Charles Dickens was a famous writer who lived in the 19th century. Discover what life was like for Charles, from spending his childhood working in a factory to finding a job as a law clerk and starting his writing career in this biography by Jim Eldridge.

* Lime/Band 11 books have longer sentence structures and a greater use of literary language * Text type: A biography * Pages 30 and 31 present a timeline of Charles Dickens' life, allowing children to recap the events from the book. * Curriculum links: Literacy: Information texts