But just try and remember where I put my book/hairbrush/bankcard/pen/important telephone number/hot cup of tea. What is more, their smart casual clothes and executive haircuts have been swapped for a far less formal look. In the new books, which have been written jointly by a Cambridge University educationalist and a reception class teacher, the naive duo are brought back to tread a cautious path through the many cultural and technological influences that surround twenty-first century infants. Additional volumes soon followed: Through the Garden Gate (1950), [5] Off to Play (1950), [6] I Know a Story (1950), [7] Here We Go (1951), [8] and Once Upon a Time (1952).

Turning off the personalized advertising setting won’t stop you from seeing Etsy ads, but it may make the ads you see less relevant or more repetitive. I thought Biff was an awesome name and raved about Floppy the dog's antics, though I always thought Kipper would have been a name better suited to a dog than a little boy!School library stamp to the title page, end papers with old tape marks, general rubbing to the covers and in Good condition, no dust wrapper as published. Beginning in 1949, Nisbet released a version specially published for New Zealand, with the same authors and illustrators. New theories were also being developed on how children learn to read and books and with ‘real’ stories were becoming more popular the Janet and John series was finally discontinued in 1976.

Kiddle encyclopedia articles are based on selected content and facts from Wikipedia, edited or rewritten for children. Describes a book or dust jacket that has the complete text pages (including those with maps or plates) but may lack endpapers, half-title, etc. Ding Li and A-li - our wonderful teacher (a chinese citizen) had picked up on what we students thought of them and used to refer to them as ('nerdy swots' hahahahaha! I adored my Chinese Laoshi in a purely non-physical way: I just loved his geeky sense of humour and his teaching methods!NOTE: This is not the original book but a high-quality reproduction made on a professional printing machine. All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise.

The radio broadcaster Terry Wogan regularly satirised the books on his BBC Radio 2 show Wake Up To Wogan by reading out stories featuring an adult Janet and John in the style of the original, deriving humour through euphemism and innuendo.All I can say is that I did learn and loved every minute of it and love of reading is still way high on my list so however they taught us can't have been that bad. If we have reason to believe you are operating your account from a sanctioned location, such as any of the places listed above, or are otherwise in violation of any economic sanction or trade restriction, we may suspend or terminate your use of our Services. I learned about Jerry and Jane in the dark blue books with the orange trim, Highroads to Reading series.

The books are high up on my shelves right now so I’ll have to wait until someone can reach them down for me! By the mid-1970s the Janet and John books were looking increasingly outdated with their representation of a middle-class nuclear family. I was brought up in Chelsea (the one in London) and they had a wonderful children's library right near the fire station on the King's Road.During the 1970s, new theories were developed on how children learn to read, and "real books" with "real stories" became increasingly popular. In fact, Janet and John, two of the best-known characters in English literature, have been missing for around 25 years now. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged.