Monster hunt tour comes to Berryhill Elementary School

MILTON — Berryhill Elementary School is bracing for some riotous carryings-on when Mom’s Choice Award Winner Jason Edwards comes calling the week of Jan. 22.

In his Monster Hunt, based on concepts and characters from Edwards’ award-winning bestseller, "Will Allen and the Great Monster Detective," young adventurers learn deductive reasoning, cooperative learning and library research skills as they track down and decipher clues that lead them to a monster’s secret lair and instruct them how to capture it.

Kids use the library catalog and Dewey Decimal System to find books containing hidden clues; they decode secret messages, and they work together to collect information regarding the monster’s whereabouts.

Everyone has their own clues to find, so each child proceeds at his or her own pace. When enough clues are revealed, the kids share them to piece together and follow the trail that leads to the monster’s lair. Upon capture of the monster, all are rewarded by being commissioned as deputy detectives in the Monster Detective Agency. 

ABOUT THE PRESENTER

In addition to being an award-winning author and educational program producer, Edwards is an educator, father, coach and an authority on children’s anxieties.

He has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and a Master of Arts in Education, with more than 30 years' experience developing creative ways to entertain, educate and inspire children.

His books, programs and talent for illuminating anxiety issues for children and adults have been featured in print and on radio, TV and the web, including the Sirius Satellite Book Channel, the NY Daily News, WCBS TV, and Talk of Connecticut Radio. 

His published works have appeared in books, newspapers, magazines and on the web.

He lives in Greenburgh, N.Y., with his wife, daughters, and a rabbit named Bunniford who never comes when he is called.

This article originally appeared on Santa Rosa Press Gazette: Monster hunt tour comes to Berryhill Elementary School