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Tony Mitton

Tony Mitton was born in 1951 in North Africa, the son of a soldier. As a child he lived in Africa, Germany and Hong Kong. At the age of 9 he went to state boarding school in Suffolk and went on receive a degree in English Literature from Cambridge University. Upon graduating, he trained to become a primary school teacher. He worked as a primary school teacher between the ages of 25 to 49, working part-time and writing part-time for for the last 13 years of that period. He now writes full-time. He lives in Cambridge with his wife and two children.

Has lived in Cambridge, UK

Born 1951-01-01

Died 2022-06-18

Identifiers

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  • WikidataQ47124515
  • ISNI0000000063232707
  • Amazon0545144604
  • Amazon1408346893

Top Subjects

  • English language readers (26)
  • English literature: poetry texts & anthologies (21)
  • Fiction (14)
  • For National Curriculum Key Stage 1 (14)
  • Education (12)
  • Children's fiction (12)
  • Stories in rhyme (11)

Books by Tony Mitton

Total count: 324