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SUMMARY:Polly Faber Author Event
DESCRIPTION:About Polly Faber\nI live in London with a husband\, two almost grown up sons\, two cats called Alan and Babs and (currently) a pond full of tadpoles. I’ve written all sorts of different books – both fiction and non fiction. When I was small I used to be quite scared of the noise that the bin lorry made when it came early in the morning . \nPolly Faber on Instagram (@pollyfaber) \nWhat to expect from the event\nJoin Polly Faber for an inspirational\, fun and interactive event including a book reading\, a Q and A session and ideas for follow up classroom activities – eg junk modelling or designing rubbish solutions of the future. \nHere’s an introduction from Polly to get your pupils excited about the event: \n\n\n  \nFocus Book\nThe session will focus on the picture book Recycling Day: What Happens to the Things We Throw Away\, (978-1839949494) \n \nBuy the book\nIf 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. \nWe 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. \nAbout the Book\nBook title: Recycling Day: What Happens to the Things We Throw Away \nA fun\, friendly picture book about recycling and rubbish – perfect for children aged 3-6. \nFrom Holly’s lorry to Stan’s metal-can machine\, discover all the busy people\, vehicles and machines needed to recycle and dispose of our rubbish – and find out how we can all reuse our things more to make it . . . not-for-the-bin day! \nWith stylish\, contemporary artwork from Klas Fahlén and gentle narrative text by Polly Faber\, this gorgeous picture book introduces all the people\, processes and vehicles involved in recycling paper\, glass\, plastic\, food and more. \n\nBonus non-fiction material includes three pages of fully illustrated tips on how young readers can reduce\, reuse and recycle\nFact-checked by Dr Margaret Bates\, Professor of Sustainable Waste Management at the University of Northampton\nThe ideal book for climate-conscious parents wanting to empower and educate\nPrinted using vegetable inks and high-quality\, sustainable paper\n\nPublisher: Nosy Crow
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SUMMARY:Eve Wersocki-Morris Author Event
DESCRIPTION:About Eve Wersocki-Morris\nEve Wersocki Morris is an award-nominated and bestselling children’s author and has been making up stories her whole life. Despite being diagnosed with dyslexia aged 12\, nothing could stop her literary ambitions and she wrote her first full novel aged 13. Her debut The Bird Singer (2022) was inspired by her Polish heritage and was a Sunday Times Book of the Week and nominated for the prestigious Branford Boase Award. Her second book The Wildstorm Curse was an Independent Bookshops Bestseller and has been selected as part of The Reading Agency’s Summer Reading Challenge 2024. Eve has appeared in numerous book festivals including Bath Children’s Book Festival\, Barnes Children’s Literature Festival and Wigtown Book Festival. Eve has volunteered with Coram Beanstalk Literacy Charity as a reading helper; and has written for numerous publications including BookTrust\, Stylist and Times Literature Supplement. She was recently the chair judge for Wimbledon BookFest’s Junior Young Writer’s Competition 2024. She lives in London. \nEve Wersocki-Morris on Instagram (@eve_wersocki) \nEve Wersocki-Morris on X (@MzEvieMo) \nWhat to expect from the event\nJoin Eve Wersocki-Morris for an inspirational\, fun and interactive event about storytelling\, jewel thieves and never giving up on your dreams. Eve was diagnosed with dyslexia aged 12 but has never let that stop her ambition to become a published author. \nHer new book Clem Fatale Has Been Betrayed is a comedy-adventure set in the 1950s about twelve-year-old ‘tough as nails’ Clem Fatale\, daughter of a famous jewel thief and leader of the Spider gang – get ready for a fast and funny adventure full of crooked criminals\, high-speed taxi chases\, glamorous dance halls\, no-good coppers\, mysterious clues and jolly smashing fry-up breakfasts! \nLearn where an author gets their ideas; how stories become books; and students will have a chance to WRITE and DRAW their own story ideas. Celebrate stories and discover that anyone can be an author. \nFocus Book\nThe session will focus on the brilliant comedy-adventure book Clem Fatale Has Been Betrayed‎ (978-1788957502) \n \nBuy the book\nIf 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. \nWe 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. \nAbout the Book\nBook title: Clem Fatale Has Been Betrayed‎ \nLondon\, 1951: Clem Fatale\, the youngest crook in the city\, is on a mission to find her dad. Jimmy Fatale\, notorious jewel thief and leader of the Spider Gang\, has gone missing and with him the greatest prize in London: the Fool’s Canary. \nAlong with her prisoner and/or sidekick Gilbert (depends who you’re asking)\, Clem sets off on a rip-roaring chase through the London underworld. Racing through dodgy dives\, glamorous nightclubs\, greasy spoons and secret alleyways\, Clem and Gilbert are soon pursued by a host of friends and foes. \nWill Clem find her father in time? Or will the most sinister villain this side of the river put a stop to all her plans? \nPublisher: Little Tiger Press Group
