I saw a triangle slicing the water fifteen feet away. It was a shark's fin. An awful tingle, cold and liquid, went up and down my spine.

Yann Martel

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The projects we work on, current and completed, are all designed to celebrate and promote Edinburgh's literature, and to inspire an interest in books, words and reading.


Online Kidnapped Activities

Stevenson-themed activities, with a Kidnapped flavour, created to celebrate the first One Book - One Edinburgh reading campaign in 2007.  Teachers, parents, children: there's something for everyone.

Graphic novel cover

Exclusive to the City of Literature Trust, you can now download and colour in images from the graphic novel.  Graphic novel images are copyright Waverley Books Ltd and reproduced with kind permission of Waverley Books Ltd.

All material can be downloaded for personal or education purposes.

Puzzle and Game packThe Complete Puzzle and Game Pack includes

Stevenson word searches
Stylish Sudoku set using images from the new graphic novel

 

Complete Puzzle PackThe Complete Library Support Pack (12 pages) is split into two sections:

Fun facts about Robert Louis Stevenson.

Kidnapped posters with further read recommendations. 

The Complete Teachers' Pack (30 pages)The Complete Teachers' Pack - created by a teacher classroom use. These chapter-based vocabulary and understanding sheets are in fun and easy-to-read formats. The variety of exercises mean that there are sheets for all ages. The pack includes chapter summaries (30 pgs.) 

Themed activities for KidnappedDownload our activity sheets - write Davie's diary entries, or make a Wanted poster for Alan Breck. 

Try our Scots Language activities: well-known Scots songs and Mak Your Ain Pirate sheet (3 pgs) - or make your own tri-cornered hat.

 Graphic Novels

The American Library Association just published a list of graphic novels suitable for teenagers, chosen by a committee of librarians, and Forbidden Planet bookshop is always happy to make recommendations.

If You Like Kidnapped, You'll Love...

The ThirtyNine Steps - John Buchan

Wandering Willie's Tale - Walter Scott

The Fanatic - James Robertson

The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner - James Hogg

Reading Support

Have a look at ReadTogether - it's full of great reading ideas for parents, teachers and children, featuring reading champions from the worlds of sport, literature and television.

The Literacy Trust website is full of links to major reading initiatives and organisations, divided up into relevant age groupings, while Scottish Book Trust runs a number of schemes to promote literature.  Learning Teaching Scotland has clear infomation about schools, literacy and the national curriculum, while The Reading Agency has UK-wide updates about reading projects and resources.

There are also the national reading initiatives RaW, the BBC's Reading and Writing campaign, and The Big Plus, which highlights learning opportunities for all abilities.
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