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Hello! My name is Piers Torday and I write for children: novels, short stories and plays.
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“A stunning mix of folklore, adventure and environmental awareness.”
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“An unforgettable story of hope and friendship”
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“Required reading”
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THE WEEK JUNIOR BOOK OF THE WEEK
Delighted to announce that, eight years later, there is now a prequel to THE LAST WILD.
THE WILD BEFORE published on August 19th 2021 with Hachette Children’s.
Drawing on themes of climate change, hope and friendship, The Wild Before returns the reader to the world of the beloved The Last Wild series, before the redeye virus has taken hold of every animal in the land, years before the events of The Last Wild have unfolded. The Wild Before tells the story of a young hare who is the world’s only hope of saving the legendary Mooncalf and avoiding certain disaster.
NEWS
August 19, 2021
It has been a long journey but well worth the wait – I am so excited that one of my books closest to my heart, There May Be a Castle, has been adapted for the stage by Barb Jungr and Samantha Lane, wi…
Now schools are open again, I am available for in person or online visits. For details, please contact Victoria Rontaler
LATEST BOOK
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If you are a teacher, you may read aloud individual chapters at a time, that are not recorded, via a closed virtual learning environment for pupils only. Please don’t read whole books aloud in one session or record any of your readings. Thank you!
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You can watch my Last Wild video masterclasses and sign up for classroom resources at Authorfy
There are also some excellent free classroom resources for “The Last Wild” provided by Sustainable Learning
Teachers could sign up to CLPE’s excellent Power of Reading scheme and get a whole teaching sequence based on “The Last Wild”.
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Please read the following document for more info:
Piers Torday School Events Guide 2021
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I offer both in person and online visits, depending on your requirements. For more information on how to arrange a visit, the sessions I offer, and fees, please contact:
Victoria Rontaler at Rontaler PR & Events.