First Encounter with a Bandit

The sun slowly rose, shedding light on my hometown. People opened their windows to gaze upon the old clock tower. As the sun continued to rise, the light reflected off the tower’s golden bell onto a mysterious figure. Fear filled the once cheerful eyes of the townspeople. Even my ten-year-old self knew who this was. … Read more

Great Rift Valley Hike

With a view of Mount Kenya in the distance, the life of the Great Rift Valley is bathed in sunlight as the sun slowly rises into the sky. A path can be followed through the lush grassland but is blocked by a herd of mighty wildebeest as they graze. Nearby, eland slowly chew the grass … Read more

An Amazing Book About a Prehistoric World

The Rise and Fall of the Dinosaurs is by Steve Brusatte, a palaeontologist, and discusses the dinosaur’s world and the time leading up to it. While dinosaurs themselves are a main topic in the book, Brusatte also creates a clear image of their environment, including the weather. Two other topics are the mass extinctions that … Read more

Woman Survives Attempted Abduction by a Lion

On May 20th, a lion attempted to steal a cook’s wife from the small African town of Tabora. Eyewitness, Roald Dahl, reports that the lion abducted the woman in the evening and then walked away in the ‘calmest possible manner’. Dahl, along with the woman’s husband and a District Officer, chased the lion as it … Read more

A Children’s Classic of Sailing and Adventure

The seventh Swallows and Amazons book, We Didn’t Mean to Go to Sea, is one of several by Arthur Ransome.  The Swallows (John, Susan, Titty and Roger) and their mother are waiting at Harwich for the return of their father. Soon, they meet Jim Brading, who agrees to take the Swallows as crew. However, fog … Read more

Yorkshire Wildlife Park: The Perfect School Trip Destination

Yorkshire Wildlife Park is an English zoo in Auckley and is perfect for a school trip. As well as having a wide range of animals to entertain and encourage students to learn, YWP can gift young visitors with personal growth through certain experiences.  Going anywhere on a school trip will help engage and motivate some … Read more

The Fall of Social Media

INT. JAMES’ LIVING ROOM – EVENING A teenage boy with brown hair sits on the couch, using a phone. JAMES’ amber eyes widen in shock as his screen turns black and a red message appears. JAMES (surprised)Social media is now dead. No! CUT TO EXT. SCHOOL GROUNDS – NOON, NEXT DAY LEO’s sharp blue eyes … Read more

A Window into a Famous Author’s Childhood

Boy is one of many books written by Roald Dahl, and the author describes his childhood in this story. However, Dahl states that Boy is not an autobiography because he left out the boring details! In Boy, the author describes events in his life between 1922, when he was 6, and 1936, when he was … Read more

Healthy Habits Leaflet

Recently, I have used a website called Canva to create this leaflet on a healthy lifestyle for a supermarket. This image show pages 5, 6 and 1 of a trifold leaflet from left to right. In the following image, pages 2 to 4 of my leaflet can be seen from left to right.