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“The children really enjoyed the experience and took a lot away from it. They were captivated from the start”
“High impact and inspiring motivation for budding authors”
“The authors' titles have been in great demand from the Library ever since!”
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Welcome to The Telegraph Bath Children’s Literature Festival Schools Programme. These events are for schools and home educated children and fill the Guildhall in Bath with an array of amazing authors, illustrators and poets and the energy of hundreds of children. Join us for fact-finding missions, songs, drawing and more than a few laughs along the way. We start the programme with the much celebrated, effervescent Julia Donaldson, putting on a brilliant show. We then journey through the week celebrating the adventures and discoveries that books can take us on. Explore time travel with Matt Brown, join Gareth P Jones for a party with dinosaurs, go on an epic Bronze age adventure with Michelle Paver, discover how the Magna Carta began an 800 year fight for freedoms with Christopher Lloyd and hear incredible stories from Africa with Atinuke. And that’s not all! We also have the hilarious Francesca Simon, rugby-tastic Tom Palmer, founder of Storysacks Neil Griffiths and to finish the week we have the final tale in the How to Train Dragon series with Cressida Cowell. Alongside this we have a number of exciting authors including Sally Gardner, David Almond, Tony Bradman and John Boyne available to visit your school during the festival to spark and inspire young imaginations and offer fascinating insights into the world of writing books. For more information please see page 14. We hope that you will join us for these action packed events and look forward to seeing you at the Festival. Hazel Plowman Sarah Dowie Learning & Participation Coordinator Learning & Participation Officer A message from our Artistic Directors Gill & John McLay: Children’s books have been enjoying a golden age in recent years. The recent announcement that children’s books now represent the majority of print books sold in the UK, and that last year they dominated the bestseller charts, is wonderful news. To those of us that work within the children’s publishing industry, it feels like the rest of the world have been let in on a secret that we’ve been keeping for long time! Books are the gateway to imagination, and allow children to explore worlds and ask questions. To many, they are just beautiful, delightful and heart-warming stories or fantastical adventures with imaginary heroes, but they should be underestimated at your peril. Children’s books are the very foundation of our learning and they help children to grow with greater understanding and knowledge. In a world that seems to get smaller by the day, their role has never been more important. For all these reasons, the ten days that host the Bath Children’s Literature Festival become all the more treasured and important. With events that help young readers and families to explore and discover, it becomes very clear why the festival feels very much at the heart of our community. For our visiting families the festival is, above all, fun. It’s ‘laugh out loud’ funny, it’s meeting great characters, seeing illustrations come to life, hearing how it’s done, meeting literary heroes and so much more. But, just like the books themselves, it should never be underestimated. Every event makes a difference and each child’s experience is important and together we help to let more people in on that well-kept secret... Come and join in.
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Important Information! Transport for Schools We are delighted that Centurion Travel are once again our Transport partners, and this means we are able to offer some free transport for schools in B&NES. Places for this are strictly limited so if you would like to take advantage of this opportunity please contact us as soon as you can. Coaches seat a maximum of 49 people. Priority will be given to schools with the greatest need, so please let us know how many pupils you have who receive free school meals/pupil premium and the benefits this transport will offer your pupils. To apply please using the Transport Application Form – deadline for applications Friday 26th June. How to Book Once you have decided which event(s) you would like to book then please complete the booking form at the end of this pack and return to us via e-mail [email protected] or call Bath Box Office on 01225 463362 to make your booking via telephone. Information about your visit Once you have booked your tickets, we will send you further details to help you plan your visit including maps and directions and suggestions for other things to do during your visit to Bath. Books signing There will be book signings after each event. If you are arranging transport please allow an extra 30 minutes at the end of the event for children to purchase books and get them signed. Priority will be given to those with transport arranged and we will send full details of the books available and prices at the start of the autumn term. Waterstones are our Festival Bookseller and will be selling books at the Guildhall on the day. Waterstones offer a Schools Account , which gives a 15% discount on Festival books. Many schools already have an account without realising so to find out if your school has an account please email [email protected] or call the store on 01225 448515. Sponsors and Supporters This programme would not be possible without the support of all the publishers, our generous sponsors and supporters. A big thank you to all those who’ve supported this programme. Kids’ Big Bath Read Sponsor: Teachers INSET Sponsor: Schools Transport Partner:
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Contents Index
Guildhall Schools Programme Page 5 - 13
Outreach Programme Page 14
Kids Big Bath Read Page 15
Events for Teachers Page 16
Learning & Participation Programme Page 17
Booking Forms
SCHOOLS PROGRAMME – AT A GLANCE
Events for KS1 Events for KS2
Julia Donaldson Francesca Simon Gareth P Jones Atlas of Adventures Chris Mould Neil Griffiths Steve Antony Atinuke
Louie Stowell Matt Brown Steve Cole Michelle Paver Cathy Cassidy Christopher Lloyd Tom Palmer Atinuke Cressida Cowell
Events for KS3 Reluctant Readers Steve Cole Michelle Paver Sally Gardner David Almond Tony Bradman John Boyne
Matt Brown Tom Palmer Sally Gardner
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SCHOOLS PROGRAMME Pupil and adult tickets £4 each (one adult free with every 10 pupils).
