Claybook is powered by our in-house developed technology calledClayfield. Using this technology we can render and simulate rich volumetric clay environments. Clayfield makes new kind of user-generated content possible. Players can unleash their creativity without having to worry about the technical details. Our technology is designed for butter smooth 60 fps gameplay on PC and consoles. Not as good as the other two I have read (but this was her first novel I think) . I really appreciated all the nature references, especially as it describes urban 'forgotten bits' of greenery, shrubbery, brambles etc ... and then the characters that love this ares for their different reasons. The style is strangely disjointed, but in a good way. I was always aware I was reading a beautifully written book, rather than feeling immersed in the characters worlds. A story recounted rather than a ripping yarn. And yet when the consequences of all those things played out I found that I was involved with these people and their lives, and I was moved by what happened.

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His first children's novel, Skellig (1998), set in Newcastle, won the Whitbread Children's Novel of the Year Award and also the Carnegie Medal. His subsequent novels are: Kit's Wilderness (1999), Heaven Eyes (2000), Secret Heart (2001), The Fire Eaters (2003) and Clay (2005). His first play aimed at adolescents, Wild Girl, Wild Boy, toured in 2001 and was published in 2002. This was a goodreads giveaway and sounded like the kind of book I enjoy. It's about people and the impact they can have on each other's lives.The book relies heavily on Hadar’s previous books: The Handbook of Metal Clay: Textures and Forms, Silver and Bronze Clay: Movement and Mechanisms, Mixed Metal Jewelry from Metal Clay, and Pattern of Color in Metal Clay, as well as on her blog and Instruction Manual. Hadar Jacobson – Mixed Metal Jewelry from Metal Clay The introduction to the book says –“To many of my students, “architectural jewelry” sounds intimidating. However, this book teaches easy ways to create the illusion of perspective, and shows how to construct complex pieces without using measuring tools. Indoor and outdoor scenes are created using techniques of hollow forms and low relief. Two projects – “A Room of My Own” and “Transamerica Ring” – are presented in great detail, so it is recommended to make them before proceeding to further pendants and rings.” Hadar Jacobson – The Handbook of Metal Clay: Textures and Forms The book is also very harrowing at times, particularly a scene where TC witnesses some youths organising a dogfight, and I did find my eyes starting to water towards the end. The tone put me in mind of the movies of Shane Meadows ("Somers Town" and "This is England", for example). Melissa Harrison's debut novel is a brilliant hybrid of fiction and nature writing centred on semi-wild spaces in a London suburb. The events of the book cover a year, broken into seasonal chapters that mix descriptions of the natural world with a cast of characters whose relationship with nature is at the heart of the story. I would not teach this in my classroom. However, if I had to I would connect it to Frankenstein somehow. I do not see how you could teach this book without making a reference to God, and how Stephen and Frankenstein are somewhat taking over the role of God by creating a living being.

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I read this book in preparation to teach to a Y7 class (11-12 year olds). Whilst the writing was good and there was nothing glaringly wrong with the characters (in fact, Y7s would probably find the characters relatable and engaging), I think I became a little confused with the message of this book. Then, out of the blue, Stephen kisses Davie on the cheek. It's random, and the characters all make fun of Davie about it, and Davie doesn't deny it happened. This event also occurs when Stephen has witnessed Davie kiss Maria. He also says, "Don't bother with the lass," moments before, because he wants Davie to hang out with him instead and learn about his powers.Claybook is a unique world made entirely of clay. Every inch of the environment can be shaped and molded. Everything has matter inside it, not just an outer shell. Clay can be liquid or solid, and it can be deformed and destroyed. This brilliant little book, published in July 2011, shows what metal clay can achieve in the right hands. Full of pictures and with a forward by Michael David Sturlin, this is metal clay work at its best. Featuring metal clay artists from around the world, some well known, some not so well known, you’ll find this a brilliant source of inspiration. Charm bracelets are more popular than ever. These customizable pieces of jewelry are a wonderful way for the wearer to express themselves and show their personality. But buying or making the intricate silver charms can be costly. I think this is novel is about people and their disconnect from each other. But it's a bit hard to tell. Davie and his best friend Geordie are just ordinary kids: altar boys, mediocre students, part of a gang full of mischief and rivalry. When Stephan Rose arrives, sent to live with his crazy Aunt Mary, because his father has died and his mother has gone mad, Father O’Mahoney asks that the boys befriend him. They resist, but Davie soon finds himself drawn to the strange new boy, fascinated as much with Stephan’s ability to create fantastic figures from clay as he is with Stephan’s taunting of Mouldy, the bully who’s vowed to ‘get’ Davie. Stephan has a gift, a real genius, for shaping figures that seem to live and breathe. He recognises something in Davie—some innocence, some goodness—that he can use, and begins to draw him into his plan. Together the boys create a monster from mud, a creature that not only lives but walks and obeys. Then something awful happens to Mouldy, and Davie must take action.

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The book introduces the reader to the main characters; TC comes from a broken home, his mother doesn't seem to pay much attention to him, and doesn't even realise that he is skipping school to pursue his interests in wildlife. His Dad has left home, and it is fairly clear from the dialogue that he was an abusive figure (although he is only mentioned in the book and does not appear in person). The book also introduces Jozef, who has a passion for carving animals out of wood; other characters include Daisy, a young girl, and her grandmother, Sofia, who has recently been widowed. Almond captures all the energy and awkwardness of youth. A first kiss, sneaking cigarettes, goofing around in class, growing away from a best friend—all these scenes are woven into the darker story of Stephan and Davie’s creation. Underneath it all is a childlike egoism that makes these boys feel responsible for the bad things that happen: If we wish it and it happens, then it must have happened because of us.I thought this was a beautifully written tale that links a number of inner city Londoners with a love of nature. There is a young boy from a broken family who wants to spend all of his time in the outdoors. The old lady who tends the local commons and tries to pass on her and her dead husbands knowledge and respect for what comes out of the the ground, flies through the air or lives off trees. Her testy relationship with her daughter and granddaughter who live a privileged life. And the middle aged Polish man who pines for his old farm and is seen to be a bad man for forging a friendship with the young boy.