LoveReading4Kids Says
LoveReading4Kids Says
May 2022 Book of the Month
This attractively illustrated and cleverly designed book is targeted at children from ages 4-8 and successfully employs key strategies to absolutely ensure their engagement. A pleasingly diverse and relatable cast of characters, Lilli, Bea and Leo, are inquisitive friends who love adventure and solving problems. They discover that when they need help with a difficult problem, if they just hold hands and think hard, they are transported to the magical kingdom of Questland where they are transformed into, ever popular, Superheroes. There it is up to them to complete a series of challenges using key STEM skills, cooperation, and teamwork. I am sure parents will find the explanatory glossary outlining the STEM skills involved in each book very useful! For the reader these books develop key essential learning skills such as critical thinking, collaboration, and communication. One can easily imagine a group of children, or a child and parent or carer, talking together to solve the entertaining puzzles. The very sturdily produced book comes complete with reusable stickers and rewards to collect and the questfriendz.com website provides free activity sheets and supporting classroom materials, lesson plan guides and extra downloadable stickers. By ensuring that children are attracted by the imaginative story and characters, engaged in fun activities and rewarded for their success, this will be a sure fire hit at home or at school and a brilliant example of learning through play!
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SuperQuesters: The Case of the Stolen Sun Synopsis
Meet Lilli and her best friends Leo and Bea - three endlessly curious kids with big imaginations. When they unite to solve a challenging science problem, they turn into superheroes Lillicorn, Leo Zoom and Bea Bumble and journey to a world full of magic, adventure and quests.
And now they want YOU to join in the mission and the fun. Can you help them to track down Lord Grumble and his Snapettes and return the stolen sun to Questland? Discover your inner superhero in this unique interactive story with hands-on activities, expertly designed in line with the Key Stage 1 Computing, Maths and Science National Curriculum to help children develop their STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) skills in innovative new ways.
Features over 100 reusable stickers including magical charm rewards, a reward chart to mark progress and celebrate success, plus a glossary and answer page. If you're a superhero enthusiast, love learning through play or enjoy books such as Ada Twist, Scientist, Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls and the Fantastically Great Women series, you'll love this!
It's time to Read, Quest, Learn!
Also available in the series:
SuperQuesters: The Case of the Missing Memory
SuperQuesters: The Case of the Great Energy Robbery
SuperQuesters: The Case of the Angry Sea
About This Edition
Press Reviews
Dr Thomas Bernard & Lisa Moss Press Reviews
'The SuperQuesters' infectious enthusiasm for all things scientific will surely inspire more children to get into STEM subjects' - Joanne Owen, LoveReading Editorial Expert
'A fun, interactive book for inquisitive minds and any budding young STEM enthusiasts' - Konnie Huq, STEM advocate & author of Cookie and the Most Annoying Boy in the World
'A perfect balance between activities and stories. Guaranteed to get children engaged in STEM learning in a fun, accessible way and with plenty of stickers to keep them motivated!' - Dean Boddington, KS1 primary teacher and book blogger
'My daughters love reading and they love puzzles, so combining the two in the book is amazing!' - Everything Mummy blog
'My daughter really enjoyed the book as it is so different from other books she's reading at the moment' - What the Redhead said blog
'If you are looking for a way to engage young children with STEM activities this is the perfect way in' - Lucy Newton, Primary School teacher
'SuperQuesters is a great book for kids of different ages with an interest in STEM. Through unique and relatable characters my children had fun completing different quests without even realizing they were actually learning science and maths. The quests enhanced their imagination and problem-solving skills.' - Andrea Sesum, HER Digital Academy
'A perfect balance between activities and stories. Guaranteed to get children engaged in STEM learning in a fun, accessible way and with plenty of stickers to keep them motivated!' - Dean Boddington, KS1 primary teacher and book blogger
'Young adventurers will love heading off on a STEM quest with the SuperQuesters and applying their skills of logic and reasoning in a series of engaging puzzles and challenges. If they are successful, they will achieve the ultimate goal of saving the day in Questland and learning a little something along the way.' - Jo Cummins, Primary Behaviour Service teacher, reading consultant & book blogger at Library Girl and Book Boy
'I loved it! From the interweaving of STEM skills into an engaging story with likeable characters and appealing illustrations, SuperQuesters and the Case of the Stolen Sun is creative, eye-catching, thought-provoking, interactive and importantly includes diverse representation' - Dr Jo Science
'SuperQuesters: The Case of the Stolen Sun is a great interactive book to help 4-8 year olds start thinking about patterns, puzzles, & problem solving in a magical world of science!' - Chris Woods, Teacher, Author of Daily STEM: How to Create a STEM Culture in your Classrooms & Communities
'An interactive and engaging way for children to learn about STEM concepts and gain 21st-century skills while having fun!' - Amna Habiba, STEM advocate and Founder, Global Creative Hub
'I enjoyed this action packed adventure with interactive challenges! Kids will love the story and illustrations, and particularly the quests that need some thought, and some stickers!' - Roma Agrawal, Engineer and Author of How Was That Built?
Author
About Dr Thomas Bernard & Lisa Moss
Husband and wife author team, Dr Thomas Bernard and Lisa Moss were inspired to co-found QuestFriendz, a children’s book publisher, following the birth of their twin daughters and their passion to help make STEM learning exciting and accessible to all children.
Lisa grew up in Canada and has written stories from a young age. A 20-year corporate career at several high-tech companies led her to become acutely aware of the STEM skills gap.
Thomas grew up in France and was inspired by his grandfather to have a curiosity for science, technology and discovering the world around him. His love for coding and the opportunity to create and innovate led him to pursue degrees in Physics, Mathematics and Engineering along with a PhD in Computer Engineering. He became profoundly aware of the STEM skills gap and more specifically the gender gap in STEM during his time as a computer science lecturer and during his career at several high tech companies.
Thomas and Lisa live together in Amsterdam with their STEM-loving twin daughters Emilie and Rebecca.
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The SuperQuesters Teacher's Guide is expertly designed with hands-on activities, games and printable resources for use with SuperQuesters: The Case of the Stolen Sun.
SuperQuesters is the only children's book series to include STEM learning within a dynamic story and feature interactive, hands-on activities.
The book and accompanying teaching resources develops 12 different STEM skills such as coding, abstraction, logic and algorithms. Key aspects of the Key Stage 1 Computing, Maths and Science National Curriculum are covered to help children develop their STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) skills in innovative new ways.
The guide features lesson plans (including activities that are differentiated three ways and specific links to curriculum content covered), interactive STEM quest activities/classroom games/printable activity sheets for the class with variations across 3 different levels/age groups (4 - 8 years old), reward charts to track pupils’ achievement, along with charm tokens, printable stickers and award certificates to celebrate success.
It's time to Read, Quest, Learn!
Find out more and download the Teacher's Guide here.
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