Friday 25th September
Julia Donaldson
2pm – 3pm Venue tbc A1 Age: 5+ KS1 About the Event A real highlight for this year’s programme and a first for the Bath Children’s Literature Festival, Julia Donaldson – author of The Gruffalo - will be doing an event just for schools. Grab your chance to meet Julia at this fun-filled, interactive event for our youngest readers. Julia will bring some of her favourite books to life through storytelling, song and theatre and she will be intro-ducing her latest book, What the Ladybird Heard Next! Don’t miss it!
About the Author Julia Donaldson (MBE) is the UK’s most successful author – across the whole of adult & children’s book publishing. She was Chil-dren's Laureate from 2011-2013 and is the author of over 100 books for children including The Gruffalo, Room on the Broom, The Snail and the Whale and Zog, all illustrated by Axel Scheffler. They are among the UK’s best-selling picture books. Julia has worked with many different illustrators, among them Lydia Monks, Nick Sharratt and David Roberts, and has written several young fiction titles, including three books about Princess Mirror-Belle, who is the badly-behaved reflection of a well-behaved girl. Her novel for teenagers, Running on the Cracks, came out in 2009 and won the Nasen Inclusive Children’s Book Award. Julia has a local connection – she studied Drama and French at Bristol University!
Ideas for the Classroom
Introduce or continue to develop children’s understanding of rhyme and rhythm developing their own pages from Julia’s stories.
Develop characters from the stories further through drama, hot-seating and role play and lead into whole class improvisations of the stories.
Use as whole class reading to develop comprehension, pupils and teacher to ask questions about the story and respond.
Inspire children’s own creative writing using plot development and structure.
Encourage children to use their voices expressively and creatively by singing Julia Donaldson’s songs that relate to the stories. Explore how you can tell a story through song.
Links and resources
http://www.juliadonaldson.co.uk/ See Julia singing some of her songs: http://www.gruffalo.com/join-in/songs/ Julia Donaldson teaching resources: https://www.tes.co.uk/article.aspx?storyCode=6080988
SCHOOLS PROGRAMME
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Pupil and adult tickets £4 each (one adult free with every 10 pupils). MONDAY 28th SEPTEMBER
Francesca Simon The World of Horrid Henry 10am -10.45am D1 Age: 5+, KS1 and year 3
About the Event To celebrate the last title in the bestselling Horrid Henry series, come and meet its creator, Francesca Simon. She will be talking about the latest Horrid Henry book, revealing how the world’s most infamous naughty little boy came into existence and will be sharing some fun stories and highlights of Henry’s long career of troublemaking. Fun and laughter guaranteed!
About the Author Francesca is one of the nation’s most popular authors and has written over fifty books for children of all ages. Her most successful and irrepressible creations has been the famous (or should that be infamous) Horrid Henry, who first appeared in 1994. Horrid Henry has gone on to conquer the globe and his adventures are published in 27 languages, and have sold millions of copies worldwide. When she is not writing, Francesca is often encouraging and inspiring young writers and has judged many writing competitions for schools. She has also been a judge for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize and the Roald Dahl Funny Prize. In 2009, in one of the proudest moments of her career, Francesca was awarded a Gold Blue Peter badge. Francesca is a passionate ambassador for children’s literacy and access to literature. She is a trustee of the World Book Day charity.
Ideas for the Classroom
Focus on developing central characters in stories and creating relationships with other characters.
Identify plot structure, how does this work in Horrid Henry? Introduction, development, conflict and resolution.
PSHE discussion of personal issues relating to Henry’s naughtiness, linking to children’s developing sense of themselves as individuals and their place in a family.
Links and Resources http://www.francescasimon.com/ Downloadable resources: http://www.francescasimon.com/schools/ Francesca Simon’s Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCb295tC_eLUYcoc9piPNQIA
Louie Stowell The Astronaut’s Hand-book: A Guide to Space Travel and Beyond 11:30 – 12:15pm D3 Age: 8+, KS2 About the Event
With British astronaut Tim Peake about to blast-off into Space (November), this timely event is all about man’s journey to the stars. Answering big questions about space travel – from how do toilets work on a spaceship to what astronauts do all day, how spacesuits work and which scientific experiments are carried out on board the International Space Station. Space fans will love it.
About the Author
Louie Stowell is an author, compiler, and an editor of chil-dren’s books. Her books include Beauty and the Beast (Picture Book Classics), Samurai (Young Reading Series 3 Gift Books), Illustrated Stories for Girls (Illustrated Stories), and Illustrated Stories for Boys (Illustrated Stories).
Ideas for the Classroom
Writing for purpose – Focus on factual books, how can you present facts to make them appealing to your reader? Pupils to write their own Handbooks on space or another topic.
Links to Physics, exploring the universe.
Use drama, role play and creative writing tools such as written monologues to journey and document their travels to other planets.
