Resources for Schools: Stars with Flaming Tails

Learn how to perfect the performance of your poems with Valerie Bloom’s top tips, create a lift the flap riddle or make an eye catching shooting star picture.

Valerie Bloom’s poetry collection Stars with Flaming Tails will introduce you to the Zimbats of Zingley Dell, help you to imagine a talking nose and meet the most dangerous animal in the world!

Read the poems and download our activity sheet below for lots of fun ideas that you can do with children at school or at home.