Opening across the country on December 5th 2007, The Golden Compass is the film adaptation of Philip Pullman's stunning book Northern Lights. In the book, Lyra is given the strange and secret alethiometer, which begins an extraordinary journey that will take her to the frozen lands of the Arctic, where witch-clans reign and ice-bears fight. The destiny that awaits her will have immeasurable consequences far beyond her own world...

Every character in the book has a daemon that represents a human's soul. Lyra's daemon transforms into different animals depending on how she is feeling in certain situations. Adults'daemons stay as one animal. This term, on page 7 of our Book Fair invitations we are running a competition for children to draw the animal they think best reflects their personality - great to run as a class activity. To expand on this theme, go to the official The Golden Compass website and play the 'Meet your daemon' game.

Scholastic Book Fairs bring this fantastic book to your Book Fair for the exclusive price of £4.99.

To find out more about the movie and watch a trailer go to www.goldencompassmovie.com