Fire and Salt - Couverture souple

Matthews, Tarnelia

 
9780008744915: Fire and Salt

Synopsis

Big Cat Read On supports fluent readers to improve their reading skills and nurture a love of reading. Consisting of a wide range of engaging chapter books, the Big Cat Read On series improves reading stamina and comprehension, develops vocabulary, and introduces children to more sophisticated narrative structures and themes.

Cianne

Let me tell you, there’s something strange happening on Maquba Island. I’ve seen a fiery orb, blazing through the sky every night, and there are strange plumes of smoke in the air.

Ramone

Fiery orb? Next Cianne will be saying it’s an alien, or that ghost woman Grandpops used to tell us stories about. There is that smoke, though. We could take a look … just to make sure.

Ask the author and Book talk questions invite the reader to think more deeply about the themes in the book and reflect on their reading experience. Online lesson plans provide guidance in using this book in a range of settings, including independent, social and whole-class reading – all designed to support the reader to connect with the book and encourage a positive attitude to reading.

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À propos des auteurs

Tarnelia Matthews is a British Caribbean author, living in London.

Tarnelia spent a couple of years working within primary school education. It was here that she got to exercise her story telling, using her quirky imagination to bring a little light and laughter to children.

A few years later, Tarnelia qualified as an Integrative Therapeutic Counsellor with a desire to combine her passion for mental health, writing and children’s literature through books showcasing diversity and mental wellbeing.

Tarnelia writes both fiction and nonfiction material and seeks to combine both the imaginative and therapeutic elements of her work to create engaging stories for children to relate to and learn from.

You can can keep an eye on what she’s up to via her Instagram handle: @TarnMatthews



Rachel Moss is a Jamaican illustrator who loves the vibrant energies of the Caribbean, cats and cups of tea. Rachel studied Animation at the University of the Creative Arts in England and now spends her days illustrating children’s books. She has illustrated several books including I Am a Promise by Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, African with lyrics by Peter Tosh and These Boots Are Made for Walkin’ by Lee Hazlewood.

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