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Bones of a
book deal
for Jake, 11
Derek Lamble
A SCOYI'ISH schoolboy
Who has amassed a collec-
tion Of 1,500 bohes has
been offered a "substantial"
worldwide book deal to
write about his archaeolog•
iCal adventures.
Jake McGowan-lnwe, II,
has already made a name
for himself through his
exploits in finding animal
remains in woods and glens
near his Perthshire home.
Vv•hile most boys his age
are more interested in com-
puter games or football, the
youngster has spent the
past five years gathering his
collection - which includes
150 skulls displayed in his
Now Jake, from Braco,
has landed a publishing
deal following the success
of his online blog about his
hobby, which attracts
10,000 visitors every week.
Jake's Bones will be re.
leased by TickTock - part of
the Octopus publishing
group - next year and is
aimed at children of prima-
ry school age to encourage
them to take up amateur
osteology for themselves.
The 64-page book has
been more than six months
in the making It "ill use a
cartoon version Of Jake as a
narrator to tell readers
about different types of
animal bones.
Jake, a pupil at Braco Pri•
mary, said: "l said to my
dad when I was just eight
that I really wanted to v.Tite
a book about bones to help
people identify any that
they stumble across.
"So it came as a thrill
when 1 was actually offered
the chance, and I am excit-
ed to think about my name
on the cover."
www.jakes-bones.com
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