Links and Resources Recommended links from Usborne that relate to the book: http://www.usborne.com/quicklinks/eng/catalogue/catalogue.aspx?cat=1&loc=uk&id=9031 Tim Peake’s message to schools: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KevkSSIt0G0 Resources for schools relating to Tim’s mission: http://www.nationalstemcentre.org.uk/timpeake
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SCHOOLS PROGRAMME Pupil and adult tickets £4 each (one adult free with every 10 pupils). MONDAY 28th SEPTEMBER TUESDAY 29th SEPTEMBER
Matt Brown How Compton Valance became one of the most powerful boys in the Universe 1.15 – 2pm D4 Age 7+, KS2 About the Event When Compton Valance and his best friend Bryan Nylon discover the world’s first TIME MACHINE (aka a mouldy, thirteen-week-old-cheese-and-pickled-egg sandwich), they become the most powerful boys in the universe. But how will Compton and Bryan decide to use their incredible new time-travelling powers? Will they use them for good? Will they use them for evil? Or will they just focus their efforts on perfecting a formula for the world’s first pair of custard trousers? Things are about to get totally scrambled for Compton Valance. And only author Matt Brown has the answers. Time Travel has never been this much fun. About the Author Matt Brown is a broadcaster, husband and dad (although not necessarily in that order!) As a TV presenter he appeared on kids’ channel Nickelodeon and hosted loads of shows including The Bigger Breakfast, Love Island Aftersun and “I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here…Now!”. He currently wakes up at 3.45 am every day to host his own Heart Breakfast show (don’t tell him he looks tired!). His first book is called Compton Valance: The Most Powerful Boy In The Universe and is about a boy who accidentally creates a time machine out of a disgusting, putrid thirteen week old sandwich. Matt was once bitten by a dolphin! ‘This amazingly hilarious book is the best book I have read since Diary of a Wimpy Kid.’ Dom, aged 10 Ideas for the Classroom
A great and fun vehicle to introduce the idea of time travel. Where would your pupils travel to? What would they do?
Links into Citizenship looking at more serious events that they have the ability to change? How would they choose?
Use as a way to link to history or geography, for example, travel to Egypt, WW1 battlefields etc.
Links and Resources http://pages.usborne.com/comptonvalance/ http://www.usborne.com/catalogue/catalogue.aspx?id=8029
Gareth P. Jones & Garry Parsons The Dinosaurs are Having a Party! 10am – 10.45am E1 Age: 4+, Reception and KS1
About the Event Bestselling author and illustrators Gareth P Jones and Garry Parsons present The Dinosaurs are Having a Party! The Blue Peter Book of the Year award-winner and multi award-winning illustrator leads a rip-roaring dino romp for our youngest festival attendees. Come along for games, ventriloquism, ukulele playing and live drawing. “Gareth gave a lively and funny performance that really engaged our pupils. He really gave the children a sense that being a writer was something they could all aspire to and achieve.” Headteacher About the Author Gareth’s books include two series, The Dragon Detective Agency and Ninja Meerkats. His Standalone books include, The Considine Curse which won the Blue Peter Book of the Year Prize 2012. Space Crime Conspiracy and The Thornthwaite Inheritance, which won the Hounslow Junior Book Award, the Calderdale Book Award, Leicester Children’s Book Award, Sefton Super Reads, Doncaster Book Award, Rotherham Children’s Book Award, and Fantastic Book Award, Lancaster. As well as writing books he also writes songs about each of his books, which he plays on his regular school visits. About the Illustrator Garry Parsons’ illustrative talent has afforded a wide and substantial list of clients in both publishing and commercial illustration. Publishing clients include Scholastic, Random House, Puffin, Egmont and Walker Books. Garry studied Fine Art at Canterbury and the Illustration Sequential Design M.A at University of Brighton under John Vernon Lord and George Hardie.
Ideas for the Classroom
Focus on how illustrations in a book bring the story and characters to life. Children to illustrate their own creative writing stories.
Use this story on dinosaurs as part of a wider project looking at History (when the Dinosaurs were about, what was our plant like then etc), Geography, (how they became extinct) and creating and exploring dinosaurs through a number of different media from songs, poetry to clay modelling.
http://www.garethwrites.co.uk/home/
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SCHOOLS PROGRAMME Pupil and adult tickets £4 each (one adult free with every 10 pupils).
TUESDAY 29th SEPTEMBER
Steve Cole Introducing Young Bond 11.30am – 12.15pm E3 Age 11+ Yr 6 & KS3
About the Event The name’s Cole. Steve Cole. Taking up where Charlie Higson left off, favourite author Steve Cole is writing a series of novels about the young James Bond. Expect car chases, fight scenes, glamorous parties, great bad guys and a sprinkling of comedy. The new James Bond film is just around the corner so this event is for thrill-seekers and adventurers.
About the Author Steve Cole is a bestselling children’s author and lifelong fan of Ian Fleming’s James Bond. His various book series include Z. Rex, Thieves Like Us, Doctor Who and Astrosaurs, with collective sales of over three million copies.
Ideas for the Classroom
Use this story as a route into looking at different genres of writing to inspire pupils own creative writing.
Students to develop comic strips of the story focusing on key points to develop and assess pupils’ comprehension skills.
Character development. Pupils can develop a written character profile, hot-seating teacher or other pupils in the role of Young Bond. Focus on the important information and pupils use to then create their own secret spy character.
Focus on the structure of the plot, how this works. Create a timeline of Young Bond’s actions during the story.
