Sid G. Hedges facts for kids
Sidney George Hedges (born March 25, 1897 – died 1974) was a British author. He wrote many books and articles, especially for young people. His topics included swimming, games, and hobbies. He also wrote exciting stories for kids. Sidney Hedges was born in Bicester. He married Mary Dixon in 1929, and their son, Anthony Hedges, became a famous composer.
What Sidney Hedges Wrote About
Sidney G. Hedges wrote a lot! He was famous for his books and articles on swimming and diving. He also created many books about fun activities. These included indoor and outdoor games, hobbies, and handicrafts. He even wrote about party games and cool tricks. He also made handbooks for youth club leaders.
He wrote articles, short stories, and series for popular magazines like the Boy's Own Paper, Chums, Scout, and Girl's Own Paper. Some of his adventure stories for young people include Tol the Swimmer, The Weir Boyd Mystery, Boys of Pendlecliffe School, and The Pendlecliffe Swimmers. He also wrote fun tales called Tom Thumb Tales with Morals if You Want Them.
Sidney Hedges was a Christian. He wrote a book called Is There Anybody There? The Voices of God (1971). He also put together a collection of prayers for young people called Down to Earth and up to Heaven: Prayers for the Youthful (1964).
Some of His Books
Here are some of the books Sidney Hedges wrote:
- The art of badminton (with N. Ferrers-Nicholson) (1934)
- The book of stunts and tricks (1949)
- Children's party games (1955)
- Christian youth, the alternative to Hitler youth (1942)
- Club games and activities (1940)
- Club games for outdoors (1945)
- The complete swimmer (1950)
- Crawl and butterfly swimming (1954)
- Games for small lawns (1933)
- Games for your home (1951)
- The Home Entertainer n.d.
- How well do you swim?: one hundred lessons and the Hedges standard swim tests (1936)
- I write for a living (1946)
- Ice-rink skating: an easy way to waltzing and the bronze medal (1932)
- Junior club work (1946)
- Knowledge for the growing boy (1941)
- The Malta mystery (1932)
- Modern party games (1952)
- Our senior class (1931)
- Outdoor and community games (1935)
- The Pendlecliffe swimmers (1931)
- Plague panic (1934)
- Seeing Europe cheaply (1932)
- Self-help for the violinist (1925)
- Social fun and games (1955)
- Swimming and diving: a manual of modern strokes and dives (1945)
- Swimming and watermanship (1933)
- Swimming in 12 lessons (1952)
- Tales of Pendlecliffe School (1930)
- Tol the swimmer (1952)
- The universal book of hobbies and handicrafts (1935)
- With one voice: players and thoughts from world religions (1970)
- A youth club band (1946)
- Youth club games and contests (1942)
- Youth club work (1960)
