author visits Information for teachers and librarians
DOWNLOAD Free curriculum linked ACTIVITY SHEETS
Advice on Author Visits Free, downloadable activity sheets, linked to the UK's KS1 and KS2 curriculum are available to accompany our books. The activity sheets are useful for teachers using our books to enrich literacy and topic teaching and are great in the run up to an author visit or following an author visit.
author visits authors and illustrators
Nigel Blackman Author and Illustrator NS Blackman is a popular author of books for children aged 5 - 12 and his books have attracted outstanding reviews. He has visited museums and schools in the US and the UK, including the Natural History Museum in London. His Secret Dinosaur series is noted for encouraging reading for pleasure in reluctant and non-reluctant readers aged 5 - 9. His latest book, set in the Saxon era, has been nominated for the 2017 Hull Children's Book Award for KS2.

Liz Brocklehurst Author
The Secret Dinosaur has been used as an English comprehension exercise in Hodder Education’s Primary English Literacy Course as an exemplar of compelling storytelling. The writing is noted for its engaging style using rich descriptions which draw readers in. The textbook features only the very best children's authors such as Michael Morpurgo and Roald Dahl, so The Secret Dinosaur is in good company. Class Reader Schools now use The Secret Dinosaur as a class reader, particularly following, or in the run-up, to an author visit, or during their study of dinosaurs at KS1 and KS2. The School Librarian Journal called the Secret Dinosaur a "welcome addition" for children up to Year 7, appealing to newly emergent and confident readers.
enhancing literacy
Author Liz Brocklehurst is passionate about the environment and as a Zoology graduate from Oxford University, has a deep knowledge of animal biology. Her first children's fiction book is a mystery/thriller, set against the landscape of Scotland and the forests of the Congo and has a strong survival/environmental theme. A former teacher, Liz has previously written a range of science books for primary school children.

Robert Newberry Artist and Illustrator Robert Luke Newberry obtained a First in his illustration degree from Falmouth School of Art (part of Falmouth University). He was long listed in the House of Illustration's Book Competition 2016, in which hundreds illustrators from around the world competed to illustrate a special edition of War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo. Robert admires the works of NC Wyeth and Howard Pyle. He aims to bring out the drama of any story he illustrates and his pictures reveal much about the characters they depict.
 Our authors and illustrators enjoy visiting schools and libraries to give author talks and creative writing workshops. School author visits encourage children to read for pleasure, raise aspirations and inspires them in their own story writing. Activity sheets and posters accompany the talks and curriculum linked activities based on our books are also available to download via the links on this page. Our authors are experienced at schools visits for children in KS1 and KS2. If you would like to enquire about a visit, please contact us info@dinosaurbooks.co.uk or fill in the form. To see more about an individual author's or illustrator's visits, just click on their image.

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 author visits Information for teachers and librarians
DOWNLOAD Free curriculum linked ACTIVITY SHEETS
The Society of Authors is the main organisation in the UK offering advice to authors. Its members include Philip Pullman and our authors have also joined the SoA. The Society has produced a useful guide for schools that are planning an author visit, with some very helpful guidelines. You can download the guide by clicking on the SoA logo above. Our authors and illustrators are very happy to tailor school visits to the needs of the school and plan the visit in conjunction with the organising teacher.
Free, downloadable activity sheets, linked to the UK's KS1 and KS2 curriculum are available to accompany our books. The activity sheets are useful for teachers using our books to enrich literacy and topic teaching and are great in the run up to an author visit or following an author visit.
author visits authors and illustrators
Nigel Blackman Author and Illustrator NS Blackman is a popular author of books for children aged 5 - 12 and his books have attracted outstanding reviews. He has visited museums and schools in the US and the UK, including the Natural History Museum in London. His Secret Dinosaur series is noted for encouraging reading for pleasure in reluctant and non-reluctant readers aged 5 - 9. His latest book, set in the Saxon era, has been nominated for the 2017 Hull Children's Book Award for KS2. Liz Brocklehurst Author Author Liz Brocklehurst is passionate about the environment and as a Zoology graduate from Oxford University, has a deep knowledge of animal biology. Her first children's fiction book is a mystery/thriller, set against the landscape of Scotland and the forests of the Congo and has a strong survival/environmental theme. A former teacher, Liz has previously written a range of science books for primary school children. Robert Newberry Artist and Illustrator Robert Luke Newberry obtained a First in his illustration degree from Falmouth School of Art (part of Falmouth University). He was long listed in the House of Illustration's Book Competition 2016, in which hundreds illustrators from around the world competed to illustrate a special edition of War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo. Robert admires the works of NC Wyeth and Howard Pyle. He aims to bring out the drama of any story he illustrates and his pictures reveal much about the characters they depict.
enhancing literacy
The Secret Dinosaur has been used as an English comprehension exercise in Hodder Education’s Primary English Literacy Course as an exemplar of compelling storytelling. The writing is noted for its engaging style using rich descriptions which draw readers in. The textbook features only the very best children's authors such as Michael Morpurgo and Roald Dahl, so The Secret Dinosaur is in good company. Class Reader Schools now use The Secret Dinosaur as a class reader, particularly following, or in the run-up, to an author visit, or during their study of dinosaurs at KS1 and KS2. The School Librarian Journal called the Secret Dinosaur a "welcome addition" for children up to Year 7, appealing to newly emergent and confident readers.
 Our authors and illustrators enjoy visiting schools and libraries to give author talks and creative writing workshops. School author visits encourage children to read for pleasure, raise aspirations and inspires them in their own story writing. Activity sheets and posters accompany the talks and curriculum linked activities based on our books are also available to download via the links on this page. Our authors are experienced at schools visits for children in KS1 and KS2. If you would like to enquire about a visit, please contact us info@dinosaurbooks.co.uk or fill in the form. To see more about an individual author's or illustrator's visits, just click on their image.
booking a visit
 author visits Information for teachers and librarians
DOWNLOAD Free curriculum linked ACTIVITY SHEETS
The Society of Authors is the main organisation in the UK offering advice to authors. Its members include Philip Pullman and our authors have also joined the SoA. The Society has produced a useful guide for schools that are planning an author visit, with some very helpful guidelines. You can download the guide by clicking on the SoA logo above. Our authors and illustrators are very happy to tailor school visits to the needs of the school and plan the visit in conjunction with the organising teacher.
