I have written a book review for ‘Swallows and Amazons’ before, but I have learned a lot more since then and started doing themes. Plus, my favourite character has changed! Click here to see the original. The first of a twelve-book series, Swallows and Amazons is an illustrated, classic adventure by Arthur Ransome. In the … Read more
Fangs of stone stretch across the Antarctic desert, where ice once majestically towered above small igloos. Instead of a carpet of snow across Penguin City, there are many skeletons of mysterious beasts: some of them have short arms and massive jaws, while others have massive manes and multiple horns. The harsh winds carry a song … Read more
Background Night in the Christmas Forest is my most recent drawing. In this picture, there are multiple stars that spell MERRY CHRISTMAS. Three of these stars belong to Christmas trees. Drawing I started by drawing the stars and connecting them; after I finished the stars for one letter, I connected them to avoid getting confused. … Read more
Background Today, I have drawn a robin picture and named it The Christmas Robin. Using two robin photos, I managed to get the right shapes and colours. Drawing With some help, I sketched four circles of different sizes: one for the head, body, wing and tail feathers. Then, I sketched some lines to connect the … Read more
Illustrated by Shane Dervies, The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch is an adventure fantasy by Tom Fletcher and the second book in the Christmasaurus series. The Christmas holidays have now begun and the Trundles, and Brenda and Pamela Payne are invited to a magical place of ice and snow. However, when the group returns home, … Read more
Here are some exercises I’ve done on building setting: Setting: Remote forestGenre: Horror The imposing trees clawed the sky, blocking all light. The narrow path wound its way into the forest’s heart and a clearing. As a bolt of lightning flashed in the cursed sky, an abandoned mansion could be seen. Setting: Magical kingdomGenre: Fantasy … Read more
‘Ready for an adventure, kids?’ said Jack. ‘Yes!’ exclaimed Sam and Tom. As they parked, Sam said: ‘Good driving, Dad. Much better than driving off the road during your first lesson.’ Tom ruffled his brother’s smooth, short hair: ‘It’ll be you next year!’ The trio half walked, half raced over to the mansion-like hotel. It … Read more
I am currently learning about hydrothermal vents and the organisms that live there. Today, I did my own reasearch and created a slideshow. I also used information I learnt from previous lessons. The slides automatically move onto the next every 15 seconds and restart after the last slide.
Buddy laid down in the armchair: ‘Now settle down pups and listen to my tale… Many moons before you were born, I lived a carefree life: playing in the garden every day. One day, I spotted a squirrel in the grass. The squirrel turned, staring at me with unusually large emerald-green eyes. I gave chase. … Read more
I recently visited Yorkshire Wildlife Park, viewing an impressive range of rare big cats, savannah animals and much more! This is the number one place to both view and learn about animals. My first destination was Ethiopia, where I spotted some mischievous gelada monkeys. The youngest was playing with the others, until its stern mother … Read more