A Fantasy World for Kids
Wacky & Wizardy
Stories!
Magical reading that isn’t a book and
gets them away from their screens!
Just like a comic – short stories
to make things easier and fun!
Read these over and over …
perfect for rainy days, weekends and
holidays – they’re packed with
plenty of stuff to do too!
From Top-Secret Potion Recipes to Dragon Acrobatics
Inside Big Purple Envelopes …
Kids LOVE collecting these!
All things Magical …
hidden behind a Secret Door,
deep below a mysterious
Spellbound Forest
What You Receive:
In each envelope …
3 x Chronicles / Articles (A4)
1 x Roots Newspaper (A3)
1 x Geography with Sir Spillalot (A5)
1 x Archive Material Cover Page (A4)
Choose ‘Mixed’ or from
the ROOTS Collections below:
Spellbinding Science
Treasure of Technology
Read / Research / Record
Enchanting Engineering
Artful Art
Magical Maths
With optional creative
activities that upcycle
easy-to-find things
from around the home
In each series …
1-12 Personalised Envelopes
A4 Parents’ Guide
Branded Roots Keepsake Box
(included with 6 or 12 envelopes)
6* envelopes (save £32)
12* envelopes (save £80)
*sent together to your home –
you choose when to make
the magical deliveries!
(Photo by Zaneta Gorham Photography)
• SERIES ONE •
SPELLBINDING SCIENCE
Collection A
Wanted! Black Hex
A hideous Witch fails to report
cauldron explosions and illegal
use of sleeping potions!
She must be caught!
DNA, Fingerprinting and Forensics
Grand Opening
A fantastical theme park has its
Grand Opening with a Deadly
Nightshade Trail and more!
Collect and sow seeds with the
Stinky Smelly Socks (SSS) Method
Unicorn Imposter
An important announcement claims
animals from the human world are
pretending to be unicorns.
Test if a unicorn is real using the magic of
rainbows, after images and Newton’s Disc
SPELLBINDING SCIENCE
Collection B
Body of a Bunyip
Ancient remains of a gruesome ‘Bunyip’
are discovered and recorded in the
Supernatural History Museum.
Build a model of a Bunyip’s heart
(it works just like a human’s!)
Golden Eggs
Mother Goose’s golden eggs are
snatched and held to ransom
by the Bad Bird Bandits.
Will her chicks survive?
Make a fantastical Super Sleuth
Bird Feeder to catch the criminals!
MAGICAL TIMES Interview
A cantankerous Ogre uses a
Memory-Sensory Time Portal
to travel back in time to an age
when he liked nice things.
Make your own portal and
record where it takes you!
TREASURE OF TECHNOLOGY
Collection A
There’s been a break-in at the Dragon
Trainers’ Fire Equipment store. Roots
is hiring a Codemaster General and
Cipher Commander to improve security.
Create your own Codebreaker and
decipher the Top Secret Code!
The Big Move
ROOTS is moving again (after 12¾ years)
… who are the Witches Away
Removal Team and what goes in
a Bottomless Suitcase??
Create your own ROOTS Compass
to help find your way around
Fitness Class
Everyone in ROOTS is told to stay
fit and healthy by ducking dragons,
catching Pesky Imps, and
lifting cauldrons the right way.
Join a ROOTS morning workout and make
a Rooty Fruity Layered Smoothie
TREASURE OF TECHNOLOGY
Collection B
The Floating Banquet
A Yew Tree Wizard celebrates the
discovery of the first ever Levitation
Potion at a very special party.
Make a delicious Airy Fairy Pudding!
Annual Health Check – Big Foot
A hairy ROOTS creature has an
allergy to annoying imps and a
love of Greasy Goblin Burgers.
Make a Gigantic Giant’s Pitta Pocket
Calling All Centaurs
The Centaurs and Centaurides
have a Warrior Challenge to
prove they’re battle ready.
Take six tests to find out if you’re
worthy to enter the contest
READ / RESEARCH / RECORD
Collection A
An Historical Record of Roots
The story of how ROOTS of Fantastical
Matters began with the Splendiforousa
Book of Enchantment, the High
Sorcerer’s Potion, and the many wizards
of the Universal Magicum Realm.
Find out about woodland
plants and animals
Studium of Wizardry
A sneaky peek into the diary of a
trainee at the Studium of Wizardry.
Discover how the brain processes
the sense of smell
Mads Eyentist’s Time Travel Portal
A Danish wizard in the Mystical Studies
and Ologies Laboratory accidentally
invents a Time Travel Portal.
Discover the world from the North to the
South Pole and into the galaxies beyond
READ / RESEARCH / RECORD
Collection B
Extra-Ordinary Enchantment Experiment
The ROOTS Invisible Potions are
not working properly …
with disastrous consequences!
Try out your own genetics experiment
How to Trap Goblins
Great Spectacolore – the Infinite Wizard
– shares his favourite pongy potions for
catching annoying Goblins
Make scientific reactions with
simple kitchen ingredients
Quizard University Challenge
Two teams of Wizards compete in the
first round of this famous ROOTS
quiz at the Great Masters Hall.
