Kernowland - Events

Book 5

Published 30 MAY 09

28 November 2009
Publication of Book 6
in the Kernowland series:
Colosseum of Dread

Tizzie & Louis

MIXED-UP MUTANTS
When Jack visits schools, he shows children all the mixed-up mutant animals that live in Kernowland and Erthwurld.
To create your own
mixed-up mutants,
go to
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Click Events for details and dates of Jack Trelawny's school talks and the author's visits to shops, attractions, and other venues.

Meet Jack at Waterstone's

The 'Getting Boys to Read'

Book Series

"Discover what children and teachers have been raving about... The imaginative tales have been welcomed by schools and, although their appeal is not gender specific, headteachers have hailed the books as those to get boys reading."

Community Times

PRIMARY SITE

Websites for Primary Schools

Children's Books of the Year 2006:

"... Jack Trelawny's Kernowland is about as good as they get... first rate... one of those little hardbacks that look so good on the shelf. The story takes its brother and sister protagonists to Cornwall and then through a magic cave to Kernowland where adventures ensue. Witty, scary and full of adventure the use of alternative versions of West Country landmarks in the imagined world is very clever and the environmental message a great one for kids."

Scott Pack, Head of Buying at Waterstone's Booksellers plc

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'Exactly what a reading school should sound and look like':

"Just thanking you once again for your talk last Wednesday. It has been great to see the children clutching their copy of The Crystal Pool and taking it out to play to read and hearing the conversations between the children. Exactly what a reading school should look and sound like."

Hilary Tyreman, Teacher, Pensans Primary School

PRIMARY RESOURCES

Free worksheets, lesson plans
& teaching ideas for
primary & elementary teachers

'Joe has not really concentrated on a complete book before':

Dear Mr Trelawny,

Just a very quick email, to say that it is my son, Joe (aged 10 and in year 6), who has been e-mailing you on Holly's e-mail address. He is very keen on your book and I purchased 'The Crystal Pool' for him from Epping Bookshop. He had Kernowland for Christmas, and absolutely loves it, and talks about it all the time. Although a good reader for his age, Joe has not really concentrated on a complete book before. He read Kernowland very quickly and wanted to read it over and over again. He has now taken The Crystal Pool to school. He has just changed classes and I let him take his signed copy to help him settle in his new year 6 class. Thanks again for your e-mails to him, as he is thrilled. Your visit to school really interested Joe in the books even more and he really enjoyed it.

All the best,

Mrs Mari-Louise Whitbread

‘I am your no. 1 fan’:

Dear Jack,

I would like to enter the newsround presspack reporting competition and it says you are allowed to interview someone. I chose you because I am your no.1 fan and your Kernowland books are some of my fave stories. I LOVE story writing and news reporting so I decided to enter this competition. The questions I would like to ask you are listed below.

Yours sincerely,

Louise (aged 10)

A teacher of dyslexic children writes:

Dear Mr Trelawny,

I wrote to you with my comments after having read 'The Crystal Pool'. Now that I have finished 'Darkness Day', I felt I should write again and congratulate you...

There are so many things about your books that strike me as reader-friendly, from the size and shape, accessible style, short chapters with relevant headings, choice of vocabulary, plenty of action, humour, things to make the reader think ... I could go on, but won't. Suffice to say that I think they are excellent.

Esme Tackley, Teacher (of dyslexic children)

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