Monday 25 August, 12.30pm-2.00pm, <strong>RBS</strong> Workshop TentP3-6 Rachel HazellEVENT SYNOPSISJoin artist Rachel Hazell ona whirlwind adventure to theAntarctic. Make your own bookinspired by the icebergs andglaciers of the far south andif you’re very lucky, Rachelwill show you photos of herown travels in the Antarctic andher time spent with penguins!Please note bookings are limitedto a maximum of 40 pupils plusteachers.BIOGRAPHYRachel Hazell is an Edinburgh-based artist and bookbinder who travelsthe world for inspiration as much of her work focuses on landscapeand the environment. She has spent the last six months in Antarcticastudying the vast world of ice and snow and has designed severalactivities to engage youngsters with this landscape.TIPS FOR TEACHERS• Learn more about the sparse wilderness of the Arctic and Antarctic. What are these environmentslike? What sorts of animals live there?• Rachel’s last exhibition, Wide White Page, contained both book and paper art conveying the hugewhiteness and purity of these landscapes. Try your own classroom project of collage or bookmakingto create a paper-based wilderness of ice and snow.WEBSITE www.hazelldesignsbooks.co.ukMonday 25 August, 1.30pm-2.30pm, <strong>RBS</strong> Corner TheatreS1-4 Bernard Ashley: Writing for RealEVENT SYNOPSISUsing his latest books,Smokescreen and Solitaire,and the newly reissuedBen Maddox series, BernardAshley will enthuse and engagechildren in the writing process,drawing parallels between hisown and students’ writing.He will also talk with humourabout the crucial role booksplay in our daily lives and willexcite listeners with the thrillof the read.BIOGRAPHYWriting has always been Bernard Ashley’s way of escape. He has writtentelevision serials, stage plays and around fifty books. He has beenshortlisted for the Carnegie Medal three times (but never won!), and hisTV adaptation of his own book Dodgem won a Royal Television SocietyAward. He is married with three sons and four grandchildren.TIPS FOR TEACHERS• Read one of his novels just for the fun of it – don’t even discuss it!• Think about character development. Think of someone you know well, but of a different generation,and brainstorm the sayings, quirks, clothes, accent, physical description that makes them unique.• Write two short scenes about a necklace: one romantic, the other all-action. Compare the styles.If they were scenes in a film, think of the music playing through each, how it would differ, and howmight the writing differ too?• Pretend you’re a journalist and research something you know little or nothing about; say, diamondmining. How might your research enhance a short story? What details would you include?BOOKSHELFSolitaire £5.99 (paperback, published October 2008), Smokescreen £5.99, Little Soldier £4.99WEBSITE www.bashley.com20 EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL <strong>RBS</strong> SCHOOLS PROGRAMME
Monday 25 August, 1.30pm-2.30pm, <strong>RBS</strong> Imagination LabP7-S4EVENT SYNOPSISNothing is ever black and whiteor as straightforward as itseems in J A Henderson’sbooks. Explore the strangeside of science, society and thehuman mind – including yourown. Be warned: J A especiallywants to hear about all thethings that intrigue or disturbyou so he can write aboutthem later!J A Henderson Needs Help...BIOGRAPHYJ A Henderson is the author of acclaimed children’s thrillerBunker 10, as well as several other books for children and adults.His latest children’s novel, Crash, is a dark thriller about a boy whosefather’s post-traumatic stress turns him into a dangerous narcissist.TIPS FOR TEACHERS• Should we try to be at one with nature or try to control it? Discuss or use as a persuasive writingassignment.• Are good and bad, right and wrong fixed values, or are they just made up? If so, who or what hasthe right to decide what counts as good or bad, right or wrong?• What do you think of the internet? What do you like or dislike about it? Where do you think it isgoing in the future?BOOKSHELFCrash £5.99, Bunker 10 £5.99, The Ghost that Haunted Itself £6.99WEBSITE www.janandrewhenderson.comMonday 25 August, 1.30pm-2.30pm, <strong>RBS</strong> Main TheatreP3-7 Michael Rosen’s A to Z of PoetryEVENT SYNOPSISJoin Michael Rosen as heintroduces some of his favouritepoets, both silly and serious, tothe audience with large helpingsof fun. Look out for specialguest appearances in an eventnot to be missed!BIOGRAPHYMichael Rosen as Children’s Laureate, is the nation’s ambassadorand advocate for children’s literature for 2007-9. Michael is anaward-winning poet, performer, broadcaster, lecturer and scriptwriter.He started writing poetry when he was twelve and has now writtenor edited over 140 books including Mind Your Own Business,We’re Going on a Bear Hunt and Michael Rosen’s Sad Book.TIPS FOR TEACHERS• Read some of Michael’s books with your class to generate enthusiasm for the event.• For video tips on how to create a poetry-friendly classroom, visit the Children’s Laureate websiteat www.childrenslaureate.org.uk/show/feature/Home/Laureate-Video.BOOKSHELFMustard, Custard, Grumble Belly and Gravy £6.99, Something’s Drastic £4.99,Quick Let’s Get Out of Here £4.99WEBSITE www.michaelrosen.co.ukwww.childrenslaureate.org.ukEDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL <strong>RBS</strong> SCHOOLS PROGRAMME21
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