Links and Resources
http://www.stevecolebooks.co.uk/ http://www.youngbond.com/
Michelle Paver Discover the Gods and Warriors 1.15pm – 2pm E5 Age 9+, KS2 – KS3 About the Event We are delighted to have Michelle Paver, author of the amazing Chronicles of Ancient Darkness on our schools programme this year. Come along and hear her talk about writing, inspiration and research for both this and her new series – Gods and Warriors. An epic Bronze Age adventure it tells the story of Hylas, a 12-year-old goatherd, whose adventures take him to Ancient Crete and Ancient Egypt, and crucially features animals in the plot – a lion, a falcon and a dolphin. This is historical adventure with a fantastical twist at its best.
About the Author Michelle Paver is the author of the hugely successful multi-volume series Chronicles of Ancient Darkness. The last book in the series, Ghost Hunter, won the 2010 Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize. Her new series, Gods and Warriors is published by Penguin Random House to great acclaim.
Ideas for the Classroom
Focus on how to write fiction based in research. Ask pupils to research a topic and to write a piece of creative writing based in fact.
Links to history using characters to explore particular times, cultures and places.
Character analysis of Hylas. Analyse how his character changes during the story, how do his adventures help to change and development his character.
Links and Resources http://www.godsandwarriors.co.uk/ http://www.godsandwarriors.co.uk/teachers-downloads/
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SCHOOLS PROGRAMME Pupil and adult tickets £4 each (one adult free with every 10 pupils).
WEDNESDAY 30th SEPTEMBER
Cathy Cassidy The Looking Glass Girl – Al-ice’s Adventures in Won-derland reimagined 10am – 10.45am F1 Age: 9+, KS2
About the Event The focus schools event to celebrate this year’s Big Bath read – Lewis Carrol’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, celebrating it’s 150
th Anniversary in 2015. Bestselling Teen novelist and
Bath regular, Cathy Cassidy has changed tack this year – and delivered a superb modern day retelling of Lewis Carrol’s timeless classic. Looking Glass Girl is about a modern-day Alice who attends a Wonderland-themed sleepover, with unexpected consequences. Come and hear Cathy talk about her retelling and how she fell in love with Alice in Wonderland as a young reader.
About the Author Cathy’s books have delighted girls aged 9-12 for 10 years, and have sold over 2 million copies worldwide. Known as ‘Alice in Wonderland’ at art college in Liverpool, Cathy’s whimsical sense of style remains to this day, channelling Alice through her trademark 50s dresses and crimped hair. After art college, Cathy became fiction editor at Jackie magazine. She then be-came an art teacher in the wilds of west Scotland until she became a full-time writer. Cathy and her husband Liam have two grown up children and a whole bunch of unruly animals, and now live on the Wirral. Fortune Cookie, the final book in her bestselling Chocolate Box Girls Series publishes in June 2015.
Ideas for the Classroom
Join us in this years’ Children’s Big Bath read of Alice in Wonderland and focus your pupils on how Cathy brought a classic to a modern audience.
Pupils to write a modern take on a classic story they already know. What appeals to them? What would they want to read?
Links and Resources http://www.cathycassidy.com/ http://www.cathycassidy.com/books/3919_looking-glass_girl Sponsored by:
Lucy Letherland Introducing an Atlas of Adventure 11.30am – 12.15pm F3 Age:5+, KS1
About the Event Armed with pencils and paper set your spirit of adventure free with illustrator Lucy Letherland. Inspired by more than 100 world adventures from the four corners of the globe, pupils will create their own postcard adventure map. Inspirational and informative, this is a workshop for adventurers based around the beautiful and acclaimed book Atlas of Adventures.
About the Author Lucy Letherland is an illustrator based in London. She graduated from Manchester School of Art in 2011 with a First Class BA (Hons) in illustration with animation. Lucy’s work is strongly led by humour and narrative, creating a playful, graphic quality. Atlas of Adventures is Lucy’s first book for children.
Ideas for the Classroom
Using the pupils own postcard adventure map as a
stimulus for creative writing, poetry, art and music.
Using drawings to explore a country/area, and develop a classroom Atlas of Adventures.
Focus on how to present non-fiction to engage readers. Pupils to create their own piece of non-fiction.
Links and Resources Links from the Royal Geographic Society: http://www.rgs.org/OurWork/Schools/Teaching+resources/Teaching+resources.htm
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SCHOOLS PROGRAMME Pupil and adult tickets £3 each (one adult free with every 10 pupils).
WEDNESDAY 30th SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 1ST OCTOBER
Christopher Lloyd Exploring The Magna Carta Chronicle 1.15pm – 2pm F4 Age: 9+, KS2
About the Event Join Christopher Lloyd on an epic ride through 800 years in the fight for freedoms and liberties from the sealing of Magna Carta by King John in 1215 to the present day. Using a giant 8m-long timeline Christopher will stop off at 10 key moments in the last 800 years showing how today’s ideas of freedom and liberty have emerged through time. To bring the story to life ,Christopher will be using a specially commissioned coat of many pockets containing a range of everyday objects, each one is linked to a key moment in the epic story, connecting us today through 800 years to the sealing of Magna Carta in 1215.
About the Author
Christopher graduated with a double first in history from Cambridge in 1990 and went on to become the Technology Editor for The Sunday Times. He left in 2000 to become CEO of Immersive Education in Oxford before becoming an author in 2006. He established What on Earth Publishing Ltd in Spring 2010. He divides his time between lecturing, writing and run-ning the new business.
