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    The Spectaculars World Book Day 2023 activity

    Create your own magical Spectaculars show!

    Sneak a glimpse into the spell-binding world of The Spectaculars (9+) with author Jodie Garnish. Fantastical performances, magic, and mystery lay within.

     

    Read book extracts, create magical districts and design your very own Spectacular and their show with the lesson activity pack - perfect for KS2/KS3.

    Download the lesson activity pack

    Meet the Author

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    Jodie Garnish
    Jodie Garnish is a playwright and performer, usually based in London. She studied Drama at the University of East Anglia before going on to train at Drama Studio London. She has had plays produced at various London theatres and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, which were critically acclaimed. Her career as a performer, including in shows designed for young people, has allowed her to shape the world of The Spectaculars, as well as giving her good insight into what young people love.
    Meet Jodie Garnish
    The Spectaculars: The Four Curses book cover
    The Spectaculars: The Four Curses
    Age: 9+
    RRP  £7.99

    Our World Book Day 2023 picks

    1. First Questions and Answers: Why do we need trees? book cover
      First Questions and Answers: Why do we need trees?
      Age: 4+
      RRP  £9.99
    2. First Questions and Answers: How does my body work? book cover
      First Questions and Answers: How does my body work?
      Age: 4+
      RRP  £9.99
    3. First Questions and Answers: How Can I Be Kind book cover
      First Questions and Answers: How Can I Be Kind
      Age: 4+
      RRP  £9.99
    4. The Dinosaur with the Noisy Snore book cover
      The Dinosaur with the Noisy Snore
      Age: 18+ months
      RRP  £5.99
    5. Step inside Science: Your Body book cover
      Step inside Science: Your Body
      Age: 5+
      RRP  £9.99
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      Can we really help the trees?
      Age: 5+
      RRP  £9.99
    7. Unipiggle: Mermaid Mayhem book cover
      Unipiggle: Mermaid Mayhem
      Age: 6+
      RRP  £5.99
    8. Alex Neptune, Dragon Thief book cover
      Alex Neptune, Dragon Thief
      Age: 9+
      RRP  £7.99
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      The Spectaculars: The Four Curses
      Age: 9+
      RRP  £7.99
    10. 24 Hours in Antarctica book cover
      24 Hours in Antarctica
      Age: 7+
      RRP  £7.99
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      What the World Doesn't See
      Age: 13+
      RRP  £8.99
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      You Think You Know Me
      Age: 14+
      RRP  £8.99
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      100 Things to Know About Saving the Planet
      Age: 8+
      RRP  £9.99

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