{"product_id":"redhair-and-daffodil-friend-a-tale-about-friendship-loyalty-and-minding-your-own-business-hardcover","title":"Redhair and Daffodil Friend: a tale about friendship, loyalty and minding your own business - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCarran Waterfield\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eFruzsina Czech\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eRedhair and Daffodil Friend\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003eis set in the fantastical coastal city of Brinepoint. It is a story about friendship, loyalty and minding your own business. It is about living with uncertainty at a time when learning to take responsibility is a challenge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe two inseparable sisters are left home alone guarding Brinepoint's unique magical defences against extreme winters and summers. 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The sisters Redhair and Daffodil Friend are the daughters of the accomplished female engineer, Sea Potato Mam, Governor of Brinepoint.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003econtains themes of \u003cstrong\u003eabsent parents, adoption and coping with family illness.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewill stir up discussion about \u003cstrong\u003eclimate, greed, fairness and citizenship\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewill provide scope for creative explorations and responses through drama, storytelling, art and music.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ewill be a rich source for creative project work in the classroom.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlease contact the author for ideas and for background materials carranwaterfield.co.uk\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCarran Waterfield is an independent theatre and performance maker, creative teacher and published writer. 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