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The Arrival by Shaun TanThe artwork in this book is outstanding. All the more important also, for there are no words. The pictures describe the story of a man who leaves his family, (fleeing a growing and ominous danger drawn into the shadows of his hometown)to start a new life in a bizarre and exiting city (it has a dreamy resemblemance to New York, as if seen through a child's eyes.
The pictures show how the man is amazed and overwhelemed, missing his family, and often feels an outsider to many of the lights and sounds of the big city. Over time he settles, finding a job, and saves some money, bringing his family over.
What is so good about this book is that it deals with the emotions and sense of wonder, confusion and fear that an immigrant may feel entering a new city, yet it tackles this complex narrative solely through the use of stunning pictures.
I think it would great for children learning about immigration in Geography and for describing and thinking about feelings that the man might be going through from the pictures.
Highly reccomended.
The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris van AllsbergThe unsual premise to this book is lovely. THe story goes that a man (Harris Burdick) has died and left a whole bunch of pictures with beautifully enticing and mysterious sentances at the top of each one that hint at a whole, untold story. For example, my favourite, a picture of a nun floating on a chair in the middle of a cathedral with the words, 'The fifth one ended up in France.' What fifth one?! The nun? The floating chair? Something else? Who knows. That is the brilliance of this book.
It would be an excellent way of getting children to write stories about what they think might have lead to each picture, and where the story might end.
'This Is Not My Hat,' and 'I Want My Hat Back' by Jon Klassen.These books are very simple, as the title suggests, and both have a very good message for children- Dont steal people's hats.' However, it is Klassen's comic delivery and slightly dark endings, that makes these two books particularly fun for children and adults alike.
Hi all,Check these books out!
4. Tally O’Mally by Stuart J. Murphy
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
5. Pete the cat: I love my white shoes by Eric Litwin
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
6. One Grain Of Rice: A Mathematical FolktalebyDemi
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Selma:D
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The artwork in this book is outstanding. All the more important also, for there are no words. The pictures describe the story of a man who leaves his family, (fleeing a gr..." Hi Dominic, please write your review on the book's page; otherwise it won't show up on your list at the end of the year. If you're having problems with this, we'll get together and I'll show you.
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This sounds fun! Would you need to have read
The Pied Piper of Hamelin to enjoy the joke?
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Check these books out!
4. Tally O’Mally by Stuart J. Murphy
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5. Pete the cat: I love my white shoes by Eric..."
Fabulous, Selma. You could add these reviews to your PWR activity log.
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You could add your review of
Eat Your Peas: A Daisy Book to your Maths PWR activity log, Shazia
The Tiger Child: Folk tales of the World – A folk tale from IndiaBy Joanna Troughton
This story teaches children about the ancient Indian myth of the ‘Tiger Child’. The idea that animals once cooked their own food, which is a common theme in ancient myths across the world, stems from this story.
I would suggest that the suitable age range is Year 2/Year 3 as the book uses simple sentences which are easy to read. The book incorporates many verbs including ‘played’, ‘climbed’ and ‘splashed’. It makes use of many literary techniques which will draw the child in including question, repetition and emphatic language. There is also lots of emotive language used; the author makes the reader feel the tiredness of the tiger and the fear of the people.
There are lots of colourful and eye-catching illustrations which will capture the attention of a child and make the book more fun to read. The story is also told through the colourful pictures of India which would help EAL children if they are finding reading challenging. I would highly recommend this book as I think it would really appeal to children.
What shall we call Wibbly’s Puppy?By Mick Inkpen
Wibbly pig is deciding what to call his new puppy. I feel that this lovely book would appeal to a child’s sense of humour. For example, “he thinks for so long he puppy wonders off and does a little poo” would make a child laugh.
I would suggest that the suitable age range is Key Stage One because the book is easy to read as there are only two sentences per page. I think that this book would be great to read to the whole class aswell as keeping in the book corner for independent reading. The book makes use of lots of repetition and exclamations. There are lots of colourful and eye-catching illustrations which will capture the attention of a child.
The story uses lots of adjectives including 'big', 'tiny' and 'spotty'. I think that the story encourages children to love themselves and not to use names, such as 'tiny', 'big', 'spot' and 'ears', to describe their friends. This is really important and encourages children to get along with each other without namecalling.
Princess Smartypants (Bengali and English Edition)By Babette Cole
Princess Smartypants enjoys unmarried life, living with her pets and doing as she pleases. Her parents, the King and Queen, want her to get married. She decides that whoever accomplishes her taks will win her hand in marriage. After lots of princes failed to meet her demands, she meets Prince Swashbuckle. He does all her tasks so she gives him the magic kiss, only to discover that he turns into a gigantic toad! When the other princes heard what happened to Prince Smartypants, on of them wanted to marry the princess ... so she lived happily ever after.
I would recommend that the suitable age range for this book is early Key Stage One because the book is easy to read as there are only two sentences per page. I think that this humourous and engaging storybook would be great to use in guided reading, as well as keeping in the book corner for independent reading. There is alot of repetition and exclamations in the book. There are lots of funny, eye-catching illustrations which will capture the attention of a child.
This version of the story is translated in Bengali which is great for EAL children whose first language is Bengali. The book is also useful for all EAL pupils as I feel that the pictures tell the story really well.
