Calendar: Children
Free Activity Pack Giveaway
What can you do to help your world? It's a big question but we think we have the answers! Ten Things I Can Do to Help My World is a beautifully simple book by Melanie Walsh, written in a way that pre-schoolers will understand but with an important message that people of all ages must learn. The transforming pages reveal ten things that everybody can do to help conserve their world, from walking to school to growing plants from seed. All will encourage children to look at how their actions will help in saving the planet.
Here we have put together some fun activities that children will love, from making a junk robot to growing cress. Download them here and help to save the world!
http://www.walker.co.uk/bookshelf/10-things.aspx
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Proof Giveaway - Amy Green
Meet Amy Green - teenage agony aunt extraordinaire! When Amy's seventeen-year-old Aunt Clover lands a dream job giving advice for teen mag The Goss Amy quickly realizes that this is no ordinary column. Clover - being Clover - doesn't just want to answer her readers' letters, she wants to solve their problems ... personally. From stamping out malicious rumours to handling first kisses and creating the perfect Bebo page, the pair bring happiness to many unhappy girls. But when Amy falls for the cute boy in her art class, she finds she's in need of a little help of her own...
A brilliant new series for teenagers aged 10-13 years from a talented new author, Sarah Webb, Amy Green will find a place in the hearts of teenage girls everywhere. For 10-13 year olds, publishing February 2009.
For your free proof copy, please email jo.humphreys-davies@walker.co.uk
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Proof Giveaway - Feather and Bone
Kamil knows something sinister is going on in the woods. Deep among the trees, the old Squark Box poultry farm is stirring back to life, but it doesn't seem to be processing chickens, and the villagers are too scared to ask questions...
For your free proof copy of Feather and Bone by Lazlo Strangolov, introduced by Matt Whyman, published March 2009, please email jo.humphreys-davies@walker.co.uk.
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Free Scream Street Display Pack Giveaway
Welcome to Scream Street! Spook yourself silly this Halloween with this hilarious new series from Tommy Donbavand for 7-9 year old ghouls and boys who want to scare themselves silly AND laugh their socks off.
To find out more about Scream Street, visit Tommy's spine-chilling website http://screamstreet.co.uk/.
For your free super scary Scream Street window display and activity pack - perfect for Halloween activities - please email jo.humphreys-davies@walker.co.uk
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Anthony Horowitz Poster Giveaway
Welcome to the City of the Dead! Necropolis, the eagerly-awaited fourth book in Anthony Horowitz's bestseliing 'Power of Five' series is out 30 October. For all the latest news, cool downloads and much much more, please visit http://www.powerof5.co.uk/flash.html
For your free Necropolis poster, please email jo.humphreys--davies@walker.co.uk
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Book Ahead Culmination Celebration
Celebratory event with a picture book author/illustrator and poet to mark the end of our 'Book Ahead' programme in Warwickshire. Audience will be Early Years practitioners and Advisory teachers.
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Meet Author Justinn Richards
Justin will be talking about his new book The Parliament of Blood
www.justinrichards.co.uk
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Meg Cabot public talk and signing
The author of the hugely successful THE PRINCESS DIARIES series will be in Milton Keynes to talk about her books and sign copies afterwards. Tickets £2, available in-store and redeemable against purchase of the book on the night.
http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/displayDetailEvent.do?searchType=1&author=Meg|Cabot
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Meg Cabot public event
Come and meet the glamorous Meg Cabot, best-selling author of THE PRINCESS DIARIES series! Meg will be talking about her new series ALLIE FINKLE'S RULES FOR GIRLS as well as her the first book in a brand new trilogy for teens, AIRHEAD! She will also give a sneak preview into the much anticipated tenth and final instalment of THE PRINCESS DIARIES
http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/displayDetailEvent.do?searchType=1&author=Meg|Cabot
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Children's Book Show
Picture book and poetry readings with Posy Simmonds and Kit Wright in the morning and acclaimed story teller, Daniel Morden, in the afternoon.