Ideas for the Classroom
Use as inspiration in your classroom for creating your own timeline of an historical event.
This workshop could introduce the Magna Carta and the History behind it to enable pupils to create their own fictional or non-fictional writ-ing, art-work and role-play.
‘The Magna Carta Chronicle really compliments the focus on reading which the new curriculum has and is enriched as it involves reading in other subjects, not just English lessons.’ Primary School Teacher
Links and Resources
https://www.whatonearthbooks.com/magnacarta/
Lesson plans and resources to download: https://whatonearthbooks.com/activities/
http://magnacarta800th.com/
Chris Mould Pirates! Pirates! Pirates! 10am – 10.45am G1 Age: 5+, Yr1 & 2 About the Event He can do mean pirates, happy pirates, beastly pirates and any other type of pirate you care to mention. His studio at home is clearly marked with a skull and crossbones warning as to what might lie within. So this is an event with a pirate theme, full of storytelling and fantastic drawings. And he’s funny as well.
About the Author Chris has worked for the RSC, the BBC, the FT and many other famous initials, as well as on film development work for Aardman Animations which included character and environment development work on the film Flushed Away. He is also, more importantly, a really brilliant illustrator of pirates!
Ideas for the Classroom
A popular theme for children to engage with an inspire both reading and writing.
A host of classroom activities including link to Histo-
ry, where did these tales come from? Art - where
pupils can create their own treasure maps, desert Is-
lands etc and English/drama - role play as everyone
loves dressing up as a pirate!
As primarily an artist and illustrator – pupils can fo-
cus on how he has interpreted the characters of
these pirates from the stories. Pupils to create a writ-
ten character and another pupil to try and interpret
that character into a drawing. Another pupil to then
see what they can tell about the character from the
drawing – how close where they to the original?
With these characters the pupils can then continue
independently or in groups to write their own char-
acter stories.
Links and Resources http://chrismould.blogspot.co.uk/
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SCHOOLS PROGRAMME Pupil and adult tickets £4 each (one adult free with every 10 pupils). THURSDAY 1st OCTOBER
Neil Griffiths Storytelling For All Ages 11.30am – 12.15pm G3 Age:5+, Yr1 & 2
About the Event There’s nothing Neil Griffiths does not know about the art of telling good stories to children. Join Neil for a lively interactive storytelling session. Be prepared for some itching, scratching and apple crunching as Neil performs the bestselling Itchy Bear!. You'll have to show your bib catching skills as he lets you into the world of Messy Martin and follow the small boy's boat in The Journey, as it sails its way to a surprise at sea. A Primary School headteacher for 13 years, Neil now has an internationally recognised knowledge of learning and a true gift for storytelling
About the Author:
Many publishers and institutions have asked Neil to contribute his wealth of experience to their projects over the years – his knowledge of learning, his gift of story, his passion for teach-ing, and his love of children – helping them to produce prized resources and to achieve success in the highly competitive educational market. He has created award-winning play re-sources, written a nursery curriculum, a best-selling resource book on creative play for Nelson Thornes Publishers, and im-aginative material for the Early Learning Centre. He has devel-oped a scheme for supporting English as an additional lan-guage for Harcourt Publishing and has consulted for a highly successful toy manufacturer.
Ideas for the Classroom
Following on from Neil’s performance/storytelling, pupils are encouraged to perform an extract of their favourite story to develop their speaking and listening skills.
Links and Resources
http://www.redrobinbooks.com/about/ http://www.storysack.com/
Tom Palmer Playing the Rugby Game 1.15 – 2pm G4 Age: 6+ KS1 & KS2, reluc-tant readers
About the Event This year’s Bath Kids LitFest overlaps with the 2015 Rugby World Cup, and literacy champion Tom Palmer is an expert at it. His Rugby Academy books are set in England, France and New Zealand – and are all about Rugby. This year he’s touring millions of schools, libraries and festivals to get the message out about sport and reading. “Tom Palmer is a champion for reluctant readers and works tirelessly to attract children – and particularly boys – to pick up a book” – Marilyn Brocklehurst, Norfolk Children’s Book Centre
About the Author Tom Palmer is the author of more than thirty children's books featuring spies, ghosts, detectives, war, football and rugby. He has written three series for Puffin Books - Football Academy (7+), Foul Play (9+) and The Squad (9+) - and several books for Barrington Stoke, including Scrum (7+), Ghost Stadium (9+), Secret F.C. (7+), Over the Line (10+) and the Rugby Academy series (9+). Tom visits over 200 schools every year to run his Football and Rugby Reading Games, which tie in with his long-term work in reader development. He works regularly for the National Literacy Trust, the British Council, the Reading Agen-cy, Reading Force, the Premier League and England Rugby. He is the Writer in Residence at the RAF Museums (2015 to 2018). He is the winner of the Solihull and Leicester children's book awards and was shortlisted for the prestigious Blue Peter Book Award.
Ideas for the Classroom
A very accessible book for reluctant readers. A topi-
cal book with the opening of the Rugby World Cup
starting in September and a great link between sport
and literature.
Pupils to research Rugby and write their own chap-
ters of the book.
