Having traveled to a war-torn area of the Himalayas with her uncle to hunt exotic game, fourteen-year-old Paris befriends a lost twelve-year-old Buddhist monk and a young yeti, from whom she learns about humanity and friendship.

The Lastling

This is a pack containing 15 copies of the Rollercoasters Educational Edition of The Lastling by Philip Gross, an imaginative and exciting book your student will not want to put down.

Each The Lastling Class Pack contains 15 copies of the Rollercoasters edition of The Lastling by Philip Gross and 15 The Lastling Reading Guides to support the student in their study of the novel. Paris is thrilled when her Uncle Franklin decides to take her on his trip to the Himalayas. Franklin's influence gets them into places where tourists are not allowed, even into the forbidden war-zone, deep in the forest, to look for exotic and endangered species. Franklin is a man with a vision, something dark and strange, but just how strange, Paris is about to find out... Themes: Madness, exploration, hunting, culture clash. Teaching Focus: * Humorous, sharp language of Black American teen culture * Engaging, lively first person narrative, creating empathy with character * Diary extracts add a sub-plot * Sympathetic treatment of sensitive themes Recommended for students in Years 8 and 9 The Rollercoasters series is a set of imaginative and exciting books thatyour students will not want to put down. All books are supported by extensive teacher resources online, in print and on CD-ROM, and contain themes that will appeal to girls, boys and mixed ability classes. Each book is also accompanied by Reading Guides to provide essential background material for students on the novel of the same title, and include a letter to the student from the author of the novel, thematic activities, wider reading references and short reviews.

The Lastling Class Pack

One of The Kite Rider Reading Guide: provides essential background material for students, on the novel of the same title, including a letter to the student from the author of the novel, thematic activities, wider reading references and ...

This Evaluation Pack contains one each of: River Boy by Tim Bowler; The Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean; The Merrybegot by Julie Hearn; Calling A Dead Man by Gillian Cross; Unique by Alison Allen-Gray; Warlands by Rachel Anderson; The Prisoner by James Riordan; The Lastling by Philip Gross; and The Same Stuff As Stars by Katherine Paterson. One of The Kite Rider Reading Guide: provides essential background material for students, on the novel of the same title, including a letter to the student from the author of the novel, thematic activities, wider reading references and short reviews; a reusable booklet with magazine feel to engage students, for use throughout the study of the novel, and for use as a 'way in' to aspects of the novel; and one of CD-ROM Series Introduction.

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Paris is on a trek in the Himalayas with her uncle and his friends.

Paris is thrilled when her Uncle Franklin decides to take her on his trip to the Himalayas. Franklin's influence gets them into places where tourists are not allowed, even into the forbidden war-zone, deep in the forest, to look for exotic and endangered species. Franklin is a man with avision, something dark and strange, but just how strange, Paris is about to find out...Themes: Madness, exploration, hunting, culture clash.Teaching Focus:* Humorous, sharp language of Black American teen culture* Engaging, lively first person narrative, creating empathy with character* Diary extracts add a sub-plot* Sympathetic treatment of sensitive themesRecommended for students in Years 8 and 9

This Reading Guide is aimed at the student and offers a &#39;way in&#39; to different aspects of the novel of the same title.

This Reading Guide is aimed at the student and offers a 'way in' to different aspects of the novel of the same title. Activities actively engage students and take their understanding of the aspect under scrutiny to a deeper level - so enhancing their reading of the novel. The Reading Guide is highly illustrated and has a magazine-feel to appeal to students. It can be used during the early stages of a Scheme of Work based on the novel, and can also be built in to lessons as the reading progresses and to support further reading activities.

The Lastling Reading Guide

Gross , Philip The Lastling 248 pp . Clarion ISBN 0-618-65998-6 $ 16.00 ( 3 ) Paris accompanies her sinister uncle on a cross- continental &quot; hunting &quot; trip . She meets Tahr , an orphaned monk , and Geng - sun , a captive Neanderthal&nbsp;...

The Horn Book Guide to Children's and Young Adult Books

... The Lastling , 2003 ; Marginaliens , 2003 ; Turn to Stone , 2005 ; The Storm Garden , 2006 ; The Egg of Zero , 2006 ; The Abstract Garden , 2006 ; I Spy Pinhole Eye , 2009 ; The Wa- ter Table , 2009 ; Off Road to Everywhere , 2010&nbsp;...

The Writers Directory

... The Lastling 2003 , The Storm Garden 2006 ; poetry : Familiars 1983 , The Ice Factory 1984 , Cat&#39;s Whisker 1987 , The Air Mines of Mistila ( with Sylvia Kantaris ) 1988 , The Son of the Duke of Nowhere 1991 , I.D. 1994 , A Cast of&nbsp;...

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International Who's Who of Authors and Writers 2008

... The Lastling by Philip Gross ( YA ) is an action adventure novel that takes a riveting look at morality . Submissions and Payment Guidelines available . Query or send ms for chapter books and novels ; send ms for picture books . Accepts&nbsp;...

"Feature articles on markets for humor, middle-grade biographies, YA novels, activity books, PreK nonfiction"--Cover.

Book Markets for Children's Writers, 2006

... Stephen Thieves Like Us Bloomsbury Nefarious teen dream team Gross , Philip The Lastling Clarion Saving the Yeti : the last of her kind Hokenson , Terry The Winter Road Front Street Willa : surviving the Canadian wilderness EE. 28.

Books for the Teen Age

... dream team Gross , Philip The Lastling Clarion Saving the Yeti : the last of her kind Hokenson , Terry The Winter Road Front Street Willa : surviving the Canadian wilderness UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN 3 9015 07941 4200 CE. 28.

Books for the Teen Age, 2007

... The Lastling . 248p . CIP . Clarion . 2006. Tr $ 16 . ISBN 0-618-65998- 6. LC 2006002973 . Gr 8 Up - Paris is a 14 - year - old neglected rich girl whose uncle takes her on a hunting expedition in the Himalayas . Much admired by his&nbsp;...