Free, downloadable activity sheets, linked to the UK's KS1 and KS2 curriculum are available to accompany our books. The activity sheets are useful for teachers using our books to enrich literacy and topic teaching and are great in the run up to an author visit or following an author visit.
author visits authors and illustrators
Nigel Blackman Author and Illustrator NS Blackman is a popular author of books for children aged 5 - 12 and his books have attracted outstanding reviews. He has visited museums and schools in the US and the UK, including the Natural History Museum in London. His Secret Dinosaur series is noted for encouraging reading for pleasure in reluctant and non-reluctant readers aged 5 - 9. His latest book, set in the Saxon era, has been nominated for the 2017 Hull Children's Book Award for KS2. Liz Brocklehurst Author Author Liz Brocklehurst is passionate about the environment and as a Zoology graduate from Oxford University, has a deep knowledge of animal biology. Her first children's fiction book is a mystery/thriller, set against the landscape of Scotland and the forests of the Congo and has a strong survival/environmental theme. A former teacher, Liz has previously written a range of science books for primary school children. Robert Newberry Artist and Illustrator Robert Luke Newberry obtained a First in his illustration degree from Falmouth School of Art (part of Falmouth University). He was long listed in the House of Illustration's Book Competition 2016, in which hundreds illustrators from around the world competed to illustrate a special edition of War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo. Robert admires the works of NC Wyeth and Howard Pyle. He aims to bring out the drama of any story he illustrates and his pictures reveal much about the characters they depict.
The Secret Dinosaur has been used as an English comprehension exercise in Hodder Education’s Primary English Literacy Course as an exemplar of compelling storytelling. The writing is noted for its engaging style using rich descriptions which draw readers in. The textbook features only the very best children's authors such as Michael Morpurgo and Roald Dahl, so The Secret Dinosaur is in good company. Class Reader Schools now use The Secret Dinosaur as a class reader, particularly following, or in the run-up, to an author visit, or during their study of dinosaurs at KS1 and KS2. The School Librarian Journal called the Secret Dinosaur a "welcome addition" for children up to Year 7, appealing to newly emergent and confident readers. enhancing literacy
 Our authors and illustrators enjoy visiting schools and libraries to give author talks and creative writing workshops. School author visits encourage children to read for pleasure, raise aspirations and inspires them in their own story writing. Activity sheets and posters accompany the talks and curriculum linked activities based on our books are also available to download via the links on this page. Our authors are experienced at schools visits for children in KS1 and KS2. If you would like to enquire about a visit, please contact us info@dinosaurbooks.co.uk or fill in the form. To see more about an individual author's or illustrator's visits, just click on their image.
booking a visit
 author visits Information for teachers and librarians
DOWNLOAD Free curriculum linked ACTIVITY SHEETS
The Society of Authors is the main organisation in the UK offering advice to authors. Its members include Philip Pullman and our authors have also joined the SoA. The Society has produced a useful guide for schools that are planning an author visit, with some very helpful guidelines. You can download the guide by clicking on the SoA logo above. Our authors and illustrators are very happy to tailor school visits to the needs of the school and plan the visit in conjunction with the organising teacher.
Free, downloadable activity sheets, linked to the UK's KS1 and KS2 curriculum are available to accompany our books. The activity sheets are useful for teachers using our books to enrich literacy and topic teaching and are great in the run up to an author visit or following an author visit.
author visits authors and illustrators
Nigel Blackman Author and Illustrator NS Blackman is a popular author of books for children aged 5 - 12 and his books have attracted outstanding reviews. He has visited museums and schools in the US and the UK, including the Natural History Museum in London. His Secret Dinosaur series is noted for encouraging reading for pleasure in reluctant and non-reluctant readers aged 5 - 9. His latest book, set in the Saxon era, has been nominated for the 2017 Hull Children's Book Award for KS2. Liz Brocklehurst Author Author Liz Brocklehurst is passionate about the environment and as a Zoology graduate from Oxford University, has a deep knowledge of animal biology. Her first children's fiction book is a mystery/thriller, set against the landscape of Scotland and the forests of the Congo and has a strong survival/environmental theme. A former teacher, Liz has previously written a range of science books for primary school children. Robert Newberry Artist and Illustrator Robert Luke Newberry obtained a First in his illustration degree from Falmouth School of Art (part of Falmouth University). He was long listed in the House of Illustration's Book Competition 2016, in which hundreds illustrators from around the world competed to illustrate a special edition of War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo. Robert admires the works of NC Wyeth and Howard Pyle. He aims to bring out the drama of any story he illustrates and his pictures reveal much about the characters they depict.
The Secret Dinosaur has been used as an English comprehension exercise in Hodder Education’s Primary English Literacy Course as an exemplar of compelling storytelling. The writing is noted for its engaging style using rich descriptions which draw readers in. The textbook features only the very best children's authors such as Michael Morpurgo and Roald Dahl, so The Secret Dinosaur is in good company. Class Reader Schools now use The Secret Dinosaur as a class reader, particularly following, or in the run-up, to an author visit, or during their study of dinosaurs at KS1 and KS2. The School Librarian Journal called the Secret Dinosaur a "welcome addition" for children up to Year 7, appealing to newly emergent and confident readers.
 Our authors and illustrators enjoy visiting schools and libraries to give author talks and creative writing workshops. School author visits encourage children to read for pleasure, raise aspirations and inspires them in their own story writing. Activity sheets and posters accompany the talks and curriculum linked activities based on our books are also available to download via the links on this page. Our authors are experienced at schools visits for children in KS1 and KS2. If you would like to enquire about a visit, please contact us info@dinosaurbooks.co.uk or fill in the form. To see more about an individual author's or illustrator's visits, just click on their image.
enhancing literacy booking a visit
 author visits Information for teachers and librarians
DOWNLOAD Free curriculum linked ACTIVITY SHEETS
Advice on Author Visits The Society of Authors is the main organisation in the UK offering advice to authors. Its members include Philip Pullman and our authors have also joined the SoA. The Society has produced a useful guide for schools that are planning an author visit, with some very helpful guidelines. You can download the guide by clicking on the SoA logo above. Our authors and illustrators are very happy to tailor school visits to the needs of the school and plan the visit in conjunction with the organising teacher.
Free, downloadable activity sheets, linked to the UK's KS1 and KS2 curriculum are available to accompany our books. The activity sheets are useful for teachers using our books to enrich literacy and topic teaching and are great in the run up to an author visit or following an author visit.
author visits authors and illustrators
Nigel Blackman Author and Illustrator NS Blackman is a popular author of books for children aged 5 - 12 and his books have attracted outstanding reviews. He has visited museums and schools in the US and the UK, including the Natural History Museum in London. His Secret Dinosaur series is noted for encouraging reading for pleasure in reluctant and non-reluctant readers aged 5 - 9. His latest book, set in the Saxon era, has been nominated for the 2017 Hull Children's Book Award for KS2. Liz Brocklehurst Author Author Liz Brocklehurst is passionate about the environment and as a Zoology graduate from Oxford University, has a deep knowledge of animal biology. Her first children's fiction book is a mystery/thriller, set against the landscape of Scotland and the forests of the Congo and has a strong survival/environmental theme. A former teacher, Liz has previously written a range of science books for primary school children. Robert Newberry Artist and Illustrator Robert Luke Newberry obtained a First in his illustration degree from Falmouth School of Art (part of Falmouth University). He was long listed in the House of Illustration's Book Competition 2016, in which hundreds illustrators from around the world competed to illustrate a special edition of War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo. Robert admires the works of NC Wyeth and Howard Pyle. He aims to bring out the drama of any story he illustrates and his pictures reveal much about the characters they depict.
