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Beverley Birch
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About my books, my writing life, creative writing, about reading, or any combination of these.
On writing picture books and creative partnerships
In picture books there is the artist, bringing unknown dimensions and possibilities. The open-endedness of that is marvellous.
The Fight against Microbes: Pasteur’s Story
The true story of a man who helped save millions of lives
Adventures with Electricity: Benjamin Franklin’s story
The true story of one man's curiosity and the discoveries he made about electricity
Greedy Anansi and his Three Cunning Plans
Crafty spider Anansi's cunning doesn’t always get him what he wants.
Suzi, Sam, George and Alice
It's early Sunday morning, but Suzi, Sam, George and Alice have plans ...
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Song Beneath the Tides
Ally arrives from England with her brothers to stay for a month in Africa – weeks of running wild on an unspoiled, untamed coast amid mangrove creeks, vast white sandy beaches, coral reefs and warm seas.
But on their first walk through the forest, Ally is swamped by a sense of an unseen presence..
Then local teenager, Leli enthusiastically sweeps her into the world of his village and their offshore island, Kisiri – the place of secrets. Swiftly, he becomes the centre of her life; but Kisiri is a place of legend, protected and feared: and when the island is threatened, everything and everyone, conspires to drive a wedge between them.
SONG BENEATH THE TIDES is published by Guppy Books www.guppybooks.co.uk
The beautiful cover is designed by Salvador Lavado of Salvador Design.
Click here to see the latest and some of my favourite reviews of Song Beneath the Tides
I had such fun making this trailer, looking through pictures, listening to Ayub Ogada’s wonderful music. Experiences came back to me, special memories of my childhood and travels, and of visiting other places that inspired me to dream up stories.
Many things about Kenya inspired me…
Guest blog for YLG
The Youth Libraries Group invited me to write about the background and inspirations to Song Beneath the Tides. Read it here:
Q & A with READINGZONE
I so enjoyed answering these questions from ReadingZone about the multiple strands and inspirations behind Song Beneath the Tides.
