Milad - The Voyage to Ophir

Amazing Pirate Story Competition!

Within the pages of Milad, an inspiring novel about a boy's adventures with phoenician sailors from international author Nazam Anhar, sea-battles, spies, pirates, princesses and perilous journeys all abound.

Milad joins a fleet of Phoenician mariners in the service of King Solomon on an expedition to Ophir, deep in Africa. But before they reach their destination, the fleet is attacked by the notorious pirate Kallabos. So begins a dangerous adventure from the wilds of Africa to the tombs of Memphis.

An enthralling work of fiction for children aged 9-13, Milad - The Voyage to Ophir is a perfect text for use in classrooms and at home. The ancient phoenician setting of The Voyage to Ophir makes it ideal for embedding history, science and geography into your literacy lessons, thereby enabling first-class cross curricular teaching.  

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But don't just take our word for it! 
 

"Nazam Anhar weaves history and adventure in this exciting novel about a boy’s first journey to sea." Claire Saxby - Aussiereviews

Below are some reviews from teachers who have read Milad, from both primary and secondary schools...
 

"Milad delights, not just because it is an exciting and captivating read, but because it actually shows good triumphing over evil. It also explores some philisophical issues about human friendship, loyalty and duty. It can be discussed at so many levels, making it accessible to all readers, yet challenging the more astute to analyse the moral themes." 

Mrs Douglas, English teacher, Kineton High School, Warwickshire.

"Milad - The voyage to Ophir is a captivating and exciting story, action and adventure set amid the backdrop of Ancient Phoenician times. Children will be hooked in by the likeable characters and fast paced plot. The many opportunities for cross curricular links results in an exciting and memorable learning experience for your class." 

Ms Neale, teacher, The Revel Primary School, Warwickshire.

Write your own pirate story and enter the

Phoenicia Pirate Literary Competition!

In association with: Phoenicia and Primary Teacher Update    

To celebrate the UK launch of children’s pirate novel, Milad, your school could win the chance to tour the 600BC replica Phoenician ship Phoenicia in London this September and bring ancient history to life for your pupils!

Schools should submit a typed pirate story, written by one of your pupils, between 500 and 1000 words long.  Entries are encouraged to be as creative as possible as anything can happen in your pirate story!  The competition is open to any UK primary and secondary schools (two categories) and a winning prize and runner up prize will be awarded to both categories.

The two winning schools will receive an invitation to tour the replica 600BC ship Phoenicia, when she will be at St Katherine Docks in September. 

The prize will include £150 towards coach travel, a picnic lunch on board and meeting the captain, who will show students round the ship and exhibition.

Runners up will win a class set of Milad novels with an accompanying cd of teaching resources, a prize worth over £200.

**Entries must be submitted to Lauren by email at competition@lcp.co.uk by 5pm on Friday 8th June 2012 **

Remember to include the name of your school, whether it is primary or secondary and contact details!

Terms and Conditions apply.

Phoenicia Pirate Literary Competition - Terms and Conditions

• The competition details of the Phoenicia Pirate Literary Competition as produced on any  marketing materials and websites form part of these terms and conditions.
• The competition is open to UK primary and secondary schools only.
• No purchase is necessary nor do the schools need to be customers of LCP or Primary Teacher Update .
• Only one prize will be awarded per school.
• There will be two sections; primary and secondary.  One first prize and one second prize will be awarded within entries submitted from primary schools and one first prize and one second prize will be awarded within entries submitted by secondary schools.
• First prize will be awarded to the primary school and secondary school that submit the winning entries.
• Phoenicia will provide £150 towards coach travel to St Katherine Docks in London, a personal tour given by the captain and a picnic lunch  for the class.
• The winning prize is for a maximum of 30 students and necessary accompanying teachers to have the tour.
• The first  prize will be taken at a time to suit Phoenicia and the winning school but must be taken before end September 2012.
• The school is responsible for providing enough teaching staff for the winning school during the time that the first  prize is taken. Supervision of pupils during the tour of Phoenicia, will remain the responsibility of the school.
• Runner up prizes will be a class set of Milad books (maximum of 30 per school) and accompanying teaching resources cd.
•  All runners up prizes will be distributed to relevant schools before end June 2012.
• The judges’ decision is final and no cash or alternative prizes are available.
• Entries must be received by email by 5pm on Friday 8th June 2012 and should be emailed to: competition@lcp.co.uk
• Winning entries and runners up will be notified by email, phone or letter by Monday 18th June 2012.
• Entries that are incomplete, illegible, indecipherable or inaudible will not be valid and deemed void.
• No responsibility can be accepted for entries that are lost, damaged or delayed either in the post or due to email error in transmission.
• We regret that we are unable to return any entries even if a stamped addressed envelope is provided.
• Winning schools will be publicised on our website from 18thJune 2012 until 30th September 2012.
• By entering this competition the school and relevant classes agree to participate in reasonable publicity on  behalf of Pupil Teacher Update ,LCP and Phoenicia’s website highlighting the winning schools and relevant classes. Pupil names will not be used in any publicity.
• Any pictures of pupils submitted as part of entries must be cleared for use by parents for such publicity before entries are made.
• LCP reserve the right to amend or alter the terms of the competition at any time.
• In the event of a prize being unavailable, LCP reserve the right to offer an alternative prize of equal or greater value.
• Reasonable efforts will be made to contact the winning entries and runner-up schools. If the winners cannot be contacted by the end of June 2012, LCP reserve the right to offer the prize to the next eligible entrant. Failure to respond and/or provide a suitable address for delivery, or to accept delivery once made, may result in forfeiture of the prize.