Moira's Books

 

Publications for teenagers:

'The Dream Thing', Palores Press, 2010
Marigold is tormented by what she calls ‘The Dream Thing’, a nightmare in which she keeps meeting a lad with haunting blue eyes.  One afternoon, in broad daylight this same young man walks out of her dreams and announces that he has come to take care of her.  This is Luke, a part-time ghost, who appears and disappears throughout the story.  Marigold, living alone in Cornwall with her dad, is finding life difficult, especially when he meets a new partner.  Overweight and oddly-dressed, Marigold makes an easy target for the school bullies and she comes to dread Mondays.  Luke, however, is more than a match for the bully-boys and also helps Marigold to cope with her dad’s new relationship.  Luke uses his invisibility to spring some surprises all round.  Although he exasperates her much of the time, Marigold begins to enjoy Luke’s company.  He thinks he might be falling in love with her, but knows he can’t live in the real world forever.

  The Dream Thing

Publications for teachers include:

'Patchwork of Poems', Folens, 2000
'Patchwork of Poems', A collection of Moira Andrew's poetry supporting popular themes familiar to young children. Each full colour photocopiable poem provides opportunities for talking and listening, discussing structures and inspirational ideas for writing, presentation and display.

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  Patchwork of Poems
     

'Tell me a Tale', Folens, 2002
'Tell me a Tale', This book presents stories and folk tales from around the world as a stimulus for language and display. Each story is retold in a complete abridged version, providing opportunities for speaking and listening, literacy and artwork.

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  Tell me a Tale
     

'Writing & Making Books', Scholastic, 1995
'Writing and Making Books', A collection of creative ideas for turning children into enthusiastic authors. It provides the stimulus for practising different writing genres - fiction, poetry and non-fiction - and encourages children to extend their artistic, design and technology skills and to present their writing in a variety of forms for different purposes and audiences.

 

  Writing & Making Books
     

'Curriculum Bank Poetry KS1', Scholastic, 1999
'Curriculum Bank Poetry KS1', This book provides a variety of practical activities which focus on poetry in many of its forms, enabling children at KS1 to become readers, writers and performers of poetry. Many of the poems can be photocopied.

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  Curriculum Bank Poetry KS1
     

'Curriculum Bank Poetry KS2', Scholastic, 1999
'Curriculum Bank Poetry KS2', A range of well-structured and practical activities which encourage KS2 children to explore and experiment with language. The activities provide creative opportunities for children to write their own poetry and to respond to a range of poems by well-known poets - many of which can be photocopied.

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  Curriculum Bank Poetry KS2
     

'Language Displays' (Nursery & Reception), Scholastic, 2000 'Language Displays', This book aims to show how nursery, playgroup and reception classes can be transformed with interactive displays that promote learning across the early years curriculum.  It focuses on five popular themes and provides step-by-step ideas for each one. It shows how to make the most of learning opportunities related to language and includes ideas for involving parents.

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  Language Displays
     

'Ready to Go, Christmas KS1', Scholastic, 2001
'Ready to Go, Ideas for Christmas KS1', Activities that enable KS1 children to explore many cross-curricular aspects of the Christmas theme.

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  Ready to Go, Christmas KS1
     

'Ready to Go, Christmas KS2', Scholastic 2001
'Ready to Go, Ideas for Christmas KS2', A collection of ideas for instant activities related to Christmas. It offers reading and writing activities and encourages KS2 children to explore cross-curricular aspects of the theme, including songs, poems and stories and popular Christmas traditions.

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  Ready to Go, Christmas KS2

 

'Legend into Language', Belair, 1998

Legend into Language

'Paint a Poem', Belair, 1996

Paint a Poem

'Rainbow Year', Belair, 1994

Rainbow Year

'Words with Wings', Belair, 1991

Words with Wings

 

'Language in Colour', Belair, 1989

Language in Colour

 

Publications for children include:

‘The very useful bag’, Leaf Books Ltd, 2006
A story about a boy with chickenpox who had ‘more spots than a ladybird.

   
     
     

'Owl's Party', Collins, 1994

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  Owl's Party
     

'Letters from Lucy', Collins, 1994

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  Letters from Lucy

   

'The Day Poppy said Yes', Longman 1994 -
Also available in Welsh.

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  The Day Poppy said Yes
     

'The Day Poppy Went Out', Longman 1994 -
Also available in Welsh.

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  The Day Poppy Went Out
     
'The Make a Book Book', Collins 1994    
'Baboushka' (a play), Collins, 1996    
'A Glass of Fresh Air', (poetry), Collins, 1996    
'When Eva was Evacuated', Ginn, 1998    
'Easy Peasy Cookbook', Ginn, 1998    
'On the Beach', Pearson, 2000    
'The Best Present', Pearson, 2000    

Also poetry anthologies published by Macmillan, Nelson & Puffin Viking.  More stories and reading books from Longman, Heinemann, Ginn & Collins.  Poems published in anthologies from OUP, Barefoot, Cambridge University Press, Longman, Ginn, Wayland and others.  Poems in Scholastic educational magazines and, occasionally, on the BBC.

Poetry collections for an adult audience:

    ‘This year, next year’, Marvin Katz Press, 2004
    'Light the blue Touch Paper', Iron Press, 1986 & 1989
    'Fresh out of Dragonflies', Headlock Press, 1995

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