Book Badgers Book Club: THE EXPLORER

Summer Term Dates 2025

Option A: THE EXPLORER, by Katherine Rundell
Time: 6-6.45pm
Dates: 4th June, 11th June,18th June, 25th June, 2nd July, 9th July
Tutor: Megan

Option B: THE EXPLORER, by Katherine Rundell
Time: tbc
Dates: tbc
Tutor: tbc

Option C: THE EXPLORER, by Katherine Rundell
Time: tbc
Dates: tbc
Tutor: tbc

BOOK BADGERS Book Club: Course Details:

Let's burrow into books with our fabulous book club! We offer a carefully selected range of books to excite all young readers. 

Our Book Clubs are fully interactive and consist of the following:

• Independent Reading: Every week, the children have a set number of pages to read before the next lesson. This reading is to be done in their own time, in preparation for the lesson.
• The 60-Second Synopsis: To develop speaking and listening skills, one child will give a 60-second synopsis at the start of the class by summarising what they read for homework. 
• Quiz Whizz: Next, the children take part in a Kahoot quiz which focuses on different types of comprehension question.
• Word Warriors: To develop children's vocabulary, we pick out ambitious words used in the chapters and the children complete an activity based on these words.
• The Deep Dive: Here, we explore one aspect of the story more closely. This includes story analysis, writing skills, character study, critical and lateral thinking, exploration of feelings, debating dilemmas and exploring themes.
• Scribble and Sketch: The final challenge each week is something creative. Children will be encouraged to upload their Scribble and Sketch work to Google Classroom so that it can be commented on and shared in the following lesson.
  

General Details:

• Each session is 45 minutes, 6 sessions in total.
• There will be a maximum of 12 children per class.
• The course is led by a highly experienced teacher.
• It takes place online.
• It is fully interactive.
• £75 for 6 sessions (£12.50 per lesson). All course prices are inclusive of VAT. If you are based outside of the UK, the course price (without VAT) will be updated at checkout but you may be subject to additional bank charges, which are determined by your financial institution.
• Please choose to pay via PayPal at the checkout if you would like to pay in instalments.
• Once booked, places are non-refundable as stated in our Terms and Conditions.
• We have a specific waiting list for children who are eligible for free-school meals. If we have spaces on a course, these children will be offered a free space. Contact us if you would like to join this waiting list.
• We engage with self-employed tutors to run our courses on behalf of our business. The tutors running our courses are qualified teachers with exemplary references. All course tutors hold an Enhanced DBS Certificate and are signed up to the Update Service.

The Explorer by Katherine Rundell

From his seat in the tiny aeroplane, Fred watches as the mysteries of the Amazon jungle pass by below him. He has always dreamed of becoming an explorer, of making history and of reading his name amongst the lists of great discoveries. If only he could land and look about him.

As the plane crashes into the canopy, Fred is suddenly left without a choice. He and the three other children may be alive, but the jungle is a vast, untamed place. With no hope of rescue, the chance of getting home feels impossibly small.

Except, it seems, someone has been there before them.

Winner of the Children's Book Prize
Winner of the Costa Children's Book Award 2017
Winner of the London Book Fair Children's Travel Book of the Year
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"A very exciting adventure story - I loved it." - Jacqueline Wilson
"Rundell is now unarguably in the FIRST RANK" - Philip Pullman

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