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Jennifer Bell & Alice Lickens

Join SPEARS and learn about the wild world with Jennifer Bell and Alice Lickens

About The Authors:

Jennifer Bell’s MG novel Wonderscape was Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month. Her bestselling The Uncommoners series sold translation rights in 15 countries and was a Waterstones Children’s Book of the Month. Inspired by her career as a former children’s bookseller at Foyles, Jennifer is widely known for the magical story worlds she creates. Jennifer lives in Surrey.

Co-creator Alice Lickens is an illustrator, author and designer based in London. Winner of the prestigious Sendak Fellowship for illustration, Alice is also Designer at London's House of Illustration. She has worked as Quentin Blake's designer and her picture books include Can You Dance to the Boogaloo? and How To Be A Cowboy, and the Explorer activity books series with the National Trust.

 

About The Books:

When 8-year-old Agnes is signed up for SPEARS (the Society for the Protection of Endangered and Awesomely Rare Species), she has no idea of the adventures that lie ahead with her elephant-shrew mentor Attie (short for “Attenborough”). Operation Honeyhunt sends them to the Brazilian rainforest, Operation Icebeak sends them to a marine outpost in Antarctica, and Operation Sandwhiskers sends them to the Sahara desert.

 

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An Introduction to 'Agents of the Wild'

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What was the inspiration behind 'Agents of the Wild'?

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A reading from 'Agents of the Wild'

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Jennifer's Creative Writing Challenge

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Alice's Illustration Challenge

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How did you bring Agnes and Attie to life?

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What can you tell us about the illustrations in the book?

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What research did you do before creating the 'Agents of the Wild' series?

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Why did you want to write about different habitats and endangered animals?

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What endangered animals do we meet in the series?

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What is your collaboration process?

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Agents of the Wild Operation Honeyhunt Extract

Agents of the Wild Operation Icebeak Extract

Agents of the Wild Operation Sandwhiskers Extract