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Step back to the Stone Age with Sophie Kirtley - Digital Activity Pack

To celebrate the publication of Sophie Kirtley’s second unforgettable time-slip adventure, The Way to Impossible Island, Bloomsbury Children’s Books have a fabulous selection of digital and physical display materials available for libraries nationwide to request.

A brave, life-affirming middle-grade time-slip adventure about finding your family and finding yourself, from the author of The Wild Way Home.

Born with a serious heart condition, Dara has been waiting for his Big Operation forever, and this summer it’s finally going to happen. The moment his heart is fixed he’ll row out to the island in the bay all by himself just like he’s always dreamed. But when his op is postponed, Dara snaps. When will he get to live his real life? Maybe the adventures he dreams of are just silly fantasies.

And then he finds a girl hiding in the boat shed. She wears animal skins. She has a real live pet wolf. She is, simply, impossible. Could Mothgirl really be from the Stone Age? And what is she seeking on Lathrin Island? As Dara and Mothgirl set out on a wild, windswept sea journey Dara begins to realise that when you stop worrying about what’s impossible, you can do anything …

Each pack will include:

The Way to Impossible Island poster – downloadable PDF
Sneak peek extract for both titles – downloadable PDF
Activity pack for both titles – downloadable PDF
Teacher’s notes for both titles – downloadable PDF

You can download the pack from this Google Drive.

We would love to see you enjoy the pack on social media using #TheWayToImpossibleIsland and tagging KidsBloomsbury and readingagency

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