Brightstorm: 1 (The Brightstorm Chronicles)

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On an expedition to the Icelands, Stella and three fellow junior explorers get separated from the main expedition. Space explorers, whether on the ground as scientists or the astronauts themselves, are a hive of amazing inspirational stories. As for the future of this world, there is a very recognisable tension between the desire to explore and conquer and an underlying concern for environmental issues (exemplified by Harriet Culpepper discovering a way to power her ship by water instead of conventional fuels). This is the 30th book, but considering Alex has survived "Kill Alex Cross" before, chances are he survives this one. There is something truly inspiring, heartwarming, epic and wonderfully educational about Vashti's new book, Crowfall.

Serpent of the Sands launches a new chapter in the Brightstorm chronicles and begins a year after the explosive finale of Firesong. Brightstorm is a cracking adventure story with flying ships, intrepid explorers, identity quests, sapient animals and the most wonderful cast of characters. Author Vashti Hardy knows a thing or two about what makes a thrilling adventure for children - that's what makes her book Brightstormsuch a rip-roaring read! The vivid description of the airships and explorers’ society is fun, and the adventures will keep the reader on edge.It’s about twin siblings, Arthur and Maudie Brightstorm who’s father, an explorer has died on a failed attempt to reach south Polaris.

Your KS2 children will also have the opportunity to reflect on the descriptions and answers questions, identify links and make comparisons. I was eagerly awaiting the publication of Vashti Hardy’s Brightstorm after hearing so many great things about this debut on Twitter and it was certainly worth the wait! Stories include 17-year-old Juliane Koepcke, who survived a two-mile fall in an airplane which crashed in the Peruvian rainforest, and a sailor who survived for 133 days on a raft in the Atlantic using shark's blood in place of fresh water.After joining the crew of the innovative explorer Harriet Culpepper, the twins embark on an skyship adventure during which they encounter increasingly perilous landscapes, friendly kings of foreign worlds, intelligent animals (including the wonderful thought-wolves who communicate with the twins not through words or actions but through thoughts and feelings) and a villainous antagonist on a competing ship who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. The book is structured by taking the stages of a typical expedition from planning to setting out, then finding your goal and surviving, to eventually (and hopefully! I promise to only link only products I believe you will love and are related to books, writing, or general geekery.