 Our authors and illustrators enjoy visiting schools and libraries to give author talks and creative writing workshops. School author visits encourage children to read for pleasure, raise aspirations and inspires them in their own story writing. Activity sheets and posters accompany the talks and curriculum linked activities based on our books are also available to download via the links on this page. Our authors are experienced at schools visits for children in KS1 and KS2. If you would like to enquire about a visit, please contact us info@dinosaurbooks.co.uk or fill in the form. To see more about an individual author's or illustrator's visits, just click on their image.
enhancing literacy The Secret Dinosaur has been used as an English comprehension exercise in Hodder Education’s Primary English Literacy Course as an exemplar of compelling storytelling. The writing is noted for its engaging style using rich descriptions which draw readers in. The textbook features only the very best children's authors such as Michael Morpurgo and Roald Dahl, so The Secret Dinosaur is in good company. Class Reader Schools now use The Secret Dinosaur as a class reader, particularly following, or in the run-up, to an author visit, or during their study of dinosaurs at KS1 and KS2. The School Librarian Journal called the Secret Dinosaur a "welcome addition" for children up to Year 7, appealing to newly emergent and confident readers. booking a visit
 author visits Information for teachers and librarians
DOWNLOAD Free curriculum linked ACTIVITY SHEETS
Advice on Author Visits The Society of Authors is the main organisation in the UK offering advice to authors. Its members include Philip Pullman and our authors have also joined the SoA. The Society has produced a useful guide for schools that are planning an author visit, with some very helpful guidelines. You can download the guide by clicking on the SoA logo above. Our authors and illustrators are very happy to tailor school visits to the needs of the school and plan the visit in conjunction with the organising teacher.
Free, downloadable activity sheets, linked to the UK's KS1 and KS2 curriculum are available to accompany our books. The activity sheets are useful for teachers using our books to enrich literacy and topic teaching and are great in the run up to an author visit or following an author visit.
author visits authors and illustrators enhancing literacy The Secret Dinosaur has been used as an English comprehension exercise in Hodder Education’s Primary English Literacy Course as an exemplar of compelling storytelling. The writing is noted for its engaging style using rich descriptions which draw readers in. The textbook features only the very best children's authors such as Michael Morpurgo and Roald Dahl, so The Secret Dinosaur is in good company. Class Reader Schools now use The Secret Dinosaur as a class reader, particularly following, or in the run-up, to an author visit, or during their study of dinosaurs at KS1 and KS2. The School Librarian Journal called the Secret Dinosaur a "welcome addition" for children up to Year 7, appealing to newly emergent and confident readers.
Nigel Blackman Author and Illustrator NS Blackman is a popular author of books for children aged 5 - 12 and his books have attracted outstanding reviews. He has visited museums and schools in the US and the UK, including the Natural History Museum in London. His Secret Dinosaur series is noted for encouraging reading for pleasure in reluctant and non-reluctant readers aged 5 - 9. His latest book, set in the Saxon era, has been nominated for the 2017 Hull Children's Book Award for KS2. Liz Brocklehurst
Author
Author Liz Brocklehurst is passionate about the environment and as a Zoology graduate from Oxford University, has a deep knowledge of animal biology. Her first children's fiction book is a mystery/thriller, set against the landscape of Scotland and the forests of the Congo and has a strong survival/environmental theme. A former teacher, Liz has previously written a range of science books for primary school children. Robert Newberry Artist and Illustrator Robert Luke Newberry obtained a First in his illustration degree from Falmouth School of Art (part of Falmouth University). He was long listed in the House of Illustration's Book Competition 2016, in which hundreds illustrators from around the world competed to illustrate a special edition of War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo. Robert admires the works of NC Wyeth and Howard Pyle. He aims to bring out the drama of any story he illustrates and his pictures reveal much about the characters they depict.
booking a visit
 Our authors and illustrators enjoy visiting schools and libraries to give author talks and creative writing workshops. School author visits encourage children to read for pleasure, raise aspirations and inspires them in their own story writing. Activity sheets and posters accompany the talks and curriculum linked activities based on our books are also available to download via the links on this page. Our authors are experienced at schools visits for children in KS1 and KS2. If you would like to enquire about a visit, please contact us info@dinosaurbooks.co.uk or fill in the form. To see more about an individual author's or illustrator's visits, just click on their image.
 author visits Information for teachers and librarians
DOWNLOAD Free curriculum linked ACTIVITY SHEETS
Advice on Author Visits The Society of Authors is the main organisation in the UK offering advice to authors. Its members include Philip Pullman and our authors have also joined the SoA. The Society has produced a useful guide for schools that are planning an author visit, with some very helpful guidelines. You can download the guide by clicking on the SoA logo above. Our authors and illustrators are very happy to tailor school visits to the needs of the school and plan the visit in conjunction with the organising teacher.
Free, downloadable activity sheets, linked to the UK's KS1 and KS2 curriculum are available to accompany our books. The activity sheets are useful for teachers using our books to enrich literacy and topic teaching and are great in the run up to an author visit or following an author visit.
author visits authors and illustrators
Nigel Blackman Author and Illustrator NS Blackman is a popular author of books for children aged 5 - 12 and his books have attracted outstanding reviews. He has visited museums and schools in the US and the UK, including the Natural History Museum in London. His Secret Dinosaur series is noted for encouraging reading for pleasure in reluctant and non-reluctant readers aged 5 - 9. His latest book, set in the Saxon era, has been nominated for the 2017 Hull Children's Book Award for KS2. Liz Brocklehurst Author Author Liz Brocklehurst is passionate about the environment and as a Zoology graduate from Oxford University, has a deep knowledge of animal biology. Her first children's fiction book is a mystery/thriller, set against the landscape of Scotland and the forests of the Congo and has a strong survival/environmental theme. A former teacher, Liz has previously written a range of science books for primary school children. Robert Newberry Artist and Illustrator Robert Luke Newberry obtained a First in his illustration degree from Falmouth School of Art (part of Falmouth University). He was long listed in the House of Illustration's Book Competition 2016, in which hundreds illustrators from around the world competed to illustrate a special edition of War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo. Robert admires the works of NC Wyeth and Howard Pyle. He aims to bring out the drama of any story he illustrates and his pictures reveal much about the characters they depict.
enhancing literacy
 Our authors and illustrators enjoy visiting schools and libraries to give author talks and creative writing workshops. School author visits encourage children to read for pleasure, raise aspirations and inspires them in their own story writing. Activity sheets and posters accompany the talks and curriculum linked activities based on our books are also available to download via the links on this page. Our authors are experienced at schools visits for children in KS1 and KS2. If you would like to enquire about a visit, please contact us info@dinosaurbooks.co.uk or fill in the form. To see more about an individual author's or illustrator's visits, just click on their image.
booking a visit
 author visits Information for teachers and librarians
DOWNLOAD Free curriculum linked ACTIVITY SHEETS
Advice on Author Visits The Society of Authors is the main organisation in the UK offering advice to authors. Its members include Philip Pullman and our authors have also joined the SoA. The Society has produced a useful guide for schools that are planning an author visit, with some very helpful guidelines. You can download the guide by clicking on the SoA logo above. Our authors and illustrators are very happy to tailor school visits to the needs of the school and plan the visit in conjunction with the organising teacher.
