Children's author, travel writer, gardener and granny
Joined September 2013
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Year 4 have thoroughly enjoyed the immersion stage of their writing journey! #songofthedolphinboy @EMRLaird @leightrustb8 @voice21oracy @Literacy_Trust @OpenUni_RfP
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Happy Publication Day to these wonderful new editions of @EMRLaird's A House Without Walls, Welcome to Nowhere, The Fastest Boy in the World and Song of the Dolphin Boy, with new covers by Maria Brzozowska, Zeamanuel Abera and Shonagh Rae. 📚
Published by @MacmillanKidsUK
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I do love the fact that @TinyOwl_Books bring to light Rumi's tales. This time through the words and pictures of @EMRLaird & Jenny Duke. Lovely use of perspectives throughout
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Never forget: READING FOR PLEASURE has the biggest positive impact of any factor on children's life chances. So whatever else you do, please never stop encouraging kids to read the things they love. There is nothing more important! #literacy
(Art: Bill Watterson)
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While @WorldBookDayUK has chosen not to issue a similar statement in solidarity with the children of Gaza, my 9 year old son has decided to dress up for #WorldBookDay as Karim Aboudi from @EMRLaird ‘s ‘A Little Piece of Ground’, a brilliant story about the daily challenges faced by an ordinary Palestinian boy who loves football and is living under the cruel and oppressive Israeli occupation. Perhaps our children can teach the world the value of empathy for all, regardless of skin colour.
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🐳BOOKLIST of the WEEK🐳: Oceans & Seas Topic
➡️booksfortopics.com/booklists…
🌊 Spanning aspects of Geography & Science, the topic of oceans & seas is popular in primary schools.
From whales & whelks to shipwrecks & sharks, we’ve got it covered with our curated collection.
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The #WalterScottPrize for Historical Fiction has announced its 2024 longlist, alongside news of a change of management to @AbbotsfordScott. Discover the twelve books longlisted for the £25,000 prize: bit.ly/WSPll24
#histfic
ALT THE NEW LIFE Tom Crewe (Chatto & Windus) A BETTER PLACE Stephen Daisley (Text Publishing) HUNGRY GHOSTS Kevin Jared Hosein (Bloomsbury) FORTHY GREAT PAIN,HAVE MERCY ON MY LITTLE PAIN Victoria MacKenzie (Bloomsbury) MUSIC IN THE DARK Sally Magnusson (John Murray) CUDDY Benjamin Myers (Bloomsbury) MY FATHER’S HOUSE Joseph O’Connor (Harvill Secker) THE FRAUD Zadie Smith (Hamish Hamilton) MISTER TIMELESS BLYTH Alan Spence (Tuttle) THE HOUSE OF DOORS Tan Twan Eng (Canongate) IN THE UPPER COUNTRY Kai Thomas (Penguin Canada) ABSOLUTELY AND FOREVER Rose Tremain (Chatto & Windus)
I've just posted new, updated teaching notes on my website for Welcome to Nowhere and A House Without Walls. I hope you teachers will find them useful! Go to elizabethlaird.co.uk/hello-t…
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Will you be enjoying one of the superb books from the 2023 #WalterScottPrize for Historical Fiction this holiday? Here's another look at our shortlisted titles and our winner, Lucy Caldwell's unforgettable story of the 1941 Belfast Blitz, THESE DAYS (@faberbooks). #histfic
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If you love #HistoricalFiction, watch for a very exciting end-of-year giveaway we'll announce tomorrow! Make sure you're following us over on
t h r e a d s 🧵(see pinned post for the link)
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1 in 5 parents are worried they won't be able to afford a present for their children this Christmas. Will you help send 17,000 festive book parcels to children who need them most?
Donate £10 today to share the magic of books this Christmas.
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Children's books are the books that change our lives. They're the ones that make us readers, opening up the whole world of human knowledge & experience. So every single child deserves to experience the joy of reading, and all the lifelong benefits that come with it. #literacy
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Every primary school needs a library, says Jacqueline Wilson and I couldn’t agree more!
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Learning Snapshot: Year 6 had been reading 'Oranges in No Man's Land' by @EMRLaird Year 6 have used their reading journals to record their own viewpoints, thoughts and feelings about the text.
Amazing work produced by our pupils.
#proudtobelong
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Read our inspiring Creative Career Spotlight with award-winning children's author @SitaBrahmachari about the importance of young people's voices, how nature motivates her creativity and more 👇
mailchi.mp/f5d4e00b4cac/the-…
ALT A photograph of Sita Brahmachari, who is medium-light-skinned and has black hair tied back in a ponytail. She is wearing a black jacket, hoop studded piercings with dangling rings, and a bright maroon scarf with grey and black polka dots. Behind her is a high exposed bokeh of a tree canopy.