Winner of the Stockton Children's Book of the Year 2017! Schoolgirl by day, cat burglar by night... Scarlet McCall thinks she has it all figured out. She and her dad are on a mission to return stolen treasures to their rightful owners. But when they take an ancient Aztec bracelet, her world turns upside down. Dad goes missing, and mysterious powers erupt inside Scarlet. She's hunted by sinister people, who will stop at nothing to possess the bracelet. Searching for her dad, Scar must learn who to trust before it's all too late.
Schoolgirl by day, cat burglar by night . . . Scarlet McCall is on her most dangerous mission yet. A cursed dagger has fallen into the hands of master criminal, Delgado. Now Scar must retrieve it before Delgado unleashes its power with a deadly sacrifice. It's a daring mission, but Scar is no ordinary thief: she has the ability to transform into wild animals - the problem is, she can't always control her mysterious powers. Can Scar use her stealth, cunning, and shapeshifting abilities to steal the dagger, and be back in time for school on Monday? Tamsin Cooke's action-packed follow up to the amazing Cat Burglar.
An action-packed adventure story with an exciting film location setting. Finn is a free-running black belt, with a talent for acting-but when his big break arrives, it's not the role he was expecting at all. Recruited as a stunt double, he's pushed to his limits-scaling walls at high speed, jumping from dizzying heights, and diving into rocky waters-all without any safety gear. He's determined to push himself, but as the stunts get more dangerous, the lines between movie and reality are really starting to blur, and it becomes clear that he'll be luckily to escape this shoot with his life. A brand new adventure for readers aged 9+, from the author of The Scarlet Files.
An action-packed adventure story with an exciting film location setting. Fearless stunt double Finn is in Thailand working on the latest Rio Dinoni blockbuster. It's a dream job, but are the whispers around set true? Is the film really cursed? When stunt, after stunt goes wrong; filming starts to get really dangerous. So far, Finn's survived all sorts of smashes and crashes, even an elephant stampede, but it's the secrets on set that might finally break him.
Rewilding Children’s Imaginations is a practical and creative resource designed to engage children in the natural world through folktales, storytelling, and artmaking.The guide introduces 21 folklore stories from across the world alongside 99 creative activities, spanning nature and the four seasons of the year. Using the lens of folktales and myths of the land, children are encouraged to explore a variety of activities and exercises across different arts media, from visual art making to storytelling, drama, and movement.This resource:Helps teachers and group facilitators to build confidence in offering a range of creative learning experiences, inspired by nature.Provides a collection of easy-to-use, cross-curricular and storytelling activities.Allows children to connect with nature, their imagination, and folktales from around the world.Builds new skills in oracy, artmaking, collaboration, wellbeing, care of the environment, diversity, respect, and tolerance, and more.Inspires children to tell stories and make art both individually and collaboratively, helping them build confidence as active creators in their community.Shares creative tools and positive learning experiences to inspire children, teachers, and parents across the school year.Rewilding Children’s Imaginations brings together nature, art, and oral storytelling in easy and accessible ways to help children connect with the world around them, as well as with their own emotional landscapes. It is essential and enjoyable reading for primary teachers and early years professionals, outdoors practitioners, therapists, art educators, community and youth workers, home schoolers, parents, carers, and families.
Rewilding Children’s Imaginations is a practical and creative resource designed to engage children in the natural world through folktales, storytelling, and artmaking.The guide introduces 21 folklore stories from across the world alongside 99 creative activities, spanning nature and the four seasons of the year. Using the lens of folktales and myths of the land, children are encouraged to explore a variety of activities and exercises across different arts media, from visual art making to storytelling, drama, and movement.This resource:Helps teachers and group facilitators to build confidence in offering a range of creative learning experiences, inspired by nature.Provides a collection of easy-to-use, cross-curricular and storytelling activities.Allows children to connect with nature, their imagination, and folktales from around the world.Builds new skills in oracy, artmaking, collaboration, wellbeing, care of the environment, diversity, respect, and tolerance, and more.Inspires children to tell stories and make art both individually and collaboratively, helping them build confidence as active creators in their community.Shares creative tools and positive learning experiences to inspire children, teachers, and parents across the school year.Rewilding Children’s Imaginations brings together nature, art, and oral storytelling in easy and accessible ways to help children connect with the world around them, as well as with their own emotional landscapes. It is essential and enjoyable reading for primary teachers and early years professionals, outdoors practitioners, therapists, art educators, community and youth workers, home schoolers, parents, carers, and families.