Free, downloadable activity sheets, linked to the UK's KS1 and KS2 curriculum are available to accompany our books. The activity sheets are useful for teachers using our books to enrich literacy and topic teaching and are great in the run up to an author visit or following an author visit.
author visits authors and illustrators
Nigel Blackman Author and Illustrator
The Secret Dinosaur has been used as an English comprehension exercise in Hodder Education’s Primary English Literacy Course as an exemplar of compelling storytelling. The writing is noted for its engaging style using rich descriptions which draw readers in. The textbook features only the very best children's authors such as Michael Morpurgo and Roald Dahl, so The Secret Dinosaur is in good company. Class Reader Schools now use The Secret Dinosaur as a class reader, particularly following, or in the run-up, to an author visit, or during their study of dinosaurs at KS1 and KS2. The School Librarian Journal called the Secret Dinosaur a "welcome addition" for children up to Year 7, appealing to newly emergent and confident readers. enhancing literacy
NS Blackman is a popular author of books for children aged 5 - 12 and his books have attracted outstanding reviews. He has visited museums and schools in the US and the UK, including the Natural History Museum in London. His Secret Dinosaur series is noted for encouraging reading for pleasure in reluctant and non-reluctant readers aged 5 - 9. His latest book, set in the Saxon era, has been nominated for the 2017 Hull Children's Book Award for KS2. Liz Brocklehurst
Author booking a visit
Author Liz Brocklehurst is passionate about the environment and as a Zoology graduate from Oxford University, has a deep knowledge of animal biology. Her first children's fiction book is a mystery/thriller, set against the landscape of Scotland and the forests of the Congo and has a strong survival/environmental theme. A former teacher, Liz has previously written a range of science books for primary school children. Robert Newberry Artist and Illustrator Robert Luke Newberry obtained a First in his illustration degree from Falmouth School of Art (part of Falmouth University). He was long listed in the House of Illustration's Book Competition 2016, in which hundreds illustrators from around the world competed to illustrate a special edition of War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo. Robert admires the works of NC Wyeth and Howard Pyle. He aims to bring out the drama of any story he illustrates and his pictures reveal much about the characters they depict.
 Our authors and illustrators enjoy visiting schools and libraries to give author talks and creative writing workshops. School author visits encourage children to read for pleasure, raise aspirations and inspires them in their own story writing. Activity sheets and posters accompany the talks and curriculum linked activities based on our books are also available to download via the links on this page. Our authors are experienced at schools visits for children in KS1 and KS2. If you would like to enquire about a visit, please contact us info@dinosaurbooks.co.uk or fill in the form. To see more about an individual author's or illustrator's visits, just click on their image.
 author visits Information for teachers and librarians
DOWNLOAD Free curriculum linked ACTIVITY SHEETS
Advice on Author Visits The Society of Authors is the main organisation in the UK offering advice to authors. Its members include Philip Pullman and our authors have also joined the SoA. The Society has produced a useful guide for schools that are planning an author visit, with some very helpful guidelines. You can download the guide by clicking on the SoA logo above. Our authors and illustrators are very happy to tailor school visits to the needs of the school and plan the visit in conjunction with the organising teacher.
Free, downloadable activity sheets, linked to the UK's KS1 and KS2 curriculum are available to accompany our books. The activity sheets are useful for teachers using our books to enrich literacy and topic teaching and are great in the run up to an author visit or following an author visit.
author visits authors and illustrators
Nigel Blackman Author and Illustrator NS Blackman is a popular author of books for children aged 5 - 12 and his books have attracted outstanding reviews. He has visited museums and schools in the US and the UK, including the Natural History Museum in London. His Secret Dinosaur series is noted for encouraging reading for pleasure in reluctant and non-reluctant readers aged 5 - 9. His latest book, set in the Saxon era, has been nominated for the 2017 Hull Children's Book Award for KS2.
enhancing literacy
The Secret Dinosaur has been used as an English comprehension exercise in Hodder Education’s Primary English Literacy Course as an exemplar of compelling storytelling. The writing is noted for its engaging style using rich descriptions which draw readers in. The textbook features only the very best children's authors such as Michael Morpurgo and Roald Dahl, so The Secret Dinosaur is in good company. Class Reader Schools now use The Secret Dinosaur as a class reader, particularly following, or in the run-up, to an author visit, or during their study of dinosaurs at KS1 and KS2. The School Librarian Journal called the Secret Dinosaur a "welcome addition" for children up to Year 7, appealing to newly emergent and confident readers.
booking a visit
Liz Brocklehurst
Author Liz Brocklehurst is passionate about the environment and as a Zoology graduate from Oxford University, has a deep knowledge of animal biology. Her first children's fiction book is a mystery/thriller, set against the landscape of Scotland and the forests of the Congo and has a strong survival/environmental theme. A former teacher, Liz has previously written a range of science books for primary school children. Author
Robert Newberry Artist and Illustrator Robert Luke Newberry obtained a First in his illustration degree from Falmouth School of Art (part of Falmouth University). He was long listed in the House of Illustration's Book Competition 2016, in which hundreds illustrators from around the world competed to illustrate a special edition of War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo. Robert admires the works of NC Wyeth and Howard Pyle. He aims to bring out the drama of any story he illustrates and his pictures reveal much about the characters they depict.
 Our authors and illustrators enjoy visiting schools and libraries to give author talks and creative writing workshops. School author visits encourage children to read for pleasure, raise aspirations and inspires them in their own story writing. Activity sheets and posters accompany the talks and curriculum linked activities based on our books are also available to download via the links on this page. Our authors are experienced at schools visits for children in KS1 and KS2. If you would like to enquire about a visit, please contact us info@dinosaurbooks.co.uk or fill in the form. To see more about an individual author's or illustrator's visits, just click on their image.
 author visits Information for teachers and librarians
Advice on Author Visits The Society of Authors is the main organisation in the UK offering advice to authors. Its members include Philip Pullman and our authors have also joined the SoA. The Society has produced a useful guide for schools that are planning an author visit, with some very helpful guidelines. You can download the guide by clicking on the SoA logo above. Our authors and illustrators are very happy to tailor school visits to the needs of the school and plan the visit in conjunction with the organising teacher.
