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Shadowflight
Author visits
Talks to children aged 10+
I bring my own small shadow screen and a selection of shadow puppets from
China, Turkey, and Indonesia (in particular, the character Bima from Bali,
who is central to the plot), and give a short illustrated talk about shadow
puppetry.
I also talk about the 'real' story behind 'Shadowflight' and read some of
the poems which were written by 10-year-olds who lost a classmate to cystic
fibrosis. I show some of the shadow puppets they might have made and which
are mentioned in the book.
We also look at the publishing process, the work of the illustrator and
editor, with reference to this book.
If the teacher wishes, I can go on to discuss 'characterisation and
conflict', and prepare the children for future story writing.