This month a couple of 4th grade students have
been reading books from the Beast Quest series by Adam Blade.
Last week, Luigi Rosolen finished book 59,
Tecton the Armoured Giant and said "I really liked the book, it's a
real page-turner. The main character is Tom and he has to defeat Tecton, a very
dangerous monster. I recommend this series to anyone who likes adventure and
mystery". He is now reading his 3rd Beast Quest book and always
seems to be completely in the 'Reading Zone' during independent silent reading
time.
But who is the author behind these series?
Adam Blade, the author of this series, was born in
England and grew up surrounded by his father’s paintings of historic
English battles – which left a lifelong mark on his imagination. He was also
fascinated by the ancient sword and shield that hung in his father’s office. As
a boy, Adam would spend days imagining who could have first owned the sword and
shield. Eventually, he created a character – Tom, the bravest boy warrior of
them all. The idea for Beast Quest was born.
When Adam grew up and decided that he wanted to be
a writer, he was stuck for ideas – until he remembered the old sword and
shield, and the imaginary boy he had created when he was young. Adam decided to
bring Tom fully to life so that readers could go on the kind of adventures that
he always wanted to when he was that age... And still does, even though he’s
grown up!
We have quite a few of these books in our 4th
grade class libraries, you are all welcome to come and borrow them from us.
Find out more by checking out the official Beast Quest site- it's full of cool stuff!
And let your beast quest journey begin...
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