Collins Big Cat - Benjamin Zephaniah: My Story: Band 17/ Diamond

Benjamin Zephaniah
Part of the Collins Big Cat series 
Paperback  •  978-0-00-733645-6  •  Jan  2011

Find out what it's like to be a famous poet, author and performer in this autobiography by Benjamin Zephaniah. Learn what it was like growing up in a house of seven children, meeting Nelson Mandela and how he sets about writing poetry, all told through his own voice and accompanied by artwork from Kate Greenaway winning illustrator Victor Ambrus.

• An autobiography

• A timeline on pages 54 and 55 presents the key events in Benjamin Zephaniah's life chronologically, allowing plenty of recapping and further discussion.

• Curriculum Links: Citizenship: Living in a diverse world