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Release your  imagination......
Explore new worlds.    
Make your own stories.

Explore a map-real or fantasy....where do you want to go? Make your own and see where your imagination takes you.

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What if there was something magic.......

8/31/2015

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A beautiful book (Journey by Aaron Becker) for your start of term or for your end of holiday stuck for something to do on a rainy day-so perfect for today where I am. The most exquisite drawings - just looking at one would give plenty of scope for some themed work and deep thinking at the beginning of term. Perfect for assemblies for everybody and an instant display with thought bubbles. Even better there's a sequel where the girl is joined by a friend in Quest.


Use YOUR IMAGINATION and this will take you a LOONG way....
PS I have it on totally good authority-not from a grown up but from a very inspired Yr 6 about to go into Yr 7 pupil. THANK YOU MATTHEW for showing me this little corker.
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"I choose life over death for myself and my friends....I believe it is in our nature to explore, to reach out into the unknown. The only true failure would be to not explore at all."

8/18/2015

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http://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/gallery/2015/jun/22/william-grill-kate-greenaway-medal-winner-2015-in-pictures
I feel I should have blogged about this book much sooner and I'm sure many of you already have it and/or know about it but William Grill's 'Shackleton's Journey' is a must have. Poppy remembered learning about Shackleton in primary school and I know she was quite fascinated by this explorer. Even if Shackleton's adventures didn't interest you before I think they will now. The book rightly won the Kate Greenaway medal this year and if you click on  the link you can read all about the author and see many more of his fine illustrations. The book is full of tiny, intricate details which give it a kind of sketchbook, journal feel, drawing you into reading more. For example there are tiny drawings of the crew and then of all the dogs on board the Endurance. 


This is the perfect book for inspiring young explorers and readers to finding out more and once again confirms that you dismiss 'picture books' at your peril. Books with words in and or pictures are great-please don't dismiss picture books as babyish. I did have a recent conversation with somebody who said their grand daughter was way beyond picture books now as he spurned the array laid out before him and only sought the books without pictures at all. Oh dear I said (and a lot more besides) and promptly picked up 'Flotsam' by David Wiesner for starters.

If you 'd like to browse through Shackleton or , let's face it just pop in and READ the whole thing at FOLK EAST this weekend that's where this book-and many others besides-will be so come and find STORYSHACK and read for yourself.



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Ooh la la look at these exquisite buttons ready for fastening onto your very own STORYSHACK BOOK...

8/8/2015

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Storyshack will be open for much button deliberation with all the new lovely buttons and ribbons for book making this MONDAY 10-12pm. Now obviously this won't be appealing to you if you suffer from Koumpounophobia (there's one for a quiz question) but I can move them out of your way if it's tricky. 


There are some lovely spots in the garden to book make, read outside and enjoy this glorious weather we're having :-)


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