Two great new series that we have in our library are the first two books in the Do You Dare? and Lost World Circus series. Last week I was lucky enough to hear the authors of these books talk about their writing and research processes for the creation of their books.
Here is publisher Jane Godwin talking to the authors of the Do You Dare? series - Alison Lloyd, Sofie Laguna, Simon Mitchell and James Moloney.
Do You Dare? (Suggested age group - Grade 4 +)
These great new books are set in specific years in Australia's history and bring our history alive. rather than just retelling historical facts, the historical events of the time become the backdrop or setting for the stories. Each story has a central group, mostly boys, who surprisingly have much in common with children of today and of course there is loads of action. the characters rely on each other, help each other out, take plenty of risks and do everything they can to 'save the day.' My favourite of the first two is 1931, The Bushranger Boys.
The other new series is Lost World Circus by Justin D'Ath, author of the Extreme Adventures and Mission Fox series. Here's Justin!
The Last Elephant and The Singing Ape are the first two books in this sequential series - you must read them in order. The publisher's blurb reads: "Colt lawless is on the run, suddenly famous and more than a little superhuman. Can he save the last animals on Earth?"(Suggested age group - Grade 3 +)
Set in the future, 12 years from now, rat flu has wiped out almost every animal and bird on the planet. The creatures in captain Noah's famous Lost World Circus are the last of their kind. But the rat cops are determined to shut down the circus. Colt and his acrobat friend Birdy might be the only ones who can save it. But first they must save Lucy - the world's LAST ELEPHANT. Again, these books are full of action, and mystery. And as well as being great adventure stories they also remind us of the need to protect our endangered animals. For more news about this great series and for information about Justin and his other books visit www.justindath.com
And for those fans of Justin's Extreme Adventures series, they have been made into a TV show for Channel Ten, screening from July 6th this year. We saw a film clip and the shows are full of action and lots of humor The show will be called Sam Fox: Extreme Adventures Watch Sam as he tackles extreme terrain and ferocious predators. The first three books (episodes) have been collated into a new book .... and we have that in the library too!
I hope you enjoyed this first library blog... If there are some teething problems I'll be sure to too fix them next time.
Thank to Ms Harris and Mrs Carroll for their help and advice.
Denise Pilinis
Great job Denise. Lovely to see the library on our blogs!!
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