DOWNLOAD Free curriculum linked ACTIVITY SHEETS
Free, downloadable activity sheets, linked to the UK's KS1 and KS2 curriculum are available to accompany our books. The activity sheets are useful for teachers using our books to enrich literacy and topic teaching and are great in the run up to an author visit or following an author visit.
author visits authors and illustrators
Nigel Blackman Author and Illustrator NS Blackman is a popular author of books for children aged 5 - 12 and his books have attracted outstanding reviews. He has visited museums and schools in the US and the UK, including the Natural History Museum in London. His Secret Dinosaur series is noted for encouraging reading for pleasure in reluctant and non-reluctant readers aged 5 - 9. His latest book, set in the Saxon era, has been nominated for the 2017 Hull Children's Book Award for KS2.
enhancing literacy The Secret Dinosaur has been used as an English comprehension exercise in Hodder Education’s Primary English Literacy Course as an exemplar of compelling storytelling. The writing is noted for its engaging style using rich descriptions which draw readers in. The textbook features only the very best children's authors such as Michael Morpurgo and Roald Dahl, so The Secret Dinosaur is in good company. Class Reader Schools now use The Secret Dinosaur as a class reader, particularly following, or in the run-up, to an author visit, or during their study of dinosaurs at KS1 and KS2. The School Librarian Journal called the Secret Dinosaur a "welcome addition" for children up to Year 7, appealing to newly emergent and confident readers.
Liz Brocklehurst Author Author Liz Brocklehurst is passionate about the environment and as a Zoology graduate from Oxford University, has a deep knowledge of animal biology. Her first children's fiction book is a mystery/thriller, set against the landscape of Scotland and the forests of the Congo and has a strong survival/environmental theme. A former teacher, Liz has previously written a range of science books for primary school children. Robert Newberry Artist and Illustrator Robert Luke Newberry obtained a First in his illustration degree from Falmouth School of Art (part of Falmouth University). He was long listed in the House of Illustration's Book Competition 2016, in which hundreds illustrators from around the world competed to illustrate a special edition of War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo. Robert admires the works of NC Wyeth and Howard Pyle. He aims to bring out the drama of any story he illustrates and his pictures reveal much about the characters they depict.
booking a visit
 Our authors and illustrators enjoy visiting schools and libraries to give author talks and creative writing workshops. School author visits encourage children to read for pleasure, raise aspirations and inspires them in their own story writing. Activity sheets and posters accompany the talks and curriculum linked activities based on our books are also available to download via the links on this page. Our authors are experienced at schools visits for children in KS1 and KS2. If you would like to enquire about a visit, please contact us info@dinosaurbooks.co.uk or fill in the form. To see more about an individual author's or illustrator's visits, just click on their image.
 author visits Information for teachers and librarians
DOWNLOAD Free curriculum linked ACTIVITY SHEETS
Advice on Author Visits The Society of Authors is the main organisation in the UK offering advice to authors. Its members include Philip Pullman and our authors have also joined the SoA. The Society has produced a useful guide for schools that are planning an author visit, with some very helpful guidelines. You can download the guide by clicking on the SoA logo above. Our authors and illustrators are very happy to tailor school visits to the needs of the school and plan the visit in conjunction with the organising teacher.
Free, downloadable activity sheets, linked to the UK's KS1 and KS2 curriculum are available to accompany our books. The activity sheets are useful for teachers using our books to enrich literacy and topic teaching and are great in the run up to an author visit or following an author visit.
author visits authors and illustrators
Nigel Blackman Author and Illustrator NS Blackman is a popular author of books for children aged 5 - 12 and his books have attracted outstanding reviews. He has visited museums and schools in the US and the UK, including the Natural History Museum in London. His Secret Dinosaur series is noted for encouraging reading for pleasure in reluctant and non-reluctant readers aged 5 - 9. His latest book, set in the Saxon era, has been nominated for the 2017 Hull Children's Book Award for KS2.
enhancing literacy
The Secret Dinosaur has been used as an English comprehension exercise in Hodder Education’s Primary English Literacy Course as an exemplar of compelling storytelling. The writing is noted for its engaging style using rich descriptions which draw readers in. The textbook features only the very best children's authors such as Michael Morpurgo and Roald Dahl, so The Secret Dinosaur is in good company. Class Reader Schools now use The Secret Dinosaur as a class reader, particularly following, or in the run-up, to an author visit, or during their study of dinosaurs at KS1 and KS2. The School Librarian Journal called the Secret Dinosaur a "welcome addition" for children up to Year 7, appealing to newly emergent and confident readers.
booking a visit
Liz Brocklehurst Author Author Liz Brocklehurst is passionate about the environment and as a Zoology graduate from Oxford University, has a deep knowledge of animal biology. Her first children's fiction book is a mystery/thriller, set against the landscape of Scotland and the forests of the Congo and has a strong survival/environmental theme. A former teacher, Liz has previously written a range of science books for primary school children. Robert Newberry Artist and Illustrator Robert Luke Newberry obtained a First in his illustration degree from Falmouth School of Art (part of Falmouth University). He was long listed in the House of Illustration's Book Competition 2016, in which hundreds illustrators from around the world competed to illustrate a special edition of War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo. Robert admires the works of NC Wyeth and Howard Pyle. He aims to bring out the drama of any story he illustrates and his pictures reveal much about the characters they depict.
 Our authors and illustrators enjoy visiting schools and libraries to give author talks and creative writing workshops. School author visits encourage children to read for pleasure, raise aspirations and inspires them in their own story writing. Activity sheets and posters accompany the talks and curriculum linked activities based on our books are also available to download via the links on this page. Our authors are experienced at schools visits for children in KS1 and KS2. If you would like to enquire about a visit, please contact us info@dinosaurbooks.co.uk or fill in the form. To see more about an individual author's or illustrator's visits, just click on their image.
 author visits Information for teachers and librarians
DOWNLOAD Free curriculum linked ACTIVITY SHEETS
Advice on Author Visits The Society of Authors is the main organisation in the UK offering advice to authors. Its members include Philip Pullman and our authors have also joined the SoA. The Society has produced a useful guide for schools that are planning an author visit, with some very helpful guidelines. You can download the guide by clicking on the SoA logo above. Our authors and illustrators are very happy to tailor school visits to the needs of the school and plan the visit in conjunction with the organising teacher.
