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Denys Watkins-Pitchford

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Denys James Watkins-Pitchford MBE (25 July 1905 – 8 September 1990) was a British naturalist, an illustrator and a children's author under the pseudonym "BB". [1]

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BB

BB, Bb (or similar) may refer to.

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Bill Badger and the Pirates

Bill Badger and the Pirates is a children's novel with a canal-side setting, written and illustrated in 1960 by the prolific author Denys Watkins-Pitchford, who wrote under the pseudonym "BB".

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Brendon Chase

Brendon Chase is a children's novel by Denys Watkins-Pitchford, writing as 'BB'.

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Carnegie Medal (literary award)

The Carnegie Medal is a British literary award that annually recognises one outstanding new book for children or young adults.

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Denys

Denys is both a form of the given name Denis and a patronymic surname.

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Forest of Bowland

The Forest of Bowland, also known as the Bowland Fells, is an area of barren gritstone fells, deep valleys and peat moorland, mostly in north-east Lancashire, England with a small part in North Yorkshire (before 1974, some of the area was in the West Riding of Yorkshire).

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Foxes in popular culture

The fox appears in the folklore of many cultures as a figure of cunning or trickery, or as a familiar animal possessed of magic powers.

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Gnome

A gnome is a diminutive spirit in Renaissance magic and alchemy, first introduced by Paracelsus in the 16th century and later adopted by more recent authors including those of modern fantasy literature.

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Hanging Houghton

Hanging Houghton is a village in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire in England.

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July 25

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Lamport, Northamptonshire

Lamport is a village and civil parish in the Daventry district of the county of Northamptonshire, England.

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List of authors by name: B

List of authors by name: A – B – C – D – E – F – G – H – I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z.

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List of British children's and young adults' authors (1900–49)

This is a list of British children's and young adults' authors active between 1900 and 1949.

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List of children's literature writers

These writers are notable authors of children's literature with some of their most famous works.

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List of English writers (R-Z)

List of English writers lists writers in English, born or raised in England (or who lived in England for a lengthy period), who already have Wikipedia pages.

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List of fantasy novels (I–R)

This page lists notable fantasy novels (and novel series).

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List of fictional badgers

This is a list of fictional badgers.

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List of pen names

This is a list of pen names used by notable authors of written work.

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Meum athamanticum

Meum athamanticum is a glabrous, highly aromatic (aroma compound), perennial plant - the only species (monotypic) in the genus Meum, belonging to the family Apiaceae.

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Nac Mac Feegle

The Nac Mac Feegle (also sometimes known as Pictsies, Wee Free Men, and the Little Men) are a type of fairy folk that appear in Terry Pratchett's Discworld novels Carpe Jugulum, The Wee Free Men, A Hat Full of Sky, Wintersmith, I Shall Wear Midnight, Snuff, and The Shepherd's Crown.

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Pitchford (surname)

Pitchford is a surname.

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PS Jeanie Deans

PS Jeanie Deans was a Clyde paddle steamer, built in 1931 for the London and North Eastern Railway.

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September 8

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Shooting Times

Shooting Times and Country Magazine, more commonly known as the Shooting Times, is a British shooting and firearms magazine, published by IPC Media.

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Steampunk

Steampunk is a subgenre of science fiction or science fantasy that incorporates technology and aesthetic designs inspired by 19th-century industrial steam-powered machinery.

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Tarka the Otter

Tarka the Otter: His Joyful Water-Life and Death in the Country of the Two Rivers is a highly influential novel by Henry Williamson, first published in 1927 by G.P. Putnam's Sons with an introduction by the Hon.

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The Little Grey Men

The Little Grey Men: A story for the young in heart is a children's fantasy novel written by Denys Watkins-Pitchford under the nom de plume "BB" and illustrated by the author under his real name.

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1905

As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War began, more than 100,000 died in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos lead to a revolution against the Tsar (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony is subtitled The Year 1905 to commemorate this).

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1905 in literature

This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1905.

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1905 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 1905 in the United Kingdom.

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1940 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 1940 in the United Kingdom.

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1942 in literature

This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1942.

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1942 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 1942 in the United Kingdom.

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1955 in literature

This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1955.

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1990

Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South Africa, and the Baltic states declaring independence from the Soviet Union amidst Perestroika.

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1990 in literature

This article presents lists of the literary events and publications in 1990.

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1990 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 1990 in the United Kingdom.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denys_Watkins-Pitchford

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