Bringing History Alive for 21st Century Children ; a Dedication to Research has Paid Off for Novelist Paul Dows Well As His Sea-Faring Adventure Stories Bring History Alive for Children. Sally Hoban Went to Meet Him Profile

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One of Paul Dows well's two cats is watching me from the window of his Victorian house when I arrive to meet him. She's a beautiful, longhaired creature but Paul tells me she can't work out how the cat flap works, which means it gets draughty inside the house as he has to leave it open for her all the time.

"So are you warm enough?" he asks, almost as soon as he's welcomed me inside the house.

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Bringing History Alive for 21st Century Children ; a Dedication to Research has Paid Off for Novelist Paul Dows Well As His Sea-Faring Adventure Stories Bring History Alive for Children. Sally Hoban Went to Meet Him Profile

He offers me a choice of three or four varieties of tea and within a few moments we're settled in his peaceful office upstairs, steaming mugs in hand.

Two guitars lean against a bookshelf and piles of research material wait to be brought to life. A set of framed postcards hang on the wall by the door. A small, brightly coloured plastic crocodile and a dinky, happy looking tin robot overlook Paul's desk.

He is the author of the children's book trilogy Powder Monkey, Pri...

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