Free, downloadable activity sheets, linked to the UK's KS1 and KS2 curriculum are available to accompany our books. The activity sheets are useful for teachers using our books to enrich literacy and topic teaching and are great in the run up to an author visit or following an author visit.
author visits authors and illustrators
Nigel Blackman Author and Illustrator NS Blackman is a popular author of books for children aged 5 - 12 and his books have attracted outstanding reviews. He has visited museums and schools in the US and the UK, including the Natural History Museum in London. His Secret Dinosaur series is noted for encouraging reading for pleasure in reluctant and non-reluctant readers aged 5 - 9. His latest book, set in the Saxon era, has been nominated for the 2017 Hull Children's Book Award for KS2.
enhancing literacy
The Secret Dinosaur has been used as an English comprehension exercise in Hodder Education’s Primary English Literacy Course as an exemplar of compelling storytelling. The writing is noted for its engaging style using rich descriptions which draw readers in. The textbook features only the very best children's authors such as Michael Morpurgo and Roald Dahl, so The Secret Dinosaur is in good company. Class Reader Schools now use The Secret Dinosaur as a class reader, particularly following, or in the run-up, to an author visit, or during their study of dinosaurs at KS1 and KS2. The School Librarian Journal called the Secret Dinosaur a "welcome addition" for children up to Year 7, appealing to newly emergent and confident readers.
Liz Brocklehurst booking a visit
Author Author Liz Brocklehurst is passionate about the environment and as a Zoology graduate from Oxford University, has a deep knowledge of animal biology. Her first children's fiction book is a mystery/thriller, set against the landscape of Scotland and the forests of the Congo and has a strong survival/environmental theme. A former teacher, Liz has previously written a range of science books for primary school children. Robert Newberry Artist and Illustrator Robert Luke Newberry obtained a First in his illustration degree from Falmouth School of Art (part of Falmouth University). He was long listed in the House of Illustration's Book Competition 2016, in which hundreds illustrators from around the world competed to illustrate a special edition of War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo. Robert admires the works of NC Wyeth and Howard Pyle. He aims to bring out the drama of any story he illustrates and his pictures reveal much about the characters they depict.
 Our authors and illustrators enjoy visiting schools and libraries to give author talks and creative writing workshops. School author visits encourage children to read for pleasure, raise aspirations and inspires them in their own story writing. Activity sheets and posters accompany the talks and curriculum linked activities based on our books are also available to download via the links on this page. Our authors are experienced at schools visits for children in KS1 and KS2. If you would like to enquire about a visit, please contact us info@dinosaurbooks.co.uk or fill in the form. To see more about an individual author's or illustrator's visits, just click on their image.
 author visits Information for teachers and librarians
DOWNLOAD Free curriculum linked ACTIVITY SHEETS
Advice on Author Visits The Society of Authors is the main organisation in the UK offering advice to authors. Its members include Philip Pullman and our authors have also joined the SoA. The Society has produced a useful guide for schools that are planning an author visit, with some very helpful guidelines. You can download the guide by clicking on the SoA logo above. Our authors and illustrators are very happy to tailor school visits to the needs of the school and plan the visit in conjunction with the organising teacher.
Free, downloadable activity sheets, linked to the UK's KS1 and KS2 curriculum are available to accompany our books. The activity sheets are useful for teachers using our books to enrich literacy and topic teaching and are great in the run up to an author visit or following an author visit.
author visits authors and illustrators
Nigel Blackman Author and Illustrator NS Blackman is a popular author of books for children aged 5 - 12 and his books have attracted outstanding reviews. He has visited museums and schools in the US and the UK, including the Natural History Museum in London. His Secret Dinosaur series is noted for encouraging reading for pleasure in reluctant and non-reluctant readers aged 5 - 9. His latest book, set in the Saxon era, has been nominated for the 2017 Hull Children's Book Award for KS2. Liz Brocklehurst Author Author Liz Brocklehurst is passionate about the environment and as a Zoology graduate from Oxford University, has a deep knowledge of animal biology. Her first children's fiction book is a mystery/thriller, set against the landscape of Scotland and the forests of the Congo and has a strong survival/environmental theme. A former teacher, Liz has previously written a range of science books for primary school children. Robert Newberry Artist and Illustrator Robert Luke Newberry obtained a First in his illustration degree from Falmouth School of Art (part of Falmouth University). He was long listed in the House of Illustration's Book Competition 2016, in which hundreds illustrators from around the world competed to illustrate a special edition of War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo. Robert admires the works of NC Wyeth and Howard Pyle. He aims to bring out the drama of any story he illustrates and his pictures reveal much about the characters they depict.
enhancing literacy
The Secret Dinosaur has been used as an English comprehension exercise in Hodder Education’s Primary English Literacy Course as an exemplar of compelling storytelling. The writing is noted for its engaging style using rich descriptions which draw readers in. The textbook features only the very best children's authors such as Michael Morpurgo and Roald Dahl, so The Secret Dinosaur is in good company. Class Reader Schools now use The Secret Dinosaur as a class reader, particularly following, or in the run-up, to an author visit, or during their study of dinosaurs at KS1 and KS2. The School Librarian Journal called the Secret Dinosaur a "welcome addition" for children up to Year 7, appealing to newly emergent and confident readers.
booking a visit
 Our authors and illustrators enjoy visiting schools and libraries to give author talks and creative writing workshops. School author visits encourage children to read for pleasure, raise aspirations and inspires them in their own story writing. Activity sheets and posters accompany the talks and curriculum linked activities based on our books are also available to download via the links on this page. Our authors are experienced at schools visits for children in KS1 and KS2. If you would like to enquire about a visit, please contact us info@dinosaurbooks.co.uk or fill in the form. To see more about an individual author's or illustrator's visits, just click on their image.
 author visits Information for teachers and librarians
DOWNLOAD Free curriculum linked ACTIVITY SHEETS
Free, downloadable activity sheets, linked to the UK's KS1 and KS2 curriculum are available to accompany our books. The activity sheets are useful for teachers using our books to enrich literacy and topic teaching and are great in the run up to an author visit or following an author visit. author visits authors and illustrators Nigel Blackman Author and Illustrator NS Blackman is a popular author of books for children aged 5 - 12 and his books have attracted outstanding reviews. He has visited museums and schools in the US and the UK, including the Natural History Museum in London. His Secret Dinosaur series is noted for encouraging reading for pleasure in reluctant and non-reluctant readers aged 5 - 9. His latest book, set in the Saxon era, has been nominated for the 2017 Hull Children's Book Award for KS2. Liz Brocklehurst Author Author Liz Brocklehurst is passionate about the environment and as a Zoology graduate from Oxford University, has a deep knowledge of animal biology. Her first children's fiction book is a mystery/thriller, set against the landscape of Scotland and the forests of the Congo and has a strong survival/environmental theme. A former teacher, Liz has previously written a range of science books for primary school children. Robert Newberry Artist and Illustrator Robert Luke Newberry obtained a First in his illustration degree from Falmouth School of Art (part of Falmouth University). He was long listed in the House of Illustration's Book Competition 2016, in which hundreds illustrators from around the world competed to illustrate a special edition of War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo. Robert admires the works of NC Wyeth and Howard Pyle. He aims to bring out the drama of any story he illustrates and his pictures reveal much about the characters they depict. booking a visit
 Our authors and illustrators enjoy visiting schools and libraries to give author talks and creative writing workshops. School author visits encourage children to read for pleasure, raise aspirations and inspires them in their own story writing. Activity sheets and posters accompany the talks and curriculum linked activities based on our books are also available to download via the links on this page. Our authors are experienced at schools visits for children in KS1 and KS2. If you would like to enquire about a visit, please contact us info@dinosaurbooks.co.uk or fill in the form. To see more about an individual author's or illustrator's visits, just click on their image.
