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This week I had the honour of visiting a lovely primary school in Wales and speaking with 6 classes between the ages of 5-11, I even learnt a couple of words of Welsh! I love visiting schools and sharing my passion for literacy, STEM, and exploration.
Here are some of the photos that the teachers posted on Twitter. FYI, I visit schools through School Speakers, am enhance DBS checked, and proceeds from any speaking events (and my books) helps support my environmental and STEM education charity Oceans Project which provides free, online education to young people worldwide who are denied access to school because of things like gender, poverty, natural disaster, war, and disability.
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A rather self indulgent blog post from me, since I'm not only celebrating my birthday today, but I'm also celebrating the launch of my publishing company Isla Britannica Books, going full time as a cozy mystery author...and an announcing some rather special first editions of my new cozy mystery book Dead on Doughnuts!! But in case you need some more birthday themed books why not take a look at my Pinterest board and see if any of these birthday mysteries take your fancy!! Grand Theft Retro isn't especially birthday themed, but it does have a 1970s theme, and since I was born in 1975 I figured it might be fun to add some retro to the birthday collection!! Help Me to Celebrate My BirthdayYou may or may not know that for every copy I sell of my books, a percentage of the royalties is given to my UK registered charity Oceans Project to fund a teen to go on a citizen science expedition with Earthwatch - tagging sharks, protecting coral reefs, working with archaeologists.... Funds are also used to provide free, online, environmental and STEM education to young people aged 5-25 worldwide, in particular those without formal access to school because of things like gender, poverty, war, natural disaster, or disability. This is something I have been doing for free since 2010, reaching over 100,000 young people each year, mainly through Skype in the Classroom. I was even named by Microsoft Education for International Women's Day 2014 as a 'woman changing the world through technology'. The charity doesn't generally accept donations as it raises funds through passive income from my books, but to celebrate the launch of Isla Britannica Books, and it being my birthday and first year as a full time author, I've decided to set up an annual birthday fundraiser for anyone who wants to contribute towards the charity's work, to see how many teens we can fund to go on expeditions that will raise their awareness of the environment. You can find out more about the charity here. Order your Limited Edition, Signed Books Before the 1st December 2018Dead on Doughnuts Limited Edition, Signed PAPERBACK AND HARDCOVER BOOK BOX Edition (includes shipping)
£35.00
To celebrate the launch of Isla Britannica Books and my birthday, I'm releasing 100 limited edition, personally signed copies of my new cozy mystery book 'Dead on Doughnuts' which comes out on the 1st February 2019. This means that you will receive the PAPERBACK AND HARDCOVER versions of the book in January before anyone else. Plus your book will be numbered, signed, and marked as one of the first 100 copies. I won't be signing any more 'Dead on Doughnuts' books after this so they will be collector's special editions.
The price includes shipping worldwide. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE COVER IS CURRENTLY BEING DESIGNED SO THIS IMAGE IS JUST A PLACEHOLDER. THE BOOK IS AN EDITED, MUCH IMPROVED VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL. There are 50 copies of the paperback version (£15), 50 copies of the hardcover version (£25), and 50 book boxes which contain both the paperback and hardcover version (£35). Orders must be placed before midnight PDT on the 1st December and will be dispatched at the start of January. Dead on Doughnuts Limited Edition, Signed PAPERBACK Edition (includes shipping)
£15.00
To celebrate the launch of Isla Britannica Books and my birthday, I'm releasing 100 limited edition, personally signed copies of my new cozy mystery book 'Dead on Doughnuts' which comes out on the 1st February 2019. This means that you will receive the PAPERBACK version of the book in January before anyone else. Plus your book will be numbered, signed, and marked as one of the first 100 copies. I won't be signing any more 'Dead on Doughnuts' books after this so it will be a collector's special edition. The price includes shipping worldwide. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE COVER IS CURRENTLY BEING DESIGNED SO THIS IMAGE IS JUST A PLACEHOLDER. THE BOOK IS AN EDITED, MUCH IMPROVED VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL. There are 50 copies of the paperback version (£15), 50 copies of the hardback version (£25), and 50 book boxes which contain both the paperback and hardback version (£35). Orders must be placed before midnight PDT on the 1st December and will be dispatched at the start of January. Dead on Doughnuts Limited Edition, Signed HARDCOVER Edition (includes shipping)
£25.00
To celebrate the launch of Isla Britannica Books and my birthday, I'm releasing 100 limited edition, personally signed copies of my new cozy mystery book 'Dead on Doughnuts' which comes out on the 1st February 2019. This means that you will receive the HARDCOVER version of the book in January before anyone else. Plus your book will be numbered, signed, and marked as one of the first 100 copies. I won't be signing any more 'Dead on Doughnuts' books after this so it will be a collector's special edition. The price includes shipping worldwide. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE COVER IS CURRENTLY BEING DESIGNED SO THIS IMAGE IS JUST A PLACEHOLDER. THE BOOK IS AN EDITED, MUCH IMPROVED VERSION OF THE ORIGINAL. There are 50 copies of the paperback version (£15), 50 copies of the hardcover version (£25), and 50 book boxes which contain both the paperback and hardback version (£35). Orders must be placed before midnight PDT on the 1st December and will be dispatched at the start of January.
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