Monstersaurus!

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This brand new picture book from the Aliens Love Underpants creators is great...This book will be enjoyed again and again.

Claire Freedmanlives on the Essex coast. She has worked for the BBC, Harrods and for a reprographic company and now writes full-time. She is the author of a number of books for children, including A Kiss Goodnight, Snuggle Up, Sleepy Ones and On This Special Night with Little Tiger Press. When not writing, Claire spends her time sailing, walking in the countryside and, when she can, travelling abroad. I had a variety of jobs, including secretary, trainee buyer at Harrods, dental nurse, production assistant in a reprographic and printing company and various others. But then one day Monty found a book with instructions on how to create inventions very rare... read it if you dare! I live on the Essex coast in a lovely two-bed-roomed flat, which I share with my husband, Michael. At long last I have an office to write in, with room for all my books and bits of scribbled on papers. Think about the ingredients that Monty might need for one of his inventions. How much of each item will you need? Can you use these to make some word problems involving weight / capacity / ratio?From the creators of the best selling, Richard and Judy Children's Books winning Aliens Love Underpants comes the MONSTERSAURUS!Monty LOVES inventing But things don't always work - His walking toaster ran away And the robot went BERSERK! But then one day Monty found a book with instructions on how to create inventions very rare...read it if you dare! Based on the book by Claire Freedman, the brilliant Monstersaurus! from the creators of Aliens Love Underpants is monster-ously good! Both Victoria and her Daddy really enjoyed this beautiful book and I will be adding it to V's collection when I can.

The seafront is (still) just around the corner, and I find a bracing walk (it gets freezing when the East wind blows from the North Sea!) or gentle stroll when the weather is warmer, is great for clearing my head and mulling over story ideas. Read this book to find out what crazy monsters Monty creates, with your very own cuddly Monstersaurus to play with. I really enjoyed this book, it is great for younger children to read because it is not to word heavy and the text is clear. The illustrations are colourful and fun, in a non conventional layout and nonsense words thrown in ! For me, writing is the best job ever. I couldn’t imagine myself doing anything else. I love to create worlds for young children to enjoy and escape into – whether the stories are educational, bedtime, problem solving or just plain good fun. It’s also very exciting to see the first picture roughs, as my wonderful, talented illustrators bring the text to life. What happens when everyone in town meets Mary’s huge new friend? Will he fit in? Or was he born to stand out? Key Selling Points:Buy from our bookstore and 25% of the cover price will be given to a school of your choice to buy more books. *15% of eBooks. Home > This book is about Monty who is an inventor. However, some of the things he has invented never turned out right but he never gave up. He then tries to make a monster which turns out to be a slimy monster he then gets into a panic then adds more things to his mixture which then creates a dust monster. With all of this panic his mixture then explodes creating the monsterasurus that turns out to be a kind and a friend to Monty.

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Write a report about one of Monty’s monsters. Where does it live? How is it adapted to live there? Does it have any special abilities? What does it eat? Brilliantly zany illustrations tell you the story along with the rhyming text. There's a big - and hilarious - surprise at the end. A really enjoyable book. No Aliens this Christmas, but fans can look forward to a monstrous new invention from the award-winning author and illustrator team. Find examples of adjectives that are used to describe the monsters (e.g. swampy, wobbly, slobbery, hairy). Can you think of any other adjectives? recommendations are subjective and should be treated as guidelines unless otherwise stated. With this in mind, we

Find out about scientists and inventors. Could you write a report about a famous scientist / inventor? Claire discovered her love of writing for children after joining a local writing group – which she still enjoys attending regularly. She began by writing stories and picture strips for comics including Twinkle, Pingu and Sesame Street, before trying her hand at picture books.

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A cautionary tale, humorously told and beautifully illustrated, with plenty of scope for noisy participation from young readers.