"Eventually he picked up the phone to explain. Zanzibar, with its white beaches, turquoise sea, cloudless skies and jaunty palm trees, is one of the most popular high-end honeymoon spots on Earth. Newlyweds pitch up there week in, week out, to celebrate getting hitched. Most of them jump in the sea at some point, wearing nothing but their swimming costumes, sun lotion, and their brand-new wedding rings." - Thunderbolt by Wilbur Smith and Chris Wakling

Download: KS2 Thunderbolt Teaching Resource

Download: Thunderbolt Reader Questions

Download: Thunderbolt Activity Sheets

These resources are designed for 9-11 year olds to read, discuss and write creatively on the topics raised in Thunderbolt. 

Building on extracts from the book, plus corresponding discussion questions and activities, two lessons are included in this pack which focus on conservation; adventure writing; travel writing; defending the seas; and coral reefs. The exercises can be dipped in and out of, and support the curriculum in subjects including Literacy; Geography; Science, and Design, Art and Technology.

The additional downloads include reading group questions and two activity sheets that comprise a quiz about Zanzibar and ten ways you can help to protect the coral reefs. 

In Thunderbolt, Jack and his friends are back and in Zanzibar diving for lost treasure to support Jack's mother's coral protection project. When they are lured into a trap and captured by Somali pirates, Jack is determined that his mother shouldn't pay a ransom for their release, and he won't give up his attempts to escape. Transferred to a militia training camp for boy soldiers, the trio's only hope is the resourceful Mo, a Somali boy who befriends them. Can they outwit the ruthless General Sir and his merciless troops?