{"product_id":"secret-of-charcoal","title":"The Secret of Charcoal","description":"\u003cp\u003eLong ago, before pencils, before paints, before people had taps or light switches, there lived a quiet charcoal maker. He would go into the woods and gather sticks. He’d make a fire, but not a blazing one. He knew how to let the fire smoulder, to breathe just enough. Inside a small tin, something was changing. The wood was turning dark. Not ash. Not smoke. Something different.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat is the story this pack opens with. Over two sessions you find out what charcoal is and how people have used it, then make your own drawing charcoal in a tin, test it against shop charcoal as a filter, and draw, shade and blend with it. Hardwood twigs make the best drawing charcoal, and you can see the same grain lines in them as in a wooden toy. Six A4 pages to print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDesigned for ages 6 and up, with a grown-up at the heat. The PDF comes to your inbox. Print at home on A4, in colour or black and white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is one of seven packs. The other six follow by email, one a week, each with its own story, a page for grown-ups, the science, an experiment that works and a Did You Know? page. You can stop them at any time.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oak \u0026 Sprout","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55298774794579,"sku":"PACK-secret-of-charcoal","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0956\/3363\/7715\/files\/oak-and-sprout-secret-of-charcoal-cover-4x5-v2_de1c48bc-94ee-44ac-b310-ee4aba36f3d7.jpg?v=1791605713","url":"https:\/\/oakandsprout.co.uk\/products\/secret-of-charcoal","provider":"Oak \u0026 Sprout","version":"1.0","type":"link"}