THE NINE MINUTES / 06BOOK 06 · YOUR COMPANION GUIDE
The Long Note
Tarn Beaufort · 14, Green
The valley’s last grazing has gone gold, and two hundred dinosaurs have eleven miles to walk before the river closes the door.
Keep this page beside the book. Follow its people and places, try its mission, then return after the last chapter.
BEFORE YOU READ / THREE PLACES TO BEGIN
Count everyone in.
Play the book · A two-minute Roost challenge
Every head counts.
The gathering call
Two decisions. A place on the crew. Try a short challenge inspired by The Long Note.
A place on the crew.
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A spoiler-free companion activity, not an extract from the book.
EIGHTEEN ILLUSTRATIONS / ONE FOR EACH CHAPTER
Small things.
Whole stories.
Look for the objects your chapter leaves behind. Choose a drawing to take it into Storytime, where you can look closer while someone reads aloud.
OFF THE PAGE
Look closer.
Try it yourself.
Every volume pairs dinosaur evidence with a hands-on build. Both are free to read here.
Parasaurolophus
Explore the evidence, the discoveries and what the story made up.
Open the Field Notes ↗MAKE ITBuild something that works.
A bull-roarer out of a tub lid: a shape, some moving air, and no power at all.
Open the activity ↗Come back after the last chapter.
Mark this book finished to open its reflection and work towards its passport seal.
AFTER READING
How do food, sound and patience each help a village look after its people?
Talk it through, draw an answer, or find a passage that changed your mind.