Adventures Through the Portal

Nature, art, map reading and storytelling activities; are you looking for rewarding reading resources that your pupils will relish? Then why not try this great resource pack for The Sky Beneath the Stone by Alex Mullarky?

The Learning Resource Pack has been created by author Alex Mullarky for schools and libraries. Activities are suitable for pupils aged 8-12.

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More about The Sky Beneath the Stone

‘Beautiful, bright and brilliant – a perfect blend of magic, adventure and heart, with a gorgeous Cumbrian setting, a wonderful weaving of nature, folklore and history, heart-lifting incidental inclusivity, and OS grid references at the start of each chapter so you can map the journey!’
— Sophie Anderson, Carnegie-shortlisted author of The House with Chicken Legs

Thirteen-year-old Ivy North is an adventurer. She can pitch a tent in four minutes flat, knows the local landscape like the back of her hand, and she’s an expert map reader. There’s just one problem. She’s afraid to go outside.

When her little brother is transformed into a kestrel, Ivy follows him into Underfell, the strange and magical realm beyond the garden wall. Battling her dread of being out in the open, can Ivy navigate this extraordinary world of powerful fairies and purple skies to break her brother’s curse?

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Also by Alex Mullarky:

Forced to move to the remote island of Roscoe, Blair is miserable, and determined to get back to her old life on the mainland. But when an otherworldly woman with antlers offers an irresistible deal, Blair discovers that her new home is a darkly magical place, and a fey bargain cannot be broken…

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