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news and snippets, recent and forthcoming publications

 

Just Out - Divided We Fall: a mid-range Fantasy novel based on the Young Adult novel of the same name by Gareth Mottram.

The story is part of an educational resource we're aiming to develop over the coming months, including a strategy card game, more novels and a book on developing thinking skills. For more information visit https://www.facebook.com/battle.novels/

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Recently published - Story Steps: developing thinking skills through creative writing: techniques and activities for 9-12 year-olds.

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Jumpstart! Creativity 2nd edition, revised and updated.

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Out now -

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Out now -

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Recently Published - 100 Ideas for Primary Teachers: Thinking Skills

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Published by Bloomsbury

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New INSET package - Boosting Self-Confidence in Young Writers - green button.gif (1817 bytes)

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Also out now - A Creative Approach to Teaching Writing and Jumpstart Thinking Skills and Problem Solving

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Out Now - Minitales
a set of guided reading 
resources from
Thinking Child -

http://www.thinkingchild.org.uk/

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See them being used in the classroom -

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Double Darers. This is a privately published book that gathers together stories from my previously published Double Dare Gang titles. Email for details.

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E-books on Amazon

The following books of mine are now available as Kindle editions and as iBooks.

 

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Click to visit Kindle store

Some of my educational books also available in Kindle format

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'Kapow' uses the structure of comic book panels and pages as a visual analogue to help children organise their thoughts as a precursor to writing. Published by David Fulton Books.

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Teach Primary Articles

I have been contributing regularly to this excellent magazine. My articles are based on the books mentioned above plus other published material. My colleague Simon Percival and I have also written a sequence of PeopleWyse creative coaching articles.

If you have missed any of these I'll be pleased to email you copies - my email address is on the Home page.

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