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Plastic in our Oceans – New Eco-Worksheet!

Posted on 15th March 202115th March 2021 by Kathryn Rose Newey

Plastic is a wonderful, useful, clever thing we humans invented and now can’t seem to live without. From bags that hold our shopping, to plant pots, to computer keyboards, to furniture, to pens, to containers for foodstuffs… It’s everywhere. But I was saddened recently to be reminded of how most of the plastic thrown away…

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Back to Basics: 5 Fun and Easy Activities You Can Do At Home With Your Kids

Posted on 10th August 202010th August 2020 by Kathryn Rose Newey

Home-schooling has been an exciting novelty for many children and parents. But it’s been months since schools closed and if you weren’t used to being a parent-teacher, having your children at home and racking your brain for engaging educational activities can be taxing. And now, with a few more weeks of summer holidays looming, and…

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Self-Publishing: A Guide to File Prep & Uploads for Ingramspark & Amazon KDP

Posted on 15th June 202031st March 2021 by Kathryn Rose Newey

Many authors are ditching the long waiting times and the fierce competition typical of traditional routes to publishing their books. And since there are so many ways to become published nowadays, you don’t have to have an agent or be rejected thirteen times in order to get your book in front of customers. Jane Friedman,…

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The Space Hamster and the Universal Code by Kathryn Rose Newey

New: Interactive, Code-Cracking Novel for Middle-Graders Released

Posted on 3rd June 202014th June 2020 by Kathryn Rose Newey

Books are wonderful. They allow you to lose yourself in another world. What if there was a book which not only transported you to another part of the universe, but in which you must crack a code along the way? The Space Hamster and the Universal Code, standalone sequel to Ilnoblet Elmer and the Alien…

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May 25th is Towel Day!

Posted on 25th May 202025th May 2020 by Kathryn Rose Newey

Towel Day? Towel Day is a fun day celebrated annually on May 25th, when fans of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams go around all day with a towel. Why? Because a towel is listed as one of the essential and most useful items to have with you when hitchhiking around the…

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New! Interactive Worksheet: ‘Trees in Numbers’

Posted on 10th May 202020th May 2020 by Kathryn Rose Newey

Trees are not only life-saving storers of carbon, creators of oxygen, and bringers of peace and greenery, but there are large numbers of them on Earth. Three trillion, in fact! Unfortunately humans are depleting them by 10 billion trees every year. And while planting baby trees to replace the trees we’ve chopped down is important…

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Poems Long-Listed for Erbacce-Prize for Poetry 2020!

Posted on 1st May 202025th May 2020 by Kathryn Rose Newey

Erbacce-press, a UK-based publisher of poetry, arranges an annual, worldwide poetry competition, the erbacce-prize for poetry. They recently announced their 2020 long-list of around 140 poets, chosen from over 9000 submissions, and I’m on it! You can read more of my poetry here – some of these poems were submissions to the competition. Here is…

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4 Simple Things to Consider When Making a Video

Posted on 11th April 202021st May 2020 by Kathryn Rose Newey

You want to make a video… Perhaps of you talking about something you’re passionate about, reviewing something, or teaching something? Even if your video will be chatty and informal, it needs to be planned and edited to some degree, so your viewers will like what they see. Here are 4 simple things to consider when…

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5 Tips for New Parent-Teachers on Stress-Free Home-Schooling

Posted on 7th April 20208th April 2020 by Kathryn Rose Newey

It’s been a huge ask of parents to home-school their own children during this lockdown period. The kids may be worried about what’s going on out in the world. And parents too. But somehow, through all of this, you’re expected, as a parent, to now be a teacher too. Unfortunately there’s no magic formula that will…

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New Video Series: ‘Science Fiction Station’ – Free Mini-Lessons and Cross-Curriculum Worksheets

Posted on 29th March 20202nd August 2020 by Kathryn Rose Newey

Looking for engaging, educational and fun home-schooling activities? Introducing ‘Science Fiction Station’: a bunch of themed mini-lessons for kids aged 9-12. All done for you. This set of fun videos, with free, matching worksheets, is based on the kids’ Science Fiction novella Ilnoblet Elmer and the Alien Water Thieves by the author. The 10 videos,…

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News, Fun & Freebies

  • Plastic in our Oceans – New Eco-Worksheet!

    Plastic in our Oceans – New Eco-Worksheet!

    15th March 2021
  • Back to Basics: 5 Fun and Easy Activities You Can Do At Home With Your Kids

    Back to Basics: 5 Fun and Easy Activities You Can Do At Home With Your Kids

    10th August 2020
  • Self-Publishing: A Guide to File Prep & Uploads for Ingramspark & Amazon KDP

    Self-Publishing: A Guide to File Prep & Uploads for Ingramspark & Amazon KDP

    15th June 2020
  • New: Interactive, Code-Cracking Novel for Middle-Graders Released

    New: Interactive, Code-Cracking Novel for Middle-Graders Released

    3rd June 2020
  • May 25th is Towel Day!

    May 25th is Towel Day!

    25th May 2020
  • New! Interactive Worksheet: ‘Trees in Numbers’

    New! Interactive Worksheet: ‘Trees in Numbers’

    10th May 2020
  • Poems Long-Listed for Erbacce-Prize for Poetry 2020!

    Poems Long-Listed for Erbacce-Prize for Poetry 2020!

    1st May 2020
  • 4 Simple Things to Consider When Making a Video

    4 Simple Things to Consider When Making a Video

    11th April 2020

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Books to Save the World

Kathryn Rose Newey writes quirky, interactive Environmental Fiction, Animal Rights Fiction and Science Fiction novels for ages 9-14 and older young-at-heart readers, eco-warriors and universe explorers.

As an educator as well as an author, she’s keen to expand minds. So besides the story, each novel also contains educational resources for readers to explore.

When she’s not writing, she’s probably in her wildlife-friendly, unruly garden (or wishes she was) with her pet dog, Jessie the Jack Russell, who insists on having her own website.

Contact the author here.

Jessie the Jack Russell’s Website

Click the pic to visit the world’s smartest dog’s website.
https://jessiethejackrussell.weebly.com/

Acknowledgement

Many images and photographs on this website are courtesy of photographers & artists at pixabay.com and canva.com (including Gerd Altmann, Arek Socha, and Jeroným Pelikovský from pixabay.com and nomad-photo.eu from shutterstock.com) – thank you for your beautiful pictures celebrating wildlife, the natural world and the universe!

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