The Cross-curricular Jackdaws series contains six titles, each on a different theme - each book contains a contemporary story, non-fiction text providing information about the theme, and a myth or legend.
Guided Reading Cards are available to support teaching sessions.
Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham live in Devon, England, in a house not too far from the sea. Elspeth writes in a room on the ground floor while Mal writes in the attic. Sometimes they meet in the middle to write books.