Whole class stories where class researches another
sport and produces work creating their own sporting
academy, to include sporting events, leaflets and
characters.
http://tompalmer.co.uk/schools-librarians/literacy-resources/ http://tompalmer.co.uk/rugby/rugby-reading-game/
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SCHOOLS PROGRAMME Pupil and adult tickets £4 each (one adult free with every 10 pupils). FRIDAY 2nd OCTOBER
Steve Antony The Queen’s Hat & Other Stories 10am – 10.45am H1 Age: Reception & KS1
About the Event Join hot new talent Steve Antony as we follow the Queen around London and learn to say please with Mr Panda. Find out top secret illustrator tips, help Steve spot the butler and learn how to draw a panda yourself! Please Mr Panda was The Times pick of the week. Creative fun with art and humour.
About the Author Steve Antony was born in England, but grew up in Alamogordo, New Mexico where he was the kid with the British accent that liked to draw and entered lots of writing contests. Steve was obsessed with character book collections like the Mr Men books and the Munch Bunch. He even wrote to Roger Hargreaves with a suggestion for a new Mr Men character: Mr Green, an environmentally aware Mr Man. Steve went on to study art and graduated with an HND in Illustration from Swindon College and an MA in Children's Book Illustration at Anglia Ruskin. There he learned a great deal about sequential illustration - and was finally able to find satisfying ways to do the two things he loves to do most - writing and drawing - at the same time. Steve’s pile of loose drawings, tatty sketchbooks, notepad scribbles, and newspaper clippings continues to grow into a small mountain of stories in his little Swindon studio.
Ideas for the Classroom
A great introduction to illustrating pupils own sto-
ries.
Pupils can research their own city/ country and cre-
ate a visual illustration to accompany a journey
around the area.
A nice link to the music syllabus by looking at differ-
ent music, song and instruments from different
countries around the world.
http://www.steveantony.com/activity-sheets/
Atinuke Amazing Stories from Africa 11.30 – 12.15pm Guildhall H3
About the Event This is a very special storytelling event - traditional oral stories told by Nigerian-British storyteller and children's book author Atinuke. The stories Atinuke tells are centuries old. They have travelled across the African continent and beyond. Carried in the hearts and minds of the generations of Africans that have cherished and shaped them. A unique and inspring experience that will be remembered by all the children attending for a long time to come.
About the Author Atinuke has told and written stories since she was a child. She is well known in both the UK and the USA for her two award winning and much loved children's book series Anna Hibiscus and The No.1 Car Spotter. Anna Hibiscus is one of the New York Time Out's '50 Best Children's Book Ever'. The No.1 Car Spotter is one of the '50 Best Diverse Voices' in children's books in the UK. The No.1 Car Spotter and the Car Thieves was on the Carnegie long list in 2014.
Ideas for the Classroom
Looking at how stories originate and are told in dif-
ferent countries. A useful link to looking at legends,
fairy-tale and myths.
Whole classroom led stories. A link to creative writ-
ing by pupils all adding one sentence to the story -
leading to character developments, illustrations and
songs/poems.
An insightful look at children’s lives in other coun-
tries to use as part of pupils awareness and compari-
son to their own lives.
http://atinuke-author.weebly.com/ See Atinuke storytelling: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qbjAGp5-m-8
How to Book - Complete the booking form and return to us via e-mail at [email protected] or call Bath Box Office on 01225 463362
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SCHOOLS PROGRAMME Pupil and adult tickets £3 each (one adult free with every 10 pupils). Friday 2nd OCTOBER
Cressida Cowell How to Train Your Dragon 2pm – 3pm Guildhall H4 Age: 7+, KS2 About the event: The Hollywood adaptations of Cressida Cowell’s How To Train Your Dragon series have been one of the biggest success stories of recent years. After two major hits, a third film is scheduled by filmmaker Dreamworks for 2018. Cressida will be in Bath talking about the explosive, exciting, (possibly) final book in her most popular book series. Come along and hear this bestselling author and illustrator in a high energy, funny event about how she comes up with new characters and plots.
About the author: Cressida Cowell grew up in London and on a small, uninhabited island off the west coast of Scotland. The name of the island is a secret, but it was such a small island it wasn’t really big enough to have a name at all. There were no roads or shops or electricity on the island, just one house and a storm-blown wilderness of sea-birds and heather. After school, Cressida obtained a BA in English Literature from Oxford University, a BA in Graphic Design from St Martin’s and an MA in Narrative Illustration from Brighton. Cressida wrote and illustrated her first picture book, Little Bo Peep’s Library Book for Hodder Children’s Books in 1998. Her first novel for eight to twelve year olds, How to Train Your Dragon, was published to popular and critical acclaim in 2003. How to Train Your Dragon has now been published in over thirty languages.
Ideas for the classrooms:
A very exciting event as there probably won’t be a pupil who hasn’t heard or seen the films. Pupils will get a chance to
find out how she creates plots and character and continue this in the classroom creating their own storyboard for the
next film.
A great introduction into this genre of writing where it is led by imagination. Pupils can create their own mythical
land/creature from using shoe boxes, clay and junk modelling. Turn your classroom into another land created by the
pupils.
A really good example of how a successful plot structure works. Pupils independently or as a whole class to create the
next conflict and problem to solve for Hiccup and Toothless.
