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Ursula Dubosarsky & Tohby Riddle
Creating excitement about language
with
Special presentations from the creators of the award-winning Word Spy books
Presentation 1
Who Is The Word Spy?
[for students]
Learn to speak Pig Latin! Order your lunch from the tuckshop with a spoonerism! Find out what rhyming
slang is! Can a word show what it means? Can grammar make a dog walk across a stage? The aim of this
presentation is to entertain, enthuse and creatively engage children about words and language. Ursula and
Tohby will demonstrate ideas and illustrations from the The Word Spy and The Return of the Word Spy,
and introduce the children to the mysterious and playful character of "The Word Spy" herself. Part of the
presentation will also will show how Tohby created his illustrations for the books, and the ideas behind
them. Plenty of opportunity for audience participation!
45-minute presentation (incorporating Powerpoint) for school students
This is an auditorium-style presentation, ideally for groups of a hundred students upwards
Presentation 2
Exploring The Word Spy
[for teachers/adults]
The Word Spy books have proven to be a popular and effective approach to non-fiction. Ursula and Tohby
will introduce and explore the material contained in The Word Spy and The Return of the Word Spy, and
discuss the issues that arose as the books were written, illustrated and designed. Other topics covered
include the role the books could play in the implementation of the National Curriculum; their relevance to
literacy and visual literacy; and how the books could be used in the classroom, including specific examples.
45-60 minute Powerpoint presentation for teachers and teacher/librarians
Suitable for a wide range of audience sizes
BOOKINGS
LATERAL LEARNING: bookings@laterallearning.com.au
FURTHER INFORMATION ON PRESENTERS
Ursula Dubosarsky ursuladubosarsky.com
Tohby Riddle www.tohby.com
Penguin ISBN: 978-0-670-07227-9
Penguin ISBN: 978-0-670-07354-2

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