My first three reviews: 1. https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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7. Stick Man Julia Donaldson https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
8. Night-Monkey, Day-Monkey Julia Donaldson
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
9. Where’s Wally? Martin Handford
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
10. The Smartest Giant in Town Julia Donaldson
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Here's the link to your review, Zubia
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... This would be a great book to read alongside Beware of Boys or The Three Little Wolves and the Big Bad Pig as alternative versions of fairy tales!
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Here's a link to your review, Kirsty https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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Your The Snowman review is here, Kirsty https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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https://www.goodreads.com/review/show... Your review is here, Joanne- John Burningham is one of my favourite picture boook authors!
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Some very interesting points, Caroline- something to discuss with some of your SEN PWR group, perhaps?
My final three Book reviews:10. Selma by Jutta Bauer https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
11. Centrally Heated Knickers by Michael Rosen https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
12. There's a Boy in the Girls' Bathroomby Louis Sachar https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
Selma.D
A Squash And A SqueezeThis story is about an old lady who lives on her own and is convinced that her house is too small. She asks a wise old man to help with her problem, and he suggests taking in her farmyard animals one by one, which obviously makes the problem worse. Then the old man tells her to take them all out, meaning she lived on her own again, which makes the house seem much bigger.
I think the book would a fun story-time read for children in Key Stage one. The ‘little old lady’ main character is someone which most children could relate to, and the concept of bringing farmyard animals into a house is one which I’m sure children of that age would find amusing.
The book could introduce a child to poetic techniques such as rhyme which is used throughout which give the story a steady rhythm to follow. Also, the illustrations of the animals in the house use personification.
The verse and chorus structure means that the story can quite easily be turned into a song, which would be an excellent class assembly, with different children acting out different parts.
DumplingDumpling by Dick King-Smith
Dumpling tells the story of a Dachshunds who feels as if she does not belong. Dumpling is one of three siblings. As the siblings have grown, Dumplings brothers have grown long and their noses have moved further away from their tail-tips. Just like Dachshunds do. However Dumpling did not grow, she stayed short and stumpy. Dick King – Smith tells the story of a young dog on a journey to understand what it truly means to belong.
Dick King – Smith portrays a good message in the book about appreciating who you are and where you come from. It helps readers to understand the importance of being happy within yourself and not to concentrate on opinions of others. I enjoyed reading the book as I felt it had a very good message. A situation which many children go through. I would recommend the book to children between the ages of 5 – 7 for developing readers. Dumpling can be used to teach children about acceptance in the form of role play.
Who's in the Bathroom?Who's in the loo? by Adrian Reynolds and Jeanne Willis
“Who’s in the Loo?” Tells the story of two children at the zoo waiting to use the loo. Whilst the children wait to use the loo, they are guessing what animal could be using the loo and what they could be doing.
This was one of the most enjoyable children books that I have read. Poetry is used to tell the story which gets children used to rhyming couplets. The book uses a lot of repetition which teaches children theme repetition. “Who’s in the loo?” also has very good use of alliteration, exclamation marks, speech marks and question marks. The book can be used to teach children expressive reading through the use of different punctuation.
The Island That Moved- The Forces That Shape Our Earth by Meredith Hooper (Illustrated by Lucia DeLeiris)
Book Review Number 4
This book is an interesting combination of storybook and textbook. The narrative is basically the geological changes for an inland near the antarctic over many millions of years (if you remember the scene from the film Fantasia with the dinosaurs, it's something of a similar premise.) I like how the rather difficult and sometimes rather static feeling subject of the Earth's history is brought to life by the pictures. I feel this book would be a great way to introduce a year 5 or 6 class to geological processes.
The Little Prince By Antoine be Saint-Exupery
Book Review Number 5
The Little Prince is a classic, and summing it up will probably just reiterate the thoughts and words of many before. Nevertheless, in brief. It is great for adults and children, it's message is moving, timeless and open to many interpretations. The imaginative world is wonderfully described and the innocent character of the prince as he explores and questions his surroundings is a pleasure to read.
Worth reading if you haven't!
Johnny Crow's GardenBy L. Leslie Brooke
Book Review Number 6
This short poem (with lovely illustrations by the author) is great fun and was one of my favourites as a child. I still enjoy the bizarreness of the verse, and the pictures capture the character of the animals as they all meet in Johnny Crow's (who is a crow) garden for a party. Would be a nice way to introduce a class to nonsense verse, with loads of opportunity for creativity, asking pupils to make a similar poem with the animals they might invite to their own garden party.
The Troll With No Heart In His Body (and other tales of trolls from Norway)Retold by Lise Lunge-Larsen
Book Review Number 7
This is a collection of folk tales from Norway. It is well written (often folk tales can be a little stale in their actual literary merit) and is accompanied by effective woodcut illustrations (by Betsy Bowen). The stories range from more well known tales, such as 'The Three Billy Goats Gruff,' to intriguingly named stories like 'The Boy who became a Lion, a Falcon and an Ant.' Could link into history (nordic) or a geography project about scandinavia, or just creatively inspire a class with unusual and fun stories. You might even use the illustration technique of using woodcuts as the basis of an art project.
Ah, sorry Alison, just saw your post. Here are my first seven reviews:https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...
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UEL Primary PGCE 2013-14
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