Come and see our GIANT Wallbook of Natural History at London Zoo from Tuesday 15th May until August 8th!

Come and see the giant wallbook outside hte bugs centre at London Zoo! Challenge yourself to our natural history prize competition and see what amazing prizes you can win!

Talks by Wallbook author Christopher Lloyd, dressed in a multi-coloured coat of many pockets, will guide you through 4 billion years  of natural history stopping off at 14 sensational moments in the story of life on Earth. Details of times will be posted here soon!

The Wallbook of Sport talks and activities are suitable for all ages and are free to attend for anyone who has an entry ticket to the zoo

Meanwhile……

A giant ‘Pavement Edition’ of the What on Earth? Wallbook of Sport – 2m high and nearly 8m long – will be exhibited at the Hay Literary Festival from 31st May to 10th June 2012

My 8 year old son has just returned home from hearing Christopher speak in Bath today. When I asked him if it was interesting his reply was “I can’t tell you how interesting as I haven’t a word that can describe it, but it was beyond awesome!” Thank you – Cheryl

“Your brillaint What On Earth talk whcih was without doubt the hit of the weekend”

Jo Williamns, Organiser for the Federation of Children’s Books Groups Conference, April 2012

Christopher Lloyd will be giving talks with his giant Wallbook at the following times and venues throughout the second half of 2012:

• Tuesday May 14th – Park View School, Haringey (talks all morning)
• Friday May 17th – Dragon School, Oxford (6.15pm)
• Monday May 21st to 25th – Frankfurt International School
• Tuesday 22nd May – London Zoo workshops with John Gordon-Reid at the GIANET WALLBOOK
• Thursday May 31st to Sunday June 10th – Hay Literary Festival (12 noon and 3pm)
• Monday 18th June – Ide Hill School, Sevenoaks Kent (am)
• Tuesday June 19th – St Swithu;s School, Didcot
• Thursday 21st June – Ardingly Prep, Ardingly
• Monday 25th June – Sherier Primary School, Leicester
• Thursday 28th June – Rotherhithe Home Ed Group
• Saturday 30th June – Black Country Museum, Dudley (all day)
• Tuesday 3rd July – Bishop Stortford School,
• Friday 6th July – Cottesmore School, Horsham
• Monday 9th July – Chiddingstone School, Tonbridge
• Tuesday 10th July – Crossfields School, Reading
• Thursday 12th July – Readings schools day
• Tuesday July 24th, London Zoo at Giant Wallbook (times TDA)
• Thursday July 26th, London Zoo at Giant Wallbook (times TDA)
• Saturday July 28th, London Zoo at Giant Wallbook (times TDA)
• Tuesday July 31st, London Zoo at Giant Wallbook (times TDA)
  
• Thursday August 2nd, London Zoo at Giant Wallbook (times TDA)
  
• Wednesday 12th Sept – Sunday 16th Sept – Woodstock Literary Festival
• Tuesday 25th September – Our Lady of Abingdon School
• Saturday 29th September – Bath Literary Festival (TBA)
• Wednesday 3rd October – Sunningdale School, Sunningdale
• Tuesday 9th October – Great Walstead School
• Wednesday 10th October – Knowle Park Golf Club
• Saturday 13th October - Pinewoods School
• Thursday 25th October – Old Peterhouse Society meeting at O&C Club London
• Tuesday 6th November – Elstree School
• Wednesday 7th November – Ashdown Park School
• Friday 9th November – Woodcote School, Windlesham

For more information about any of the above events, please call What on Earth Publishing on 0203 318 1003 or contact us here.

The school has been humming with chatter about your superb and wonderfully interactive talks and the wallbooks are in constant use. The library tables have wallbooks spread all over them as the children pore over the details and discuss the information – you’ve had an enormously positive impact on them.

Nelia Beyers, Librarian, Newton Prep, Battersea, London. January 2012.