Books Quiz - Genre - Childrens Literature 1 (Answers)
Since its inception children’s literature has served two purposes – to entertain and to educate. In 1484 William Caxton, the first printer in Britain, published Aesop's Fables, a selection of stories each with a moral lesson. Around the same time 'hornbooks' were popular. These were single sheets of paper which taught children the alphabet and a prayer, typically the Lord's Prayer. Books of the following two centuries, such as John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, were meant to edify the children of Puritan parents. Children's literature has come a long way in the last 500 years!
How much did you read during your childhood, and how much of what you read can you recall? For instance, can you remember the name of the station porter in The Railway Children or the surname of Roald Dahl's Matilda? Have a go at this, the first of four quizzes on the vast topic of children’s literature.
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He lives in the Ten Acre Field on Scatterbrook Farm
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He was born in Odense in 1805
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Several Wimbledon sports teams have been nicknamed The Wombles
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Also known as The Great Dog Robbery, the book tells the story of the theft of 101 Dalmatian dogs by the villainess Cruella de Vil who intends to have them skinned for their fur
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Captain Underpants is the alter ego of the fat and cruel Principal Krupp
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He lives in an old quarry used as a rubbish dump
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In 1996 the book was made into a film directed by, produced by and starring Danny DeVito
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Selkirk was a Scottish sailor who was marooned for four years on an uninhabited island in the South Pacific. During his time as a castaway (Sept. 1704-Feb. 1709) he became adept at hunting and making the most of what little he could find on the island
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The Polar Express of the title is a train which takes a young boy to the North Pole to see Father Christmas
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The book was written in 1906 and tells the story of a man falsely imprisoned as a spy whose innocence is proven by his children with the help of a mysterious 'Old Gentleman'
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