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P5 – 7<br />
Tuesday 24 August, 10.30am, Lloyds TSB Scotland Workshop Tent<br />
Writer in Residence <strong>Vivian</strong> <strong>French</strong><br />
EVENT SYNOPSIS<br />
Does anyone else find writing stories<br />
Really Hard Work I do – but in these<br />
workshops I’m aiming to have FUN<br />
with words. We’ll be thinking about<br />
beginnings, middles and ends, and<br />
we'll create a story together.<br />
Don’t bring pens or pencils – I’ll do<br />
the writing – just be ready to have<br />
your brain cells tickled and teased<br />
into writing a masterpiece.<br />
Biography<br />
<strong>Vivian</strong> has been a professional storyteller for over 20 years. Her<br />
first books for children were published in 1990 and she has since<br />
written nearly 200 books including board books for babies, plays<br />
for new readers, contemporary fairy tales for fluent readers and<br />
novels for teenagers. She is also an acclaimed editorial consultant and anthologist with a<br />
commitment to the delivery of texts as comfortable to read aloud as they are to read<br />
privately. <strong>Vivian</strong> is amongst the most borrowed authors in UK libraries – her books were<br />
borrowed over half a million times last year.<br />
Website www.jubileebooks.co.uk<br />
Bookshelf<br />
Singing to the Sun £3.99, Baby Baby £4.50, Survivor £4.99, Bert and the Burglar £3.99<br />
P6 – S1<br />
Tuesday 24 August, 12.00pm, Lloyds TSB Scotland Children’s Theatre<br />
Pirates! with Celia Rees<br />
EVENT SYNOPSIS<br />
Following the successful launch of<br />
Pirates! Celia Rees will be here to<br />
discuss the reality behind the romantic<br />
image of the pirate. Using a wonderful<br />
array of photographs, paintings, and<br />
true historical accounts, Celia will talk<br />
about pirates throughout history;<br />
from Blackbeard via Robert Louis<br />
Stevenson’s Long John Silver to<br />
Johnny Depp’s portrayal of Jack<br />
Sparrow. Revealing the true and<br />
bloodthirsty stories, Celia will explain<br />
what inspired her to write Pirates!<br />
Biography<br />
Celia Rees taught English for over 10 years before becoming a writer.<br />
She started writing when she realised she could write books that her<br />
students actually wanted to read; books about people like them. Her<br />
first book, a thriller, was based on the true story of a murder hunt.<br />
Celia now writes full time and lives in Leamington Spa.<br />
Tips for Teachers<br />
• Have a look at www.celiarees.com where Celia has answered a<br />
lot of the questions she gets asked frequently. See if any of the<br />
answers lead you to different questions.<br />
• Celia’s books can be used to bring history to life in the<br />
classroom, making it relevant to a modern day teenager. Based<br />
on historical research, Celia’s books tell the story of fictional<br />
characters in situations that could be real.<br />
• Points for discussion:<br />
Writing styles throughout history – compare the style of<br />
Pirates! with real historical texts from the time.<br />
Have a look at Gulliver’s Travels and Robinson Crusoe and<br />
compare with Celia’s books.<br />
Discuss the universal themes that are raised in Celia’s books<br />
eg racism, women’s rights.<br />
• There are Bloomsbury audiobooks available of Witch Child and<br />
Sorceress.<br />
Website www.celiarees.com<br />
Bookshelf<br />
Witch Child £.599, Sorceress £5.99, Pirates! £12.99<br />
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EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL SCHOOLS PROGRAMME
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