Thursday 9 August 2012
Thursday 26 July 2012
There's a new piece of research published by the Literacy Trust here in the UK about boys falling behind in reading and how this could be tackled. One of the reasons found is a lack of books of interest to boys. They do tend to prefer non-fiction, but that is so often overlooked by big publishers, schools and even parents. Read the report here http://www.literacytrust.org.uk/assets/0001/4056/Boys_Commission_Report.pdf
Moriarty Press is featured in interview with Shipwrecked! author Alexandra Pratt on http://www.bookengine.blogspot.co.uk/ a blog that's a must for anyone interested in children's books and writing.
Saturday 9 June 2012
Friday 18 May 2012
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SHIPWRECKED!
Murder and mutiny in remotest Patagonia
by
Alexandra Pratt
Published by Moriarty Press
It's 1740, and a British warship is wrecked on a remote island in Patagonia. But that is only the first of Midshipman Isaac Morris's problems. When mutiny among the crew leads to murder, Isaac must survive starvation, slavery and imprisonment if he wants to see his home again....
Advance praise for SHIPWRECKED!:
"Mutiny, murder, slavery and adventure on the high seas – and it's all true. What more could a young reader want? The story of the disastrous voyage of HMS Wager, and its rounding of Cape Horn in 1740, has been told before, but not in a way quite so accessible for kids. Through the eyes of the young midshipman Isaac Morris, Alexandra Pratt takes us straight to the heart of a terrifying yet thrilling tale." Nick Hazlewood, author
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