Andrew Cope

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Andy Cope (born 1966) is an English children's author. He has written book series such as Spy Dog, [1] Spy Pups and Spy Cat (Puffin). [2] He has also written Raccoon Rampage and Racoon Rampage: The Raid for HarperCollins.

Cope was born in Derby in 1966. In addition to writing children's books, he also describes himself as a teacher, trainer and learning junkie. [3] He completed a PhD (Loughborough University, UK) specializing in happiness and flourishing in the workplace. He set up a training company in 2005. 'Art of Brilliance Ltd' delivers a wide range of positive psychology and wellbeing programmes to business and schools around the world. Their flagship programme, 'The Art of Being Brilliant' became a best-selling book in 2012. Andy has written several other books in the wellbeing genre:

Andy has also teamed up colleagues to write personal development books aimed at teenagers and young people:

Andy has also set up a Brilliant Schools initiative, aimed at getting wellbeing onto the educational agenda. He was presented with a Points of Light Award in recognition of the various city-wide schools projects that he's initiated [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Spy Kids Series reviews". good reads.com. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  2. ↑ "Interview with Andrew Cope – Scholastic Book Club". clubs-kids.scholastic.co.uk. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012.
  3. ↑ "Andy Cope – Art of Brilliance".
  4. ↑ "Brilliant Communities". Points of Light. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  5. ↑ ""Puffins Clean Sweep"". The Guardian. London. 2 June 2006. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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