Test your general knowledge and
learn some crazy quiz facts
ENCHANTING ENGINEERING
Collection A
Roots Mineral & Gemstone Mine
A Colourful Quartz Mining Elf finds
himself working alone in the ROOTS
Mineral and Gemstone Mine.
Build a Conveyor Belt
Dear Aunt Spinosa
A Forest Imp saves the Sea Turtle
eggs with some wizardy instructions
found in a fantastical Time Capsule.
Engineer a parachute design
Daily Baloney
The Loch Ness monster’s identical twin
is discovered living beneath a bright
red lake in a bewitched volcano!
Build a Balloon Boat
ENCHANTING ENGINEERING
Collection B
Diary of Magus Festus
A 10½ year-old trainee wizard
struggles with his studies … until
he gets Mathemagician of the
week and wins an extra hour of
Dragon Acrobatics for his whole class!
Engineer a Troll Bridge
List of Endangered Spirit Species (LESS)
Wizard Majeek at the Protection Of
Outgoing Fairies shares his list of
endangered species, from Elves and
Goblins to Pixies and Sprites.
Build a Ring Wing Glider
Wizardry Emporium
Wizard Oliver Doodah gets in a
tiz in his Abracadabra Haberdasher
full of extremely tall, teetery-tottery
shelves and draws.
Build a Crank Winch
ARTFUL ART
Collection A
Baby Phoenix
The Chief Veterinarian of Magical
Beasts teaches his students how to
care for a baby Phoenix (with a fire
extinguisher nearby at all times!)
Make a Dragon Suncatcher
or Night Light
From Pirates to Icebergs
The infamous Kraken monster shares his
incredible experiences of evil pirates
and incredible Arctic creatures.
Melt magical multicoloured
icebergs with salt
Open Casting Call & Auditions
Dragons are needed for a full-length
action film called “Dragon Fires 2 –
The Cowering Inferno”, directed
by Alfred Witch-Shock.
Create a film script and discover
some incredible species!
ARTFUL ART
Collection B
134th Roots Talent Night
From the Abominable Snowman
to Will-O’-The-Wisp’s Twilight Troup,
an incredible list of performers
compete for the winner’s crown.
Build a Shadow Theatre and
create a magical play
Masters of Disguise
Students at the School of
Supernaturalism take part in a
Shapeshifter-Spotting challenge.
Make camouflaged Octopuses
and record your results
SOS! Save Our Salamanders
An extremely rare but vital ingredient
in ROOTS potion-making is losing
its power – help is needed!
Make a Lava Lamp
MAGICAL MATHS
Collection A
Broomstick Flying Licence
Witches take their theory test,
Double-Decker Broomsticks are
grounded and wizards discover why
their beards help them fly faster.
Solve the maths problems
and crack the code
All Fired Up – Dragon Trainer
A Professional Dragon Trainer
shares his experiences with a
Silver-and-Gold-Winged Dragon.
Make a full set of Dragon Claw Extenders
Beasts & Beauties
Fable Trackers compare some rare
and magical creatures, discovering
their superpowers, danger levels
and quirky characteristics.
Learn how to draw in scale
MAGICAL MATHS
Collection B
Magic Mirror Misfortune
Something strange has happened at
the Cloaks, Furs and Scales Fashion
Emporium and Miss Match’s
customers slowly becoming invisible.
Find out how light is used
to make mirrors work
Missing Florence Fidgertail
A flightless (and fidgety) mythical bird
has escaped from the Muddle and
Mystify Maze. She must be caught
before the Labyrinth Spider gets her!
Make an origami Fidget Spinner
New Assignments!
An extremely tall Giant starts his
new job at the ROOTS library
but he’s far too tall to fit!
Plan and design a reading area
according to the right dimensions
Sent to parents as single envelopes,
or in bundles of 6 or 12
‘magical deliveries’
to reduce environmental impact
For children to find
mysteriously around their home
whenever suits your family best!
Roots of Fantastical Matters is an extraordinarily magical place, hidden behind a secret door and beneath a spellbound forest.
It’s here that every bit of magic and mystery is carefully collected and stored in a wondrous archive – from top secret potion recipes to dragon trainer diaries, wizard lessons and every spell that’s ever been abracadabra’d!
Support your child’s autonomous learning with the award-winning magical stories of International Elf Service and a STREAM by Stealth approach – Science, Technology, Research, Engineering, Art and Mathematics activities hidden between the lines to inspire your child’s imagination and creativity. Follow us on Instagram @rootsoffantasticalmatters
While the reader is enticed by the fantastical stories, cleverly disguised interactive topics inspire him or her to experiment, test, decipher, research, build, create and calculate ‘matters’ in the real world.
Roots of Fantastical Matters not only reveals some of the mysteries of magic but also celebrates the magic and wonder of learning.
Discover the science behind the magic at Roots of Fantastical Matters.
