August is turning out to be a very busy month for the team here at Templar Towers!
Several authors have been invited up to Edinburgh for this
year’s International Book Festival, and this time it was the turn of picture
book author and winner of the 2011 Royal Society Young
People's Book Prize, Christiane Dorion.
For Christiane’s first event on Tuesday 18th she
was invited to be part of a panel discussion called Great Big Science Books. Christiane was joined by Mary Hoffman, Ros
Asquith and Gill Arbuthnott to discuss her wonderful How it Works series, and how as authors they manage to make some of
the most complex and fascinating science topics more accessible to
children.
The event was packed with children and adults alike, all
keen to know more about science and these authors’ beautiful and informative
non-fiction books! After a discussion amongst the authors there was a wonderful
opportunity for the children to ask Christiane some questions both about her
books, and her role as an author. Some lucky children also got to meet
Christiane and get their very own copy of her book signed!
Christiane’s second - and sold-out! - event was a more
interactive event called Wonders of the
Earth. Focussing on How Animals Live and
How the World Began we learnt all
about how animals fight for survival, how human civilisations have developed
over the years, and what ‘The Big Bang’ really means.
Everyone, children and adults alike were enthralled and
totally engrossed in Christiane’s talk. She had a wonderful question and answer
session afterwards with some particularly inquisitive budding scientists. They
were thrilled to have the opportunity afterwards to meet her and get their
books signed, and also to ask any burning questions that we hadn’t quite had time
for!
I for one learnt an awful lot! Did you know that many years
ago sea snails were used as a means to dye clothes? Edinburgh, we’ll see you next time!!
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