Links and resources: http://www.cressidacowell.co.uk/ Read a great interview with Cressida here: https://www.hachettechildrens.co.uk/Books/CressidaCowell/CressidaCowell_interview.page
How to Book - Complete the booking form and return to us via e-mail at [email protected] or call Bath Box Office on 01225 463362
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OUTREACH PROGRAMME - Key Stage 3 & 4
We have some brilliant authors and illustrators available to visit schools throughout the week of the festival. Our writers will spark and inspire young imaginations and offer fascinating insights into the world of writing books. The fee for each of these events is £250.
WEDNESDAY 30th SEPTEMBER
Sally Gardner Sally Gardner grew up and still lives in London. Being dyslexic, she did not learn to read or write until she was fourteen and had been thrown out of several schools, labeled unteachable, and sent to a school for maladjusted children. Despite this, she gained a degree with highest honors at a leading London art college, followed by a scholarship to a theater school, and then went on to become a very successful costume designer, working on some notable productions. Sally won both the Costa Chil-dren's Book Award and the Carnegie Medal for Maggot Moon.
Sally’s talk will cover a wide range of topics; from the themes of her individual books, to dyslexia, her life story and inspirational writing workshops. Sally Gardner continues to be an avid spokesperson for Dyslexia, working to change the way it is perceived by society. She is dyslexic and argues that it’s not a disability, but a gift.
THURSDAY 1ST OCTOBER
David Almond Best-selling author David Almond, talks about his work, explores the nature of creativity and shows that the power of the imag-ination is in us all. David’s books include Skellig, My Name is Mina, Half a Creature from the Sea and A Song for Ella Grey. He writes for all ages, and in many forms: novels, short stories, picture books, plays and an opera libretto. His work is published in over thirty languages and he has won a string of major awards. In 2010 he gained The Hans Christian Andersen Award, the world’s most prestigious prize for children’s authors. David Almond is a novelist, and professor of creative writing at Bath Spa University. He lives in Northumberland. He has won the Whitbread Children's Book Award twice, for Skellig and The Fire-Eaters. Skellig was also awarded the Carnegie Medal.
FRIDAY 2ND OCTOBER Tony Bradman Tony Bradman was born in 1954 After university he worked in the music press, then became Deputy Editor of Parents maga-zine, and began reviewing children’s books. He had his first book for children published in 1985 and became a full-time author in 1987. He is perhaps best known in the UK for his Dilly the Dinosaur stories. His books have sold more than two million copies worldwide and he has been published in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Sweden, Spain and Japan amongst others.
What happens in Tony’s school events: ‘I read from my books and talk about writing and stories with the aim of showing chil-dren just how great reading is. I usually bring along my notebooks and manuscripts, and I’m always happy to answer questions – and I always make sure that the children enjoy themselves.’
John Boyne
John Boyne is the author of six novels, as well as a number of short stories which have been published in various anthologies and broadcast on radio and television. His novels are published in 39 languages. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, which to date has sold more than 4 million copies worldwide, is a #1 New York Times Bestseller and a film adaptation was released in Sep-tember 2008. Boyne resides in Dublin. He is represented by the literary agent Simon Trewin at United Agents in London, United Kingdom.
‘The pupils were excited during his visit and the buzz was great after he had talked to them. They particularly relished his advice on the creative writing process - the sixth formers asking specific questions about their own writing styles. Everybody was talking about which books of David Almond's they had read and books they were writing. Loans of his books increased and sales of his books were good! Therefore it increased the profile of books and reading and writing which was what we hoped it would achieve.’ Librarian from Chew Valley School on last years visit from David Almond
How to Book - Complete the booking form and return to us via e-mail at [email protected] or call Bath Box Office on 01225 463362
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Kids’ Big Bath Read 2015 Alice in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll Join us to enjoy this year’s instalment of the Kids Big Bath Read, where we are revisiting a Children’s Classic: Alice in Wonderland. This year is the 150th Anniverary of Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and we would love you to delve into the Rabbit Hole with us for a Magical Adventure. Lewis Carroll's Alice has been enchanting children for 150 years. Curious Alice, the bossy White Rabbit, the formidable Queen of Hearts and the Mad Hatter are among the best-loved, most iconic literary creations of all time. Macmillan was the original publisher of Alice in 1865 and is proud to remain true to the vision of its creators. Every bit as iconic are Sir John Tenniel's remarkable illustrations, perfectly capturing the combination of the ordinary and the extraordinary at the heart of Wonderland. WHAT’S INVOLVED? Read the book with us, discover the quirky characters and explore the enchanting world Alice discovers underground, you never know what you might find around the corner or through a tiny door… Read the book as a class, use it as a focus for a library club, for guided reading, or explore the book as part of a class topic, it’s up to you. To help you get the most out of the book we have teamed up with experienced librarian Hannah Sackett, who will create a resource pack packed full of ideas which links the book to different curriculum areas, including English, Maths, History, Art and Design and Physical Education. We will also be running a twilight INSET session where Hannah will introduce you to the resource pack, give you the chance to have a go at the activities and find ways to link the book to your current classroom work. To take part costs £50 and includes 5 copies of the book, 2 places on the INSET as well as the resource pack. WIN PRIZES! As part of the classroom work you do we would love for our Kids Big Bath readers to help us build our very own Wonderland in an empty shop in central Bath. It could be a Mad Hatters Tea Party, a set of playing cards or a poem inspired by the story. We are offering participants the chance to be entered into a draw to receive festival tickets to Cathy Cassidy’s event ‘Looking Glass Girl’ on Wednesday 30th September. There will also be goody bags and tickets to other festival events up for grabs.
