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KERNOWLAND is a magical Kingdom in ERTHWURLD created by author and school visitor Jack Trelawny and published by Campion Books
KERNOWLAND
The Crystal Pool
Amazon Customer Reviews
BY PARENTS
A modern
classic!
Jack Trelawny presented his book to my sons school. The story and interactive introduction inspired both my
children to request signed copies. My eldest told me exactly where to go and at what time! Considering he has
problems with his memory, this is no mean feat! I might also add that he is a reluctant reader and very few books
capture his attention.
My 7 year old ASD child who cant read was also taken by the book and even
though he usually throws books away in frustration, he really treasures this one.
I have read this book with my children and its brilliant. Not just the story
which is an adventure set in Cornwall but the text, the layout of the book, the colour of the pages and the length
of each chapter. These points may not seem important to some but those parents who have reluctant readers or those
with dyslexia, irlen syndrome, ASD etc will appreciate how important these are.
If you want to buy a child a gift then make it this one!
Note the author: Thank you!
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Great Books!
My son won this book in a raffle and
was absorbed from the first chapter! He then progressed to haranguing the local bookshop for the second and third
books!
They can be somewhat bloodthirsty, but this does not seem to bother children
(in the tradition of Grimm etc!), and there are many good touches that make them think - the slave boat going to
"Acirfa" for instance. When he worked out this was Africa, he then started looking for all the other
anagrams!
As we live in Cornwall, he has had fun spotting the place names of places we go
and have been to.
Great book for reluctant readers too - I have recommended to several friends
children, who weren't that keen to read, and they have all been engrossed too!
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01 May 2008 Jack Trelawny visits
Jack had a very successful visit to Theydon Bois Primary School on 1st May 2008. He spoke to 180 children in years 3-6 about his Kernowland series and signed 138 books! Teacher, Alison Saggers, wrote to Jack with a report (see below) of the children's reaction to the visit...
'The children were spellbound' "Dear Mr Trelawny,
Thank you very much for your visit to the school. The children were spellbound by all that you said and showed them. They've spoken about it everyday since then.
Following on from one of your suggestions, for homework they drew pictures of their own imaginary creatures. My class have now taken this one step further and begun to write their own stories based around the lives of their creatures.
Please find enclosed some thank you letters from the children in my class. The morning was a great success and thank you once again for coming into the school and inspiring the children to read and write their own stories.
The children are eager for the 4th book to be published." Alison Saggers, Teacher
To book a Jack Trelawny event at your school, shop, Jane Bennett, Events Manager, |
This is the first book I read by myself, I loved it and kept wanting to read more. I liked the descriptions of the scenery & the creatures, especially the crabs, I could picture them all in my head. I liked the maps too. The ending was good, I want the other Kernowland books for my birthday.
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Reviewed by girl, age 8
I thought it was a fantastic book and I
loved it. I like the fact it has a map and that it is based on real life. My favourite character was Louis because
he had lots of different weapons. I especially liked the part when Louis was in Eden Valley.
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