Dover Diaries Episode 1 - Interview with Abie Longstaff, Author

Dover Diaries Episode 1 - Interview with Abie Longstaff, Author

Author: Dover Court International School February 13, 2020 Duration: 5:36

This is the first podcast in our Dover Diaries series where our students interview professionals that visits Dover Court International School. In this episode two members of our Upper Primary Student Council, Eva and Ian from Year 6, interview Abie Longstaff, author of more than 40 children's books. Abie is here in Dover Court to conduct a series of workshop for Primary students where she encourages children to think of themselves as creators and to overcome their fear of the blank page.


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