This year’s Kids’ Big Bath Read is being supported by the Royal High School. They are celebrating their 150th Anniversary, just like Alice!
How to Book - Complete the booking form and return to us via e-mail at [email protected] or call Bath Box Office on 01225 463362
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EVENTS FOR TEACHERS
Building an inspiring Information Book Library Monday 28th September 4.30 — 6pm, Guildhall
Tickets ￡25 / D5, Adult Join the Schools Library Association’s Information Book Award team to discover what makes the best information book for your library or classroom, how to choose them and what to look out for. The Information Book Award demonstrates the wealth of fantastic fact books out there that can provide daily inspiration for your pupils. This event will give you loads of tips and practical advice on how to use them in your classrooms across the curriculum as well as for reading for pleasure. About the School Library Association
The School Library Association is committed to supporting everyone involved with school libraries, promoting high quality reading and learning opportunities for all. We believe that every pupil is entitled to effective school library provision. The School Library Association is an independent organisation and registered charity which was founded in 1937 to promote the development of libraries in schools. Today the SLA exists to support and encourage all those working in school libraries, raising awareness and promoting good practice through an effective training and publications programme. Membership of the Association brings many benefits including an advisory/information service for national and international enquiries, a quarterly reviewing journal, online resources, and reduced rates for all publications, training courses and our annual residential course. Sponsored by:
Removing the Barriers to Reading Thursday 1 October 4 — 6pm, Guildhall
Tickets ￡25 / G5, Adult Bath Festivals brings together publisher Barrington Stoke, charity Dyslexia Action and author Tony Bradman in this event for teachers which will offer insight on how children learn to read, what barriers exist and how we can work towards removing them. The speakers will offer various theories of how we read and shed light on some of the challenges for struggling and reluctant readers. There will be an opportunity to ask questions and to get 1 to 1 advice at the end of the session. Barrington Stoke Barrington Stoke is an independent publisher dedicated to cracking reading. We know that every parent wants their child to become a reader, and every teacher wants their students to make the jump from learning to read to loving to read. Their books are commissioned, edited and designed to break down the barriers that can stop this happening, from dyslexia and visual stress to simple reluctance. Dyslexia Action Dyslexia Action is a national charity that takes action to change the lives of people with dyslexia and literacy difficulties. They want a world where barriers to learning, employment and fulfilment have been removed for people with dyslexia and other specific learning difficulties. They take action to change lives by: offering help and support direct to individuals; empowering others so they can help individuals affected by dyslexia; influencing change to help individuals affected by dyslexia. Tony Bradman Tony Bradman was born in 1954 After university he worked in the music press, then became Deputy Editor of Parents magazine, and began reviewing children’s books. He had his first book for children published in 1985 and became a full-time author in 1987. He is perhaps best known in the UK for his Dilly the Dinosaur stories. His books have sold more than two million copies worldwide. Sponsored by:
How to Book - Complete the booking form and return to us via e-mail at [email protected] or call Bath Box Office on 01225 463362
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BATH FESTIVALS LEARNING & PARTICIPATION PROGRAMME
Bath Festivals offer children, young people and adults the best opportunities to explore literature as part of everyday life. Our programmes encourage reading and writing for pleasure and support participants to develop their literacy and writing skills inspired by the amazing authors and illustrators we bring to Bath. Kids Big Bath Read
Our annual Kids Big Bath Read aims to encourage reading and writing for pleasure in primary schools across our region.
Join us to enjoy this year’s instalment, Alice in Wonderland, as we celebrate the 150th Anniversary of its publication. Curious Alice, the bossy White Rabbit, the formidable Queen of Hearts and the Mad Hatter are among the best-loved, most iconic literary creations of all time. See page 15 for more information.
Diversity project
We are working with Bath Community Academy, and authors Sarah Benwell and Liz Kessler on a 6 week project exploring diversity in fiction. The students involved will explore character in fiction through dis-cussion, growing their speaking & listening skills. They will have an opportunity to visit the festival and to work on developing their own characters that represent people they would like to see in the books they read.
Arts Award Bath Festivals is proud to be an Arts Award Supporter. If you are completing an Arts Award we can offer tickets to events and volunteering opportunities. If you would like to find out more about how we can support you to deliver Arts Award then please contact us.
Writers Labs
Building on the work created in the Literature Festival, the Young Writers Lab will be starting up again in May. Our young people meet once a month to work with writer Alice Maddicott. The group work on developing their creative ideas, gain exclusive access to Bath Festivals events and create work for publi-cation and sharing at the festivals. If you have a student (aged 12-18) who would be interested in get-ting involved please contact Hazel Plowman on the email below. Watch this space for a Junior Writers Lab, coming soon.
How to Book
Once you have decided which event(s) you would like to book then please complete the booking form and return to us by e-mailing [email protected] or call Bath Box Office to make your booking via telephone.
For more information on our learning programmes, an author visit or to ask us a question please e-mail [email protected] or [email protected]
