The Eerie-on-Sea Mysteries, by award-winning author/ illustrator Thomas Taylor, are creepy middle-grade adventure stories for ages 9+. When the first book Malamanderwas published in 2019, it was an instant hit with kids, parents, teachers and librarians who loved the mysterious characters and gripping plot-twists. There are now three books in the series, with the fourth, Festergrimm, due to follow in 2022. In Malamander, Thomas Taylor casts a spell over his readers as he welcomes us into the mysterious mist-covered town of Eerie-on-Sea, where magic infuses the air, monster legends haunt the shore, and secrets lurk in the shadows. Filled with humor, adventure, and wonderful strangeness, this book is a treat. A quirky, creepy fantasy set in Eerie-on-Sea finds a colorful cast of characters in hot pursuit of a sea monster thought to convey a surprising gift. Your KS2 class must rewrite the following paragraph, adding in all the correct punctuation. They will need to use capital letters, full stops, commas, inverted commas, apostrophes and question marks. It is believed they went looking for the mysterious and legendary Malamander, a vicious sea monster that is said to swim in the sea and lay a magical egg that can make your wishes come true. What actually happened that fateful night, no-one knows.

After art school, Thomas set out to illustrate books, then to write them himself. His first commission was the cover art for Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. Rowling. Following this, he pursued a career in picture books, mostly from France where he lived for many years. Herbert is thrown into a quirky adventure of vivid characters and strange incidents — a sinister writer, lost luggage, a prophesying mermonkey, missing parents, a ghostly, vengeful Captain, fish and chips, and the local legend of the Malamander: a vicious sea creature guarding a treasure that grants the owner their deepest wishes. Thomas Taylor was born in Norwich, but grew up by the sea in Wales. His childhood was mostly about drawing, something he learnt to do in Maths classes.Whispering Stories was established in 2015. The blog is here to share our love of books and the bookish world, alongside our other passions in life. We are based in the UK.

This is a non-fiction resource linked to the author Thomas Taylor and includes comprehension questions linked to the text.Families can talk about the violence and scariness in Malamander. When is it sometimes fun to be a little bit scared? What can you do to feel better when you're scared? A simile is a way to describe something by comparing it to something else. The two things are seemingly different but share a characteristic. It is important that similes make sense to create the correct effect.

it includes words such as acrid, orientate, judders, iridescent, engulfed to name but a few. Your class will look at definitions and place the words into the sentences given, in the context of the story.

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