The Woodland Sprite Series Reviews:
"Fleur has created a magical world where all of nature is animate and alive and has woven together a story that brilliantly illuminates not only our deep connection with nature but the inseparable link to right relationship and a moral and ethical way of being in the world."
- Lesley Malpas UK
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"At their core, Fleur's books celebrate connection and the quiet power of courage and kindness. Blending the charm of fairy tales with the depth of timeless fables, they leave readers of all ages with a sense of hope."
- Catherine Turnbull NL
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"Taken by Storm is a beautiful book, and although it is primarily written for children, I loved reading it myself. It is both magical and educational and so relevant to today’s world."
- Frances Waley-Cohen UK
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Direct Climate Cooling Initiative
We invite schools to participate in our School Awards Initiative, a unique program designed to inspire students aged 8 to 18 to become original thinkers and active contributors in combating climate change. This initiative combines education, creativity, and action, encouraging students to develop fundraising ideas that support community and environmental projects. These efforts are inspired by 'The Woodland Sprite Series' by Fleur Rossdale, which teaches life lessons through caring for each other and protecting nature.
The DCCI School Awards will engage schools across the globe in a collaborative effort to stabilise and reverse rising temperatures. The initiative is centred around a high-profile Awards Ceremony in Brussels, where students’ innovative ideas and projects will be showcased and celebrated across several categories in the context of The Woodland Sprite Series:
• Oration
• Drama and Theatrical Performances
• Creative Presentations (Public Speaking)
• Fundraising and Entrepreneurial Projects
An eco-journey like no other
The author creates a simple yet surprisingly unpredictable eco-fantasy strategically linking telepathy, mycelium, esoteric traditions, and so much more.
Along the kind of hero’s journey that the characters traverse, they meet up with a number of real-life cutting edge scientists whose visionary work (I’ve known all three personally) could actually help reverse the climate and ecological crises whose manifestations challenge the characters as they encounter and overcome one obstacle after another.
It’s the kind of book that introduces both fascinating and critically important facts and themes with skill and subtlety.
Any young - or older - person reading this book would be blessed with so many important questions to ponder and discuss long after the last page of the book is turned over.
- Herb Simmens, USA
Author: A Climate Vocabulary of the Future
Host School Events/ Fundraising Projects
• Organise plays, reading competitions and eco-friendly fundraisers to raise awareness and funds for nature-based solutions.
• Utilise the carefully curated selection of climate-related projects we will put forward. This will allow schools to connect directly with their founders and representatives, establishing significant partnerships.
Woodland Sprite Series — a collection of engaging books that inspire children to connect with nature and take meaningful action to protect the environment. These books are more than stories; they are a catalyst for school activities that can integrate seamlessly into your curriculum.
Direct Climate Cooling Initiative
"At S.O.O.T., we are dedicated to fostering innovative solutions that empower our planet and communities to thrive."
We invite schools to join us in fundraising for initiatives described in The Woodland Sprite Series. Candidates will compete in a friendly contest to raise the most funds for their specific initiative. By participating, students will develop valuable skills, contribute to environmental sustainability, and receive recognition for their efforts at an international level. This dynamic format raises critical funds and showcases students' creativity, public speaking skills, and commitment to their projects..
The Woodland Sprite Series
"At S.O.O.T., we champion climate action by fostering sustainability-focused solutions that empower communities and protect our planet. Through environmental education and youth-led sustainability projects, we inspire the next generation of original thinkers to drive meaningful change."
We encourage students to think critically about climate solutions and take ownership of their contributions to a healthier planet. The series serves as an introduction to studying Natural History, sparking curiosity about ecosystems and biodiversity. By connecting students to nature, Fleur's books promote interest in career paths in ecology, conservation, and environmental science, offering a foundation for lifelong advocacy and meaningful professional opportunities
The Woodland Sprite Series by Fleur Rossdale invites young minds on a magical journey to protect nature and restore balance to the world.
TAKEN BY STORM, Fleur's first book in The Woodland Sprite Series explores many formative subjects demonstrating value systems in caring for Nature and each other.
Available as a novel and now also adapted as a play, Taken by Storm tells the story of Sky and Anil, two nature sprites who embark on a journey from their woodland to attend a nature summit called by Titania, Queen of the Fairies. Held at The Temple of the Four Winds at Castle Howard in Yorkshire, it is inspired by COP26 held in Glasgow and incorporates BBC media coverage and transcripts. Through these captivating tales, pupils learn the importance of kindness, acceptance, and responsibility.
Schools can take the adventure further by performing Taken by Storm, a play that brings these stories to life. With themes of climate action woven throughout, it is a powerful way to spark curiosity, inspire creativity, and engage audiences in the urgent mission of protecting our planet.