 author visits Information for teachers and librarians DOWNLOAD Free curriculum linked ACTIVITY SHEETS Free, downloadable activity sheets, linked to the UK's KS1 and KS2 curriculum are available to accompany our books. The activity sheets are useful for teachers using our books to enrich literacy and topic teaching and are great in the run up to an author visit or following an author visit. author visits authors and illustrators Nigel Blackman Author and Illustrator NS Blackman is a popular author of books for children aged 5 - 12 and his books have attracted outstanding reviews. He has visited museums and schools in the US and the UK, including the Natural History Museum in London. His Secret Dinosaur series is noted for encouraging reading for pleasure in reluctant and non-reluctant readers aged 5 - 9. His latest book, set in the Saxon era, has been nominated for the 2017 Hull Children's Book Award for KS2. Liz Brocklehurst Author Author Liz Brocklehurst is passionate about the environment and as a Zoology graduate from Oxford University, has a deep knowledge of animal biology. Her first children's fiction book is a mystery/thriller, set against the landscape of Scotland and the forests of the Congo and has a strong survival/environmental theme. A former teacher, Liz has previously written a range of science books for primary school children. Robert Newberry Artist and Illustrator Robert Luke Newberry obtained a First in his illustration degree from Falmouth School of Art (part of Falmouth University). He was long listed in the House of Illustration's Book Competition 2016, in which hundreds illustrators from around the world competed to illustrate a special edition of War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo. Robert admires the works of NC Wyeth and Howard Pyle. He aims to bring out the drama of any story he illustrates and his pictures reveal much about the characters they depict. booking a visit
 Our authors and illustrators enjoy visiting schools and libraries to give author talks and creative writing workshops. School author visits encourage children to read for pleasure, raise aspirations and inspires them in their own story writing. Activity sheets and posters accompany the talks and curriculum linked activities based on our books are also available to download via the links on this page. Our authors are experienced at schools visits for children in KS1 and KS2. If you would like to enquire about a visit, please contact us info@dinosaurbooks.co.uk or fill in the form. To see more about an individual author's or illustrator's visits, just click on their image.
 author visits Information for teachers and librarians DOWNLOAD Free curriculum linked ACTIVITY SHEETS Free, downloadable activity sheets, linked to the UK's KS1 and KS2 curriculum are available to accompany our books. The activity sheets are useful for teachers using our books to enrich literacy and topic teaching and are great in the run up to an author visit or following an author visit. author visits authors and illustrators Nigel Blackman Author and Illustrator NS Blackman is a popular author of books for children aged 5 - 12 and his books have attracted outstanding reviews. He has visited museums and schools in the US and the UK, including the Natural History Museum in London. His Secret Dinosaur series is noted for encouraging reading for pleasure in reluctant and non-reluctant readers aged 5 - 9. His latest book, set in the Saxon era, has been nominated for the 2017 Hull Children's Book Award for KS2.
Liz Brocklehurst Author Author Liz Brocklehurst is passionate about the environment and as a Zoology graduate from Oxford University, has a deep knowledge of animal biology. Her first children's fiction book is a mystery/thriller, set against the landscape of Scotland and the forests of the Congo and has a strong survival/environmental theme. A former teacher, Liz has previously written a range of science books for primary school children. Robert Newberry Artist and Illustrator Robert Luke Newberry obtained a First in his illustration degree from Falmouth School of Art (part of Falmouth University). He was long listed in the House of Illustration's Book Competition 2016, in which hundreds illustrators from around the world competed to illustrate a special edition of War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo. Robert admires the works of NC Wyeth and Howard Pyle. He aims to bring out the drama of any story he illustrates and his pictures reveal much about the characters they depict. booking a visit
 Our authors and illustrators enjoy visiting schools and libraries to give author talks and creative writing workshops. School author visits encourage children to read for pleasure, raise aspirations and inspires them in their own story writing. Activity sheets and posters accompany the talks and curriculum linked activities based on our books are also available to download via the links on this page. Our authors are experienced at schools visits for children in KS1 and KS2. If you would like to enquire about a visit, please contact us info@dinosaurbooks.co.uk or fill in the form. To see more about an individual author's or illustrator's visits, just click on their image.
 author visits Information for teachers and librarians DOWNLOAD Free curriculum linked ACTIVITY SHEETS Free, downloadable activity sheets, linked to the UK's KS1 and KS2 curriculum are available to accompany our books. The activity sheets are useful for teachers using our books to enrich literacy and topic teaching and are great in the run up to an author visit or following an author visit. author visits authors and illustrators
Nigel Blackman Author and Illustrator
NS Blackman is a popular author of books for children aged 5 - 12 and his books have attracted outstanding reviews. He has visited museums and schools in the US and the UK, including the Natural History Museum in London. His Secret Dinosaur series is noted for encouraging reading for pleasure in reluctant and non-reluctant readers aged 5 - 9. His latest book, set in the Saxon era, has been nominated for the 2017 Hull Children's Book Award for KS2.
Liz Brocklehurst Author Author Liz Brocklehurst is passionate about the environment and as a Zoology graduate from Oxford University, has a deep knowledge of animal biology. Her first children's fiction book is a mystery/thriller, set against the landscape of Scotland and the forests of the Congo and has a strong survival/environmental theme. A former teacher, Liz has previously written a range of science books for primary school children. Robert Newberry Artist and Illustrator Robert Luke Newberry obtained a First in his illustration degree from Falmouth School of Art (part of Falmouth University). He was long listed in the House of Illustration's Book Competition 2016, in which hundreds illustrators from around the world competed to illustrate a special edition of War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo. Robert admires the works of NC Wyeth and Howard Pyle. He aims to bring out the drama of any story he illustrates and his pictures reveal much about the characters they depict. booking a visit
 Our authors and illustrators enjoy visiting schools and libraries to give author talks and creative writing workshops. School author visits encourage children to read for pleasure, raise aspirations and inspires them in their own story writing. Activity sheets and posters accompany the talks and curriculum linked activities based on our books are also available to download via the links on this page. Our authors are experienced at schools visits for children in KS1 and KS2. If you would like to enquire about a visit, please contact us info@dinosaurbooks.co.uk or fill in the form. To see more about an individual author's or illustrator's visits, just click on their image.
 author visits Information for teachers and librarians DOWNLOAD Free curriculum linked ACTIVITY SHEETS Free, downloadable activity sheets, linked to the UK's KS1 and KS2 curriculum are available to accompany our books. The activity sheets are useful for teachers using our books to enrich literacy and topic teaching and are great in the run up to an author visit or following an author visit. author visits authors and illustrators
Nigel Blackman Author and Illustrator
NS Blackman is a popular author of books for children aged 5 - 12 and his books have attracted outstanding reviews. He has visited museums and schools in the US and the UK, including the Natural History Museum in London. His Secret Dinosaur series is noted for encouraging reading for pleasure in reluctant and non-reluctant readers aged 5 - 9. His latest book, set in the Saxon era, has been nominated for the 2017 Hull Children's Book Award for KS2.
