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James Turner and Steve May Author Event
November 27, 2024 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
About James Turner and Steve May
James has been making comics for almost as long as he’s been making poos. He is an award-winning cartoonist, illustrator and comic writer with seven published graphic novels and a weekly strip in the Phoenix. His other interests include board games, improv and making explosion noises with his mouth.
Steve has been a lifelong doodler, studying fine art and film making in Nottingham and animation at the Royal College of Art in London. He has honed his scratchy, spontaneous anarchic illustration style to make him the perfect partner for some of today’s leading children’s authors, including Francesca Simon, Harry Hill and Phil Earle, as well as the bestselling Dennis the Menace fiction series. He has had a poo-tastic time working on this book
Website: http://www.stevemay.biz/home/contact.php
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Steve May on Instagram (@stevemaythe1st)
What to expect from the event
Professor Poo and Ploppy, aka the POO CREW, are on a mission: to prove that poo is the most important substance in the Whole Entire Universe.
Join James Turner and Steve May as they introduce Poo Crew Adventures: Journey to Poo-topia, a fast-paced adventure bringing together clever, funny storytelling with lots of amazing facts and tapping into kids’ fascination with all things poo-related! In this entertaining and interactive event you can expect: •Insight into James and Steve’s routes into writing and illustrating (via Harry Potter film visual effects and roadying for bands!)
•A game of ‘Poo or True?’
•A book reading
•A draw-a-long of the book’s protagonist Ploppy
•A behind the scenes look at what goes into writing and illustrating a narrative non-fiction graphic novel
•Opportunity to ask James and Steve any questions (a Poo & A, if you will!)
5 key facts from Journey to Poo-Topia:
1. The earliest indoor toilet ever found is believed to be over 5,000 years old
2. There are 96 bags of human poo on the Moon
3. The average adult human eats about 20 tonnes of food and liquids in their lifetime, which is as heavy as three large elephants
4. Doctors use something called the Bristol Stool Chart to help analyse how hard or soft poo is
5. The longest ever tapeworm in a human was 25m long – the length of three buses!
Focus Book
The session will focus on the book Poo Crew Adventures: Journey to Poo-topia
Buy the book
If you’d like to buy the book for your school before or after the event, we offer a substantial discount on the RRP price. Please email events@wherereadingrocks.com to order book. Orders received 7 days before the event will arrive in time for the event.
We can also offer this book at a discounted rate to families PLUS your school will also receive a 5% credit (based on the value of the books sold to families) towards any future book purchases made through Reading Rocks. To enquire about our family discounts email events@wherereadingrocks.com.
About the Book
Book title: Poo Crew Adventures: Journey to Poo-topia
In an ordinary toilet, on an ordinary day, a small poo called Ploppy lands with a splash. Just an ordinary poo about to be flushed …
But Ploppy is anything but ordinary. He’s a TALKING POO! And he’s about to go on the mission of a lifetime …
Join Ploppy and his fearless guide, Professor Poo, as they boldly venture into the Secret Intestines of the Universe to discover answers to the most important Digestion Questions … Why do we chew? Why do we fart? Why do cows have so many stomachs? And … what will happen to Ploppy AFTER he’s been flushed?!
If you’ve ever used the toilet, THIS BOOK IS FOR YOU!
Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers
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