Over Hill and Dale
and over one million other books are available for Amazon Kindle .
Learn more
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Trade In this Item for up to £0.25
Get an extra £5 when you trade in books worth £10 or more until June 30, 2012. Trade in Over Hill and Dale for an Amazon.co.uk gift card of up to £0.25, which you can then spend on millions of items across the site. Trade-in values may vary (terms apply). Find more products eligible for trade-in.
|
Frequently Bought Together
Product details
|
More About the Author
Product Description
Product Description
Continuing where "The Other Side of the Dale" ended, Gervase Phinn begins his second year as a schools inspector in Yorkshire. His colourful cast of characters are now becoming firm favourites - the mostly mad staff at County Hall, the teachers who range from saints to stand-ins, and of course the children themselves who find ways of embarrassing school inspectors with innocent ease. Gervase's colleagues rag him unmercifully about his faraway look whenever the name of Christine Bentley of WinneryNook Nursery and Primary School is mentioned, and he realises it is time to take action - but how to put the question? Gervase Phinn has an extraordinary talent to entertain, and "Over Hill and Dale" will make you laugh out loud.
About the Author
GERVASE PHINN is now a consultant schools inspector, travelling all round the country and abroad. He is in constant demand as a guest speaker. He lives near Doncaster, and is planning his third Dales book.
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Customer Reviews
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
43 of 46 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Being a teacher and having survived the dreaded OFSTED, I was drawn to read about the life of a school inspector in the hope that it would make them seem more human! Gervase Phinn writes with honesty and warmth abouth his experiences whilst working as an inspector in North Yorkshire.
At times I was laughing out loud at his tales. Phinn describes in detail the sort of embarrassing incidents that you believe only happen to yourself! I especially loved his account of when he caught head lice and then passed them on to all his colleagues in the education department!
Phinn details the lessons that he has observed and the words of wisdom that came from the mouths of the children. He shows a genuine interest in the children and is at times moved to tears by their contributions.
This book will be enjoyed by anyone with a sense of humour but especially those in the education sector!
18 of 19 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I'm a school secretary and (although I don't always come across incidents in the same situation as a teacher may do), during my 11 years in this job, I have seen and heard some very, very funny things! Gervaise Phinn just sums them all up!
You don't have to work in a school to appreciate the humour and events contained within this author's books. Everyone can identify with the characters (we all know at least one of them!) and, especially if you are from Yorkshire, you cannot fail to smile at many of the little anecdotes contained within!
A lovely book and a joy to read!
You don't have to work in a school to appreciate the humour and events contained within this author's books. Everyone can identify with the characters (we all know at least one of them!) and, especially if you are from Yorkshire, you cannot fail to smile at many of the little anecdotes contained within!
A lovely book and a joy to read!
24 of 26 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Gervase Phinn writes in the way you imagine most teachers would - with a wry view of the world supported with anecdotes from the classroom. The result in this case is a tale that I could not put down.
Phinn describes superbly the landscape and attitudes of Yorkshire. If you have lived there and loved it as I have, then so much of this will ring true.
I would thoroughly recommend this to anyone who is diconbobulated by the violence and harshness of City living - a true tonic!
Would you like to see more reviews about this item?
Were these reviews helpful?
Let us know
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Gervase Phinn
A very good read, very funny and good insight to lifes of children. The rest of the series is just as good.
Published 1 month ago by Mr. J. F. Cornish
A book of contrasts
In this volume of Gervase Phinn's memories of life as a (pre-Ofsted) school inspector, the author offers us many contrasts - between schools set in the beautiful heart of the... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Clive A. H. Still
Not sure
This is the second book in the Dales series (It goes 'The Other Side of the Dale', 'Over Hill and Dale', 'Head Over Heels in the Dale', 'Up and Down in the Dales' and 'The Heart of... Read more
Published 10 months ago by C. Rucroft
More of the same
This is more of the same from Gervase Phinn - the second year of his job as a school inspector in the Yorkshire Dales. Read more
Published 23 months ago by A. L. Rutter
Yorkshire characters 3.5 stars
Over Hill and Dale
I lived in Yorkshire for 25 years so this brought back many memories. Blunt Yorkshire folk, teachers ranging from the inspired to the inept, warm and... Read more
I lived in Yorkshire for 25 years so this brought back many memories. Blunt Yorkshire folk, teachers ranging from the inspired to the inept, warm and... Read more
Published on 2 Aug 2009 by SusieH
Over Hill and Dale
I have read all of the five "Dales" books as I am a former teacher turned teaching assistant who works in a primary school in the same area where Gervase Phinn used to work. Read more
Published on 31 Mar 2008 by Bookworm
Probably better on the radio
If you like clichés, one-dimensional characters, unrealistic dialogue, inconsequential stories, saccharin-sweet sentimentality and repetition, then this is the book for you. Read more
Published on 9 July 2002 by A.K.
Wonderful tale of Yorkshire folk, gentle humour.
I loved this book. It is full of witty and well observed incidents. The characters are nicely described and the scenery......well it makes you want to go. Read more
Published on 11 Dec 2001 by Mrs. Kl Riding
You don't have to be a Teacher to enjoy this book!!
I've just finished reading this book and am so disappointed that I'm now going to have to wait until October for Mr Phinn's new book to be published. Read more
Published on 13 May 2001
Yorkshire story telling at its best
This was enjoyed by our entire family (8-40) years. Its beautiful portrayal of Yorkshire ways of life were truly lovely, funny and explicit! Read more
Published on 8 May 2001 by andrew@mills0165.freeserve.co.uk
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
Look for similar items by category
Look for similar items by subject
Feedback
- Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
- I am the Author, and I want to comment on my book.
- I am the Publisher, and I want to comment on this book.
|
