{"title":"Books by Stuart Hill","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"9781912626533","title":"The Cry of the Icemark (2019 reissue)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first thrilling fantasy novel in Stuart Hill's acclaimed      ICEMARK series: magnificent, steely-edged and epic!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e      When her father dies nobly in battle, fourteen-year-old Thirrin      becomes Queen of the Icemark, a tiny kingdom for ever caught between      dangerous neighbours. Thirrin must raise an army to protect      her people from seemingly invincible Imperial invaders. Her search      for allies takes her beyond her northern borders, to former enemies      in the Land-of-the-Ghosts and onwards to the frozen Hub of      the World. 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Levelled for guided and independent reading, each book includes ideas to support reading. Teaching and assessment support and eBooks are also available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJane Grey comes from a rich and powerful family in Tudor England. She loves stories about ghosts and legends, and dreams about excitement and danger. But when a hunt is arranged at Bradgate House and Jane meets the mysterious White Deer and the ghost boy for herself, will she regret what she wished for?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePearl\/Band 18 books offer fluent readers a complex, substantial text with challenging themes to facilitate sustained comprehension, bridging the gap between a reading programme and longer chapter books. A reader response page provides lots of opportunities for speaking and listening and scaffolding writing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eText type: A story with a historical settingIdeas for reading in the back of the book provide practical support and stimulating activitiesStuart Hill left school with few qualifications and went to work in a small car factory where mice made a home in the bags of sugar meant for our tea at break time. It was also so cold in the winter the water in the kettle froze solid. This made Stuart determined to make his escape, and at the age of twenty-two he went to college and took the O Levels and A Levels he should have taken when he was still at school. After this Stuart worked as an archaeologist and eventually went to university where he took a combined Honours Degree in English and Ancient History. Later Stuart worked as a bookseller in Waterstones bookshop, and it was here during coffee breaks and on days off that he wrote his first published book. He'll be forever grateful to my colleagues for reading it and then encouraging me to send the manuscript to publishers. The Grey Ghost was an ideal story for Stuart because it combines his love of history and the fascination with the supernatural that he has had since a very young boy.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57466553598325,"sku":"9780008440732","price":8.25,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780008440732.jpg?v=1785654611"},{"product_id":"ecological-pioneers","title":"Ecological Pioneers","description":"Whenever the history of ecological thought has been written the contributions of Australian thinkers have been omitted. Yet Australia as a continent of extreme, rare and complex environments has produced a startling group of ecological pioneers. 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