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My thanks to Martin Impey for the following Blog piece which shares some of his own family history alongside the inspiration behind his outstanding latest book ~ Blitz - One Family's War. This is a book you need to see, to hold, to absorb, it is very moving and incredibly detailed and I felt that this week, a week in which we are remembering those events of the past which this book relates to, was the perfect opportunity to share Martin's own words. The Beginning To say that

First, make no mistake, adults love horror stories too. It’s just that teenagers are more likely to go to movies to watch them together, which in turn leads to more horror films being made with teenagers as protagonists as studios cash in on this. Money drives the world, right? But still … the violence in horror – the death, torture, all that. Why do we like it at all? A million theories. But one thing is for sure: many of us do, not just teenagers. As Christopher Booker says

Thanks to Bloomsbury Education I am sharing this short video of A.F Harrold, creator of A Pocket Book of Pocket Poems, a few examples from the book and a set of activity sheets you are welcome to download...