Born in Arbroath, Scotland, Joan spent her early childhood in Cambridgeshire. She began her working life as a secretary but ultimately fulfilled her ambition to become a primary school teacher. Her teaching career spanned over 30 years and took her from Bedford to West Sussex where she taught in four schools ultimately becoming a head teacher of a rural primary school. Joan experienced many changes during this time from no national curriculum and limited resources to Ofsted inspections, interactive whiteboards and a wonderful selection of fiction and non-fiction books. One thing which always remained constant was Joan's love of literature. Story time was always an important part of the day and an inspiration for cross-curriculum work inspiring drama and creative experiences. Joan now lives in a village in the South Downs of West Sussex and enjoys gardening, keeping bees, painting and writing.
Imagine living in such a cold, desolate but beautiful place as the Arctic.Polar Bear shivers and quivers from the cold wind that blows and snowflakes that melt as they touch his warm nose….What strange creatures Polar Bear sees around him - whales that dive deep into the ocean, penguins that waddl...
