Media Literacy Week with Kate Simpson

Join us in celebrating Media Literacy Week with award-winning author Kate Simpson. Kate will read from her insightful picture book, Unreal: Can you tell fact from fake? Help students consider how they engage with media and build critical thinking skills, as well as participate in a live Q&A session. Watch a recording of the event.

Unreal: Can you tell fact from fake?

There's been a mix-up at the Museum – some of the displays from the Myths and Legends exhibit have snuck into the Natural History wing. We have to sort it out, but how can we tell fact from fiction? Animal from apparition? Megafauna from monster?

Kids will have fun guessing which animals and plants are real and which are fake in this extraordinary exhibition of the strange and wonderful animals and plants that inhabit our world ... and our imaginations. And a brilliant guide to help us know what to look for when tracking down truths.

About Kate Simpson

Kate Simpson is a book worm, engineer and acclaimed children's author who loves fact and fiction in equal measure. Raised on a diet of classic children's fiction, it was Kate's fascination with science that led to her first career as a chemical engineer. Kate rediscovered her love of picture books after the birth of her children and now juggles a full-time job in the water industry with her writing. Her books feature science, history, curious kids and powerful women.

Explore Kate's website.