Keeper of the Fire classroom book cover: Bryn and Enid climb a frosty ridge above the river, Bryn carrying a horn

Keeper of the Fire

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Keeper of the Fire classroom book cover: Bryn and Enid climb a frosty ridge above the river, Bryn carrying a horn
  • Keeper of the Fire classroom book cover: Bryn and Enid climb a frosty ridge above the river, Bryn carrying a horn
  • Keeper of the Fire classroom book cover: Bryn and Enid climb a frosty ridge above the river, Bryn carrying a horn
Keeper of the Fire

Keeper of the Fire

£8.99
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Chestnut · Topic link: Stone Age Britain

Pre-order: dispatched by Friday 6 November 2026. Order now and your books are printed and posted as soon as they are ready. You can cancel a pre-order for a full refund at any time before it is dispatched.

Keep the fire alive.

Bryn has one job while the hunters are away: keep the fire alive. For the second morning the hearth is grey, the flint will not catch and a frost is coming.

So Bryn and his sister Enid set out downriver to the next camp, to carry a live ember home before the frost sets in.

Inside: three episodes set in Stone Age Britain, anchor passages with phrase markings, syllable stacks and ROOTS vocabulary, Celebration Read scripts and a coach card for the adult. ISBN 978-1-995779-07-2.

How the packs work

  • Classroom book: all three episodes in one book, the book the class reads from in lessons.
  • Episode booklet: each episode as its own booklet to take home, with the same pages and page numbers as the classroom book.
  • Any book as 1 copy, 10 copies or a class pack of 30.
  • Full set: the classroom book and every episode booklet, 10 or 30 of each.
  • Booklets 1–3 set: one of each booklet, for home.

Delivery: printed in the UK and dispatched by Friday 6 November 2026. Please order pre-orders on their own: an order holding a pre-order is posted when the pre-order is ready. Free UK delivery on orders of £14.99 or more, including every pack; £3.95 on smaller orders. Ordering for a school? Pay by pro-forma invoice with your PO number.

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How the book works

Every chapter follows the same pattern, so children soon know where everything is. All they need is in the one book, so nothing is handed out mid-lesson.

  1. 1Words first

    Each chapter opens with its own word page. Syllable Stacks build the long words a syllable at a time. The ROOTS word is one rich word with its line from the story. Words this chapter gives each new word a short meaning. A star marks a word that doesn’t sound the way it looks.

  2. 2The story

    The chapter itself, fully illustrated. One passage sits in a tinted panel marked with an anchor: the Anchor Passage the class practises.

  3. 3The practice page

    At the back, the Anchor Passage again, cued in phrases. A slash is a short pause; two slashes are a full stop. The marks never appear in the story.

  4. 4The Celebration Read

    A script for each episode, made from its Anchor Passages, with a scene for each chapter. Children perform it in parts; the names in the margin show who speaks.

  5. 5The coach card

    Inside the back cover, so it can’t be lost. Partners coach each other: one glow, one grow, read it again.

Pages shown from the Episode 1 booklet, which has the same pages and page numbers as the classroom book. Pages may change a little before publication.

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