Sam Wilding

After gaining an honours degree in Zoology at Glasgow University Sam worked in a wildlife reserve, played in a rock band, and worked in sales and marketing before turning his hand to writing for children. Currently finishing off a fourth book in the Denthan Series, and the second book in the Island Adventure Books Series, Sam visits schools, nurseries and libraries performing imagination workshops. Book one in the Island Adventure Series, Windscape, is used as a cross-curricular study book for S1 and S2s while his fantasy book The Magic Scales has received the USA Flamingnet - Top Choice Award. His books have also struck a chord with the charity Asthma UK. The main character in the Denthan series suffers from the affliction and Sam is always happy to raise awareness about the disease where he can.

About writer’s work:

The Denthan Series explores family tension in an exciting fantasy setting: 9-16years.
The Island Adventure Series - children's thrillers featuring controversial subjects, and set in the Highlands. 8-14 years
The Tiffy and Toffy picture books: animal stories with wildlife and numeracy elements: 3-7 years.
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THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT May 27th 2010: 'The Scottish Parliament congratulates Scottish author Sam Wilding on the publication of the third book in his Denthan series, Return to Denthan and notes his excellent work with children and young people across Scotland in delivering creative writing workshops and in supporting Asthma UK Scotland’s Alert to Asthma scheme, which helps schools ensure pupils with asthma live a healthy and active life.' THE SCOTTISH PARLIAMENT(S3M-6414)

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Windscape

Exciting, new children's adventure that explores the topic of wind farms and the environment.

Set in the Western Isles, Windscape is an exciting children's adventure that explores the dilemma between the usefulness of wind farms and the beautiful scenery they can sometimes destroy.

Jenny MacLeod's mother has died and her father is about to lose their farm after mounting debts. The only way for her and her father to keep their home, set on the beautiful Hushwish Bay, is to sign up to a wind turbine project. When protestors invade their beach and her father has a heart attack, the well-to-do Murdochs take Jenny under their wing. She soon finds out, however, that Mr Murdoch has been keeping letters back from her and her father. Letters that could have saved their home without the need to build the wind farms there in the first place.

Will Jenny have time to save everything she loves?