Profile - Adam Bushnell

Adam Bushnell is a published author and storyteller. This is a rough outline of his skills and experience:

• Enhanced Disclosure Certificate and £10 million public liability insurance.
• Trained in Child Protection to Level 1.
• Previously a teacher and worked in the U.K. and internationally in both state and private education.
• Eight books published called 'Snakes Legs and Cows Eggs' (selected for the SLA Boys into Books list 2008) 'Donkeys Wings and Worms Stings', 'Fishes Claws and Dinosaurs' Paws’, 'The Dead Storytellers', ‘The Kings of Ancient Greece’, ‘Invade and Settle, Raid and Meddle’, 'Pyramids and Pussycats' and 'Gruesome Ghouls and Devious Devils'. He has also recorded audio versions of these books and has more books due for release in 2011.
• Full member of the Society of Authors, Society for Storytelling, National Association of Workshop Providers, Speaking of Books and Equity.
• Recommended author and storyteller on the Reading is Fundamental and the National Centre for Language and Literacy databases.
• Books are on the Boys Into Books recommended reading list.
• Author in residence for P4C.
• Cultural Ambassador for Gateshead Council.
• Listed on The Forge, Durham County Council and Stockton-on-Tees database of artists.
• Voluntary work for several children's charities including Young Enterprise, Education Business Connections and Future Business Magnates.
• Guest author at numerous book festivals including the Northern Children’s Book Festival.