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SUMMARY:Tor Freeman Author Event
DESCRIPTION:About Tor Freeman\nTor Freeman was born and grew up in London and California. She is an author and illustrator\, published in the UK and worldwide\, and had two ongoing strips in the weekly comic The Phoenix. Her books include Ten Fat Sausages by Michelle Robinson and The Book that No One Wanted to Read by Richard Ayoade. She has been awarded the Sendak Fellowship\, and won the Observer/Cape/Comica graphic short story prize. While finding her feet as an illustrator Tor had other jobs\, including being a medical secretary for five years\, teaching art in a primary and secondary school and guest lecturing on the Southampton Illustration BA. Tor lives and works in London. She has many hobbies including sewing\, ceramics\, making comics and trying to read all of Stephen King’s books\, and spends a lot of her spare time walking her dog Rusty.\n\n\nTor Freeman on Instagram (@tormalore) \nTor Freeman Website \nWhat to expect from the event\nJoin Tor Freeman for an engaging and interactive virtual author event! This exciting session will include a captivating book reading\, followed by a doodle-tastic draw-along guided by Tor\, where children can participate and unleash their creativity. \n  \nFocus Book\nThe session will focus on the hilarious graphic novel\, Boss of the Underworld:Shirley vs the Green Menace (9781444976397). \n \nBuy the book\nIf 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. \nWe 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. \nAbout the Book\nBook title: Boss of the Underworld:Shirley vs the Green Menace \nJoin Shirley and her giant cockroach friend\, George\, on a strange adventure through the Underworld. Will they triumph over scary foes\, resist eating delicious things in the forest\, navigate the Bog of Intense Emotions\, and find their way into the dark sewers to confront the Green Menace?? \nThere are many ways into the Underworld… but only one way out! \nPublisher: Hachette Children’s Group
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SUMMARY:Jennifer Killick Author Event
DESCRIPTION:About Jennifer Killick\nJennifer Killick is the author of several series for middle-grade readers\, including Dread Wood and Crater Lake. She loves visiting schools and libraries and has won multiple awards voted for by her readers. In 2024 she was an official World Book Day author. Jennifer lives in West London in a house full of animals\, craft supplies and chaos. When she isn’t writing Jennifer loves to bake\, paint and sew\, and watch scary movies to help her prepare for the zombie apocalypse. \nJennifer Killick on Instagram (@jennifer.killick.56) \nJennifer Killick on X (@JenniferKillick) \nWhat to expect from the event\nJoin Jennifer Killick for a fun\, interactive virtual author event. Students will have the opportunity to delve into the world of her stories\, participate in a lively quiz and engage in interactive games designed to spark creativity. \n  \nFocus Book\nThe session will focus on the thrilling book\, Serial Chillers: The Witch in the Woods (978-0008720506) \n \nBuy the book\nIf 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. \nWe 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. \nAbout the Book\nBook title: Serial Chillers: The Witch in the Woods \nWelcome to Hazard. An ordinary town where strangeness is a way of life. A town where sink holes appear with no warning\, where people go missing way too often and where things really DO go bump in the night … \nTo Travis and his classmates\, Hazard is home. But when they’re set a school project to investigate the history of the town\, they soon realise that something strange and alien lies beneath Hazard. What can they learn from their investigations into the mysterious witch in the woods? And – if the witch really does exist – will they make it home to tell the tale …? \nPublisher: Farshore Books
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