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Children's Book Show
Poetry and picture book readings by Kit Wright and Posy Simmonds
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Children's Book Show
A real treat for young children - Polly Dunbar and Long Nose Puppets
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Children's Book Show
Poetry and readings from one of UK's leading storytellers - Daniel Morden.
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Children's Book Show
Poetry and Picture Book readings with Catherine Rayner, one of UK's TOp 10 young illustrators and Anushka Ravishankar, India's top children's author.
See www.thechildrensbookshow.com
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Children's Book Show
Poetry and Picture Book readings with acclaimed story teller, Daniel Morden and Anushka Ravishankar, India's top children's author.
See www.thechildrensbookshow.com
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Children's Book Show Tour
Poetry and Picture Book readings with Michael Rosen, the Children's Laureate and Anushka Ravishankar, India's top children's author.
See www.thechildrensbookshow.com
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Children's Book Show Tour
Poetry and Picture Book readings by Michael Rosen, the Children's Laureate and India's top children's writer Anushka Ravishankar
see www.childrensbookshow.com
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Children's Book Show Tour
Picture Book and poetry readings with the Children's Laureate, Michael Rosen, and India's top children's author, Anushka Ravishankar
See www.thechildrensbookshow.com
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A Taste of Dahl
Dahl's autobiographical adventure presented by the actor Anthony Pedley. With excepts from The BGF, the Witches, Matilda, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Twits and many more. Followed by othe fun activities at Chelmsley Wood Library.
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A Taste of Dahl
Dahl's autobiographical adventure presented by actor Anthony Pedley. With excepts from The BGG, The Witches, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Twits and many more. Followed by other Dahl fun activities at the Central Library
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Kenneth Steven
Sept 2008 - Jan 2009
Iona, Columba, Wild Horses, Salt and Light, and Wildscape - readings would be a selection of poems from this best-known work to date, and detailed talk on how the poems came to be written.
Audience sizes - half a dozen would be the minimum for an event.
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Proof Giveaway - Guyaholic by Carolyn Mackler
A hockey puck knocks V Valentine out and into the lap of Sam Almond. This is a turning point in V's life as Sam turns out to be a wonderful and caring boy, and he and V have a long and lasting relationship. But ultimately V is unable to deal with commitment...
An unforgettable ride of missed exits, misadventure and the kind of epiphanies that come only when you're on a route you've never taken before!
Age 12+
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Proof Giveaway - Goldsmith's Daughter by Tanya Landman
A young girl's struggle to change her destiny set against the destruction of the Aztec empire, the new novel from the brilliant Carnegie 2008 nominated author, Tanya Landman.
In the golden city of Tenochtitlan, Emperor Montezuma rules with an iron rod and people live in fear of the gods. Itacate, a girl born under an ill-fated sky, is destined for a life of submission and domestic drudgery. But when her father, a goldsmith, discovers her talent for his craft, she starts to work as his apprentice, a secret she must keep in order to protect the lives of herself and her family. But danger awaits as Spanish strangers invade the city. And when Itacate's work comes to the emperor's attention and she falls in love with a stranger, her life takes an even more perilous turn. Can Itacate change her destiny and survive in this harsh new world?
Age 12+
For your FREE proof copy, please email Jo.Humphreys-Davies@walker.co.uk
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Proof Giveaway: Olaf the Viking by Martin Conway
The Vikings are coming! Join the pillaging and plundering with Martin Conway's riotous new adventure...
Olaf is desperate to find his father. It's been a long time since he disappeared, and it could be Olaf's big chance to be a hero. So with the help of a strangely-gifted slave named Loki, a magical war-hammer, and two barmy ravens, Olaf sets off to adventure. Before he knows it, Olaf finds himself caught up not only in the struggles between the Angles and the Vikings, but also between the Norse gods and the giants...
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Proof Giveaway: Blade by Tim Bowler
Contemporary, pacy, and utterly gripping, Blade takes you on a roller-coaster ride through the secret, dangerous life of its unforgettable narrator.
Blade: Playing Dead is the first book in a startlingly compelling new series from Tim Bowler, one of the UK's top writers for teenagers.
