Philip Steele
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Philip Nicholas Steele is an author, chiefly of children's non-fiction
.
Steele was born in Dorking
, Surrey
, England
. He attended Felsted School
and University College, Durham
, graduating in Modern Languages in 1971. In the 1970s he worked as an editor for various book publishers in London including Hodder and Hamlyn. In 1980 he moved to the Isle of Anglesey, in North Wales
, where he now lives. He has written on a wide range of topics, especially in the fields of history
, junior biography
, peoples and cultures. Many of his books are illustrated international co-editions, published in various languages, while others are aimed more specifically at the British market. Philip Steele has also written adult books dealing with the history and landscape of North Wales.
Children's non-fiction literature
Children's non-fiction literature is the meeting of the genres children's literature and non-fiction. Its primary function is to describe, inform, explain, persuade, and instruct about aspects of the real world, but much non-fiction also entertains.-See also:*Aventis Prize*Sibert Medal*List of...
.
Steele was born in Dorking
Dorking
Dorking is a historic market town at the foot of the North Downs approximately south of London, in Surrey, England.- History and development :...
, Surrey
Surrey
Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. The county borders Greater London, Kent, East Sussex, West Sussex, Hampshire and Berkshire. The historic county town is Guildford. Surrey County Council sits at Kingston upon Thames, although this has been part of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
. He attended Felsted School
Felsted School
Felsted School, an English co-educational day and boarding independent school, situated in Felsted, Essex. It is in the British Public School tradition, and was founded in 1564 by Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich who, as Lord Chancellor and Chancellor of the Court of Augmentations, acquired...
and University College, Durham
University College, Durham
University College, commonly known as Castle, is a college of the University of Durham in England. Centred around Durham Castle on Palace Green, it was founded in 1832 and is the oldest of Durham's colleges. As with all of Durham's colleges, it is, independently of the University, a listed body...
, graduating in Modern Languages in 1971. In the 1970s he worked as an editor for various book publishers in London including Hodder and Hamlyn. In 1980 he moved to the Isle of Anglesey, in North Wales
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
, where he now lives. He has written on a wide range of topics, especially in the fields of history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
, junior biography
Biography
A biography is a detailed description or account of someone's life. More than a list of basic facts , biography also portrays the subject's experience of those events...
, peoples and cultures. Many of his books are illustrated international co-editions, published in various languages, while others are aimed more specifically at the British market. Philip Steele has also written adult books dealing with the history and landscape of North Wales.
See also
- List of children's non-fiction writers