Science Fiction Archives ~ Kathryn Rose Newey

June 3, 2020August 2, 2023
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New: Interactive, Code-Cracking Novel for Middle-Graders Released

Children's fiction

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 […]

May 25, 2020April 21, 2023
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May 25th is Towel Day!

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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 […]

March 29, 2020August 9, 2023
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New Series: ‘Science Fiction Station’ – Free Videos and Worksheets

Home schooling

Looking for off-the-shelf home schooling activities which are not only fun and engaging, but also truly educational? Introducing ‘Science Fiction Station’: A free series of themed mini-lessons for kids aged 9-12, in videos and matching worksheets, all done for you. The videos and worksheets are […]

March 27, 2020August 7, 2023
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Science Fiction ebook for Kids – Now Free on Kindle!

Children's fiction

While everyone’s doing home-schooling during lockdown, I thought it might be a nice gesture to offer you my Science Fiction eBook, Ilnoblet Elmer and the Alien Water Thieves, for free, via Kindle Unlimited. Like The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy for kids! Readers will love the “myriad […]

February 2, 2020August 5, 2023
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Get Symmetrical with Palindrome Day!

Children's fiction

February 2nd, 2020 is a palindrome. A palindrome is “a word, phrase or number which is read the same forwards as backwards.” Words like ‘radar’ or ‘madam’ are palindromes. As are numbers like 4224 or 10001. Back to today’s date: 02-02-2020. Beautifully symmetrical! In fact, […]

January 2, 2020August 5, 2023
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Asimov and Clarke were Second-Best Science-Fiction Writers!

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We celebrate “Science Fiction Day” on January 2nd! This date was chosen as it was Isaac Asimov’s official birthday. Both Isaac Asimov (1920-1992) and Arthur C. Clarke (1917-2008) are sometimes considered to be the ‘fathers’ of Science Fiction writing, although other writers such as Robert […]

January 1, 2020August 9, 2023
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New Fun Science Worksheets!

Home schooling

If you’re looking for something fun and interesting to do in the holidays, why not try these Awesome Science Worksheets? Guaranteed to generate discussions and giggles with kids aged 7-10. These two A4 pages in colour have quiz questions and answers, space for writing/drawing, and […]

December 2, 2019August 7, 2023
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New Middle Grade Science Fiction – Coming Soon to a Galaxy Near You!

Children's fiction

The Space Hamster and the Universal Code A Galaxy-Spanning Adventure with Ilnoblet Elmer… Get ready for a wonderfully weird trip to places in the universe you didn’t know existed! If Douglas Adams had written The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy for kids, it might go […]

May 1, 2019August 5, 2023
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Author Interview with NFReads.com

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NFReads.com, a general interest website based on authors and their expertise, began as a place dedicated to learning. Always a good reason to start anything! It now contains a wealth of author interviews and articles about all sorts of topics, across 20 categories, including: Sylvia […]

April 23, 2018August 5, 2023
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Ilnoblet Elmer is Officially Awarded ‘4 out of 4 Stars’!

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OnlineBookClub.org has published their official review of ‘Ilnoblet Elmer and the Alien Water Thieves‘, rating it 4 out of 4 stars: “Children’s literature that makes learning fun is always a joy to read. Ilnoblet Elmer and the Alien Water Thieves by Kathryn Rose Newey is one such […]