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Proof Giveaway: The Meaning of Life
Joanna Nadin's The Meaning of Life is the third instalment of the hilarious, best-selling diaries of Rachel Riley. A compelling read, The Meaning of Life, Rachel's (Not) Doing It Diary, follows another year in the tragically normal life of Rachel Riley as she struggles with boys, school, friendships, family, and GCSE's!
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Proof Giveaway: The Prison Runner
Deborah Ellis has done it again. The Prison Runner is a powerful and exciting novel based on truth, and set in the prisons and jungle of Bolivia. It is the thought-provking story of an unforgettable boy called Diego.
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Proof Giveaway: The Mark of Edain
Pauline Chandler's new historical novel The Mark of Edain is an epic tale set in one of the most intriguing and popular periods of history. It tells the story of Aoife, a Roman slave fighting to realize her dream of returning to Britannia, and of her adventures along the way.
From a writer fast becoming established as a key voice in historical fiction for children.
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Poster Giveaway: Dinosaur Cove
Are you ready for the best adventures ever?! Request a Dinosaur Cove poster - the new young fiction series guaranteed to appeal to every child that knows its Tyrannosaurus from its Triceratops.
For more Dino facts and games check out www.dinosaurcove.co.uk
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Proof Giveaway - Kaimira: The Sky Village by Monk and Nigel Ashland
From a village made of hot-air balloons to a subterranean battle arena, two young people struggle to discover who and what they are - and how to use the astonishing powers they share.
A thrilling and intricately plotted novel that will have readers gripped through out. Kaimira: The Sky Village is the first in a five-part fantasy series for girls and boys aged 10+.
GET YOUR FREE PROOF COPIES by sending your request to Jo.Humphreys-Davies@walker.co.uk
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Proof Giveaway - Cleopatra: Escape Down the Nile by Caroline Corby
Before they were famous ... meet Cleopatra, who will one day be the Queen of Egypt, in this new series by Caroline Corby about the early lives of some of history's most charismatic figures. For girls and boys, aged 8+.
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Proof Giveaway - Riding Icarus by Lily Hyde
Part of the Walker Books' New Voices, showcasing 2008's brightest new storytelling talents.
A magical modern fairytale set in Kiev, featuring a girl called Masha who lives in a flying trolleybus called Icarus.
Inspired by Lily Hyde's love of Russian fairytales and her own personal travels and experiences living in Kiev, Riding Icarus is for girls and boys aged 9+.
Endorsed by Amnesty International.
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Proof Giveaway - Stink and the Great Guinea Pig Express by Megan McDonald
FUR-eaky! Stink and his friends are off on a hairy new mission: finding homes for 101 rescued guinea pigs aboard the Squeals on Wheels Express.
Another crazy adventure about Stink, younger 'brother' of the popular Judy Moody by Megan McDonald, illustrated by Peter H Reynolds, for girls and boys aged 7+.
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Proof Giveaway - Savvy by Ingrid Law
New talent Ingrid Law has written a charming and funny coming-of-age story with a difference. Published last week to critical acclaim, it is a fresh, warm, coming-of-age fantasy adventure with real appeal for boys and girls aged 8+
GET YOUR FREE PROOF COPIES by sending your request to louise.heskett@uk.penguingroup.com. Truly original and feelgood, Ingrid Law is a name to watch!
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York Literature Festival
1-15 March 2009
This will be the third York Literature Festival. In 2009, the festival will conclude our programme of events for the National Year of Reading. We welcome offers and suggestions for events appealing to adults, families, young people and children.
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D.J. MacHale - author of the bestselling Pendragon series - is visiting the UK
Week commencing 15th September 2008
D.J. MacHale, author of the New York Times bestselling series Pendragon, will be visiting the UK and available for library/school events for children in Years 5, 6 and 7 - small or large groups of up to 100 children.
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Conference: Great Expectations - Pathways to literacy for blind and partially sighted children
Wednesday 12 November 2008
2008 is the National Year of Reading. How much do children with visual impairment have to celebrate in this vital area of their education?
This conference provides an important opportunity to review established policies and practices in the light of new research, changing pupil needs and developments in technology.
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