Topics point to symbiotic behaviours, dealing with bullying, addressing natural insecurities, and revealing facts about the true magic hidden in Nature, particularly how trees and plants communicate.
Other topics include:
Nature sprites are concerned by a new train line that has destroyed woodlands and habitats, displacing animals and insects. Following an animal protest in Ray Woods, CHAPTER THIRTEEN sees urban sprites provide a solution of sorts to accommodate them. The conclusion raises awareness of the importance of protecting wildlife in their natural habitats through conservation.
Fleur accurately explains elements of COP26 at the Nature Summit held at The Temple of the Four Winds in her narrative. Stories told by ice sprites facing melting ice in the Arctic and accounts of extreme weather experienced by desert sprites in the Middle East invites concern for others in finding solutions. In conclusion, nature sprites shining their true colours will make rainbows connecting continents, islands, seas, rivers, and lakes, all as one voice, uniting nations through the love of nature. Climate change is a global crisis with far-reaching consequences. S.O.O.T. is committed to combating the causes of climate change through advocacy, education, and promoting sustainable practices and solutions.
Nature sprites join the sun and the rain to make rainbows once they have discovered their true colour to shine. Miss Scaffold teaches Nature sprites how to balance over urban settings, causing concern when she is taken ill as a hazard of her work. Air pollution is a major health hazard and contributes to climate change. S.O.O.T. is dedicated to supporting clean air initiatives and reducing air pollution through advocacy and education.
Sea sprites arriving on The Rainbow Warrior Ship at the Nature Summit tell the assembled crowd that plastic is a master of disguise. Our oceans are essential to life on Earth and are under threat from pollution, overfishing, and climate change. S.O.O.T. is working to protect our oceans through supporting conservation efforts and education.
Nature sprites look for ways to protect the Four Winds from losing control of the weather through no fault of their own. Plastic waste is a major environmental issue affecting our oceans, marine life, and ecosystems, discussed in the narrative during the Nature Summit held by Titania, Queen of the Fairies. CHAPTER TWELVE takes place after the storm when Nature sprites, a leprechaun, a goblin and a pixie prince form a team to protect Nature—having experienced a woodland mouse nearly choking to death from swallowing a plastic toothpaste lid left by campers. They devise solutions to reduce plastic waste, relying upon the power of the collective voice.
THE JOURNEY, Fleur's second book in The Woodland Sprite Series, explores character-building subjects, depicting value systems in caring for Nature and each other. Armed with knowledge, nature sprites demonstrate that setbacks can be transformed to strengthen us as resilient to setbacks.
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The Front Cover shows a dream described in the first chapter following the author's interview with the late Professor Stephen Salter, describing his invention to create brightening clouds using unmanned spray boats to propel seawater into the sky, reflecting heat away from our planet. The Four Winds represent DEFRA as uncomfortable that it will interfere with nature while recognising that time is running out to mitigate outcomes from global warming. Mimicking nature, further attention is drawn to climate cooling ideas to prevent Arctic melting ice, introduced at a meeting called by Titania, Queen of the Fairies at the Temple of the Winds at Mount Stewart, where ideas receive positive support from the Four Winds with a demand for governance. The narrative attracted the attention of Professor Wouter van Dieren (Club of Rome). A collaboration was formed for dinners described in the narrative, held in Brussels to address climate cooling initiatives, bringing changemakers and influential leaders around the table, aiming for beneficial planetary cooling outcomes.
Sky, having discovered her true colour to shine and able to join in with other nature sprites to contribute her glow to making rainbows, is on a mission to find her 'voice' and some magic in the mix to help calm the winds. Using crystals, she picks up wavelengths out of thin air and discovers an onslaught of information no different to a bombardment through Social Media and finds ways to protect herself from misinformation and hurtful tweets.
Following the destruction of their homes after the ferocious storm described in 'Taken by Storm', new ones are provided for the sprite community using clean energy, off-grid solar panels fitted to adaptable roofs, wind vortex providing electricity and composting w/c's, reflecting the design of the fairy sprite houses described in The Woodland Sprite Series.
S.O.O.T. is involved in sustainable living projects at home and abroad through education and advocacy for sustainable practices, creating full-size flat-pack module houses through fundraising initiatives, demonstrating sustainable living using clean energy as essential to protecting our planet and ensuring a healthy future.
Hungry for food after the team is blown off course, they learn essential values beyond material wealth during their journey from Cornwall to Mount Stewart by boat, exchanging gifts relating to a bata system.
At a secret meeting called by Titania, Queen of the Fairies, prior to an official assembly at the Temple of the Winds, Sky's team discuss ideas with their queen. Together, they decide that a new generation of industrialists have the opportunity to adapt their position to bring about positive change.
Sprites aim to unite nations through the love of Nature, communities living together in harmony, growing organic food to share, conserving water and composting organic material for community wellbeing.
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