I am fast becoming a huge fan of Joe Todd-Stanton. Very bold, beautiful artwork with a fun adventure. You can easily create a free account. Just because you don't understand someone/something, does not mean it is evil. The huge rock outside of the town was the subject of many frightening stories that spoke about how it moved from place to place and was huge and sharp. When Erin finally managed to sneak aboard, thick fog settled in and the boat almost ran into the black rock! My kid is getting to an age now where the stories we're reading together are becoming interesting to me as well as him (no offence to things like Bigger Digger, but I'm glad those days are in the past! The story.....has some holes. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published I really enjoyed this, the story and the illustrations. And she knows the best ones must be further out, where her mum won't let her go... BiblioCore: app02 Version 8.34.1 Last updated 2020/11/02 13:05, 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 28 cm. Nur wenige Überlebende kämpfen noch verzweifelt gegen die Außerirdischen. There’s a powerful sense of drama in his cartooning and storytelling, as well as a friendliness at play in the artwork that tempers this yarn’s scariest moments. To order a copy for £10.19 go to bookshop.theguardian.com or … by Flying Eye Books. -Irish Times An original picture book story that is superbly illustrated from cover to cover, Joe Todd-Stanton's "The Secret of Black Rock" is a compelling and entertaining read for children ages 5 to 8, making it an extraordinary and highly recommended addition to family, elementary school, and community library collections. Erin loves to lie on the jetty, looking for the weirdest fish in the sea—the weirder, the better! I'm going to start getting into a bit of Roald Dahl, things like that. An original picture book story that is superbly illustrated from cover to cover, Joe Todd-Stanton’s “The Secret of Black Rock” is a compelling and entertaining read for children ages 5 to 8, making it an extraordinary and highly recommended addition to family, elementary school, and community library collections. Erin loves to lie on the jetty, looking for the weirdest fish in the sea--the weirder, the better! No one is sure what it is or why it moves but everyone knows it is dangerous. Aim for a 15-min visit per day unless using the computer lab. Loved the illustrations, but the message that kids need to be change agents to save the world because adults are dumb is tiresome. And she knows the best ones must be further out, where her mum won't let her go... Out there in the deepest sea lies the Black Rock: a huge, dark and spiky mass that is said to destroy any boats that come near it!