Liz Brocklehurst Author Author Liz Brocklehurst is passionate about the environment and as a Zoology graduate from Oxford University, has a deep knowledge of animal biology. Her first children's fiction book is a mystery/thriller, set against the landscape of Scotland and the forests of the Congo and has a strong survival/environmental theme. A former teacher, Liz has previously written a range of science books for primary school children. Robert Newberry Artist and Illustrator Robert Luke Newberry obtained a First in his illustration degree from Falmouth School of Art (part of Falmouth University). He was long listed in the House of Illustration's Book Competition 2016, in which hundreds illustrators from around the world competed to illustrate a special edition of War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo. Robert admires the works of NC Wyeth and Howard Pyle. He aims to bring out the drama of any story he illustrates and his pictures reveal much about the characters they depict. booking a visit
 Our authors and illustrators enjoy visiting schools and libraries to give author talks and creative writing workshops. School author visits encourage children to read for pleasure, raise aspirations and inspires them in their own story writing. Activity sheets and posters accompany the talks and curriculum linked activities based on our books are also available to download via the links on this page. Our authors are experienced at schools visits for children in KS1 and KS2. If you would like to enquire about a visit, please contact us info@dinosaurbooks.co.uk or fill in the form. To see more about an individual author's or illustrator's visits, just click on their image.
 author visits Information for teachers and librarians DOWNLOAD Free curriculum linked ACTIVITY SHEETS Free, downloadable activity sheets, linked to the UK's KS1 and KS2 curriculum are available to accompany our books. The activity sheets are useful for teachers using our books to enrich literacy and topic teaching and are great in the run up to an author visit or following an author visit. enhancing literacy The Secret Dinosaur has been used as an English comprehension exercise in Hodder Education’s Primary English Literacy Course as an exemplar of compelling storytelling. The writing is noted for its engaging style using rich descriptions which draw readers in. The textbook features only the very best children's authors such as Michael Morpurgo and Roald Dahl, so The Secret Dinosaur is in good company. Class Reader Schools now use The Secret Dinosaur as a class reader, particularly following, or in the run-up, to an author visit, or during their study of dinosaurs at KS1 and KS2. The School Librarian Journal called the Secret Dinosaur a "welcome addition" for children up to Year 7, appealing to newly emergent and confident readers. author visits authors and illustrators
Nigel Blackman Author and Illustrator
NS Blackman is a popular author of books for children aged 5 - 12 and his books have attracted outstanding reviews. He has visited museums and schools in the US and the UK, including the Natural History Museum in London. His Secret Dinosaur series is noted for encouraging reading for pleasure in reluctant and non-reluctant readers aged 5 - 9. His latest book, set in the Saxon era, has been nominated for the 2017 Hull Children's Book Award for KS2.
Liz Brocklehurst Author Author Liz Brocklehurst is passionate about the environment and as a Zoology graduate from Oxford University, has a deep knowledge of animal biology. Her first children's fiction book is a mystery/thriller, set against the landscape of Scotland and the forests of the Congo and has a strong survival/environmental theme. A former teacher, Liz has previously written a range of science books for primary school children. Robert Newberry Artist and Illustrator Robert Luke Newberry obtained a First in his illustration degree from Falmouth School of Art (part of Falmouth University). He was long listed in the House of Illustration's Book Competition 2016, in which hundreds illustrators from around the world competed to illustrate a special edition of War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo. Robert admires the works of NC Wyeth and Howard Pyle. He aims to bring out the drama of any story he illustrates and his pictures reveal much about the characters they depict. booking a visit
 Our authors and illustrators enjoy visiting schools and libraries to give author talks and creative writing workshops. School author visits encourage children to read for pleasure, raise aspirations and inspires them in their own story writing. Activity sheets and posters accompany the talks and curriculum linked activities based on our books are also available to download via the links on this page. Our authors are experienced at schools visits for children in KS1 and KS2. If you would like to enquire about a visit, please contact us info@dinosaurbooks.co.uk or fill in the form. To see more about an individual author's or illustrator's visits, just click on their image.
DOWNLOAD Free curriculum linked ACTIVITY SHEETS Free, downloadable activity sheets, linked to the UK's KS1 and KS2 curriculum are available to accompany our books. The activity sheets are useful for teachers using our books to enrich literacy and topic teaching and are great in the run up to an author visit or following an author visit. author visits authors and illustrators Nigel Blackman Author and Illustrator
NS Blackman is a popular author of books for children aged 5 - 12 and his books have attracted outstanding reviews. He has visited museums and schools in the US and the UK, including the Natural History Museum in London. His Secret Dinosaur series is noted for encouraging reading for pleasure in reluctant and non-reluctant readers aged 5 - 9. His latest book, set in the Saxon era, has been nominated for the 2017 Hull Children's Book Award for KS2.
Liz Brocklehurst Author Author Liz Brocklehurst is passionate about the environment and as a Zoology graduate from Oxford University, has a deep knowledge of animal biology. Her first children's fiction book is a mystery/thriller, set against the landscape of Scotland and the forests of the Congo and has a strong survival/environmental theme. A former teacher, Liz has previously written a range of science books for primary school children. Robert Newberry Artist and Illustrator Robert Luke Newberry obtained a First in his illustration degree from Falmouth School of Art (part of Falmouth University). He was long listed in the House of Illustration's Book Competition 2016, in which hundreds illustrators from around the world competed to illustrate a special edition of War Horse, by Michael Morpurgo. Robert admires the works of NC Wyeth and Howard Pyle. He aims to bring out the drama of any story he illustrates and his pictures reveal much about the characters they depict. booking a visit
 Our authors and illustrators enjoy visiting schools and libraries to give author talks and creative writing workshops. School author visits encourage children to read for pleasure, raise aspirations and inspires them in their own story writing. Activity sheets and posters accompany the talks and curriculum linked activities based on our books are also available to download via the links on this page. Our authors are experienced at schools visits for children in KS1 and KS2. If you would like to enquire about a visit, please contact us info@dinosaurbooks.co.uk or fill in the form. To see more about an individual author's or illustrator's visits, just click on their image.