Let's meet Sir James M. Barrie

Sir James M. Barrie

1A

Name: James Matthew Barrie

Date and place of birth: 9 May 1860 in Kirriemuir, Scotland

Plays and novels:  The Little Minster (1981), The Little White Bird (1902), Peter Pan -the play (1904), Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens (1906), Peter Pan and Wendy -the novel- (1911) and many others.

Awards: title of 'Sir' in 1911

Date of death: 19 June 1937

J.M Barrie and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children 

1B

J. M. Barrie likes children very much. He wants children to be well and happy.

In London there is a  hospital for sick children called Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.Barrie often visits this hospital because he wants to help the children.

Barrie is a very generous man. In 1929 he makes an important decision: all the money from book sales, films and theatre shows of Peter Pan goes to the hospital. This also continues after Barrie's death. This money helps the children, the hospital, the doctors and the nurses. 

Peter Pan is performed once a year at the hospital. This is a very happy event for the children.

Homework

 Read the text and after, connect to the Internet and go to www.blackcat-cideb.com

 Insert the title PETER PAN into your search engine. Click on the proyect liks and read information on J. M Barrie. Copy the information in your notebook.