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The Battle
Starting school can be scary sometimes!
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Find out what happens when you learn to let down your guard, be yourself, and open up to friendship in this encouraging tale about a boy and a school full of ogres and dragons. It’s Edward’s first day of knight school and he’s scared of what’s...
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Edward is anxious about starting knight school, which is full of scary ogres and fearsome dragons. He puts on his armour and prepares for battle. But what if the ogres and dragons are more like him than he thinks? Brimming with magic and fun, The Battle is a story about perception, friendship, and letting down your guard.
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Find out what happens when you learn to let down your guard, be yourself, and open up to friendship in this encouraging tale about a boy and a school full of ogres and dragons.
It’s Edward’s first day of knight school and he’s scared of what’s to come. He puts on his armour and prepares for battle. After all, it’s sure to be terrifying with all those creatures about. Sure enough, he spends all day surrounded by scary ogres and fearsome dragons. Then, one of them offers him some of her lunch!
With this gesture of friendship, Edward is inspired to take a chance and remove his armour. He soon realises that maybe things aren’t as bad as they first seemed and, in fact, his armour was holding him back. As he learns to let his guard down, magic and fun await, and Edward finds that the dragons and ogres he feared are actually just like him.
The Battle is a story that every child can relate to and teaches kids that perception and attitude are vitally important. If we let down our guard, put our fears aside, and allow ourselves to live in the moment, magic just might happen. Imaginative, bold, and inspiring, this is the perfect companion for any child worried about starting school.
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ISBN: 9781925820409
Publisher: Exisle Publishing
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 01 June 2020
Country: New Zealand
Imprint: EK Books
Illustration: 35 color illustrations
Contributors:
- Illustrated by Cara King
Audience: Children
DIMENSIONS
Width: 260.0mm
Height: 249.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 32
About the Author
Ashling Kwok is a children’s author from Sydney and loves immersing herself in a magical world, where anything is possible. Cara King is a designer and illustrator, who runs her own design business, Caratoons. Her previous books include: Mummy and Mumma Get Married, Scaredy Book and The Box Cars.
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