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

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