over the poor becomes more apparent. It was warming to see the glimmers of kindness shining within those who may not be so fortunate themselves. The book tells the story of an orphan called Jim Jarvis who as living and working in London in Victorian times. The author based her story on a real boy boy who met Dr Barnardo. The doctor was so upset by the boy’s story & those of others like him that he decided to set up the famous Barnado’s children’s homes.

Read the first few paragraphs. How does the author convey Jim and his mother’s struggle? Which phrases emphasise this? Is his mother really just asleep? Predict her fate. After the meal the man with the hanging head gave Jim a blanket and showed him a room full of shelves and long boxes where all the boys slept.’ P42. Approaching his seventeenth birthday Thomas Barnardo experienced 'conversion' (on May 26, 1862). He became a strongly evangelical Christian 'impatient to convert others, urgent for action' (Rose 1987: 24). Barnardo began teaching Bible classes in a Dublin ragged school and became involved in home visiting. His mother and brothers were already members of the Plymouth Bretheren - which Barnardo also joined. He also became a member of the Dublin YMCA - and often gave talks there. His commitment to social work strengthened - and on hearing Hudson Taylor speaking in Dublin about the work of the Inland China Mission, Barnardo believed his future lay in such work. The Brethren provided him with a small allowance, and the plan was to first study medicine at the London Hospital (friends from Dublin YMCA gave him an introduction).Gripping and vivid tale of a destitute child’s life on the streets sent to the workhouse in 1860s London Rachel desperately wants to participate in pet day at school, but her parents tell her that Snowy, the white horse that tows the family's barge, will be working at the time. But not to worry: in this Continue reading » AI think it was Jim, because he never gave up in spite of all the awful things that happened to him. Rosie was very kind. She gave Jim's sister's a home when she could lose her job for it. She helped Jim when he had no one nowhere. I like Rosie A LOT. Now she's an example of a good character. http://shop.scholastic.co.uk/search/search?search[query]=street+child&log=t&age_type=age_range&now=query&search[department_id]=&x=0&y=0

Street Child is my bestselling novel based on the story of Jim Jarvis, who alerted Dr Barnardo to the plight of destitute children in Victorian London. After escaping from a workhouse, his adventures and hardships finally led him to attend a Ragged School, where Barnardo asked him for his story.Overall, I liked the book. Even though it gave me the creeps. But it still doesn't make it to my favourites shelf because it gives me the creeps. AOnly Jim Jarvis and Dr Barnardo. I don’t know whether Jim had any sisters, or if he knew someone called Rose – they’re all made up.