Create a book cover

Have a look at the covers of your favourite books, what catches your eye?

• Front cover - draw and colour an illustration. It must include the title and author

• Inside Front flap - write a description of the main characters

• Inside back flap - write a short summary

• Back cover - Write 5 quotes that are important to the story.

Digital tools: google drawings, slides, docs

Draw or paint a portrait

Draw or paint a portrait of a character from the novel. Include a description of them.

• What do they look like?

• What type of person are they?

• What setting would you paint them in?

Make a poster

Design a poster advertising Kaitangata Bay.

• Imagine you are encouraging people to come and holiday there

• Why would they come?

• What could they do?

Digital tools: Google drawing, google docs, google slides

Create a Zine

A Zine is hand made mini magazine. Create a Zine to retell your favourite part of the novel.

Watch this clip on how to fold a zine.

Check out these cool Zines

The Author

Research Margaret Mahy

• Where did she live?

• What inspired her?

• What other books has she written?

• Design an informational poster about her.

• Maybe Sue might put it up in the library?

Digital tools: Google docs, drawings, slides

Create a Scene

Choose a scene from the book to recreate.

You could create it as a

• shoebox diorama model

• a stop motion, claymation animation

• a painting or a drawing