P7 on programme reviews

[Liam]

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Liam]

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Liam]

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Paul]

Here are my reviews of We're going on a Bear Hunt by Micheal Rosen and Five Minutes Peace by Jill Murphy. Both of these are picture books.
Bear Hunt: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Five Minutes: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Ali]

Great reviews, Patrick, Liam and Paul. Good summaries and thoughtful recommendations for age range and possible use in the classroom.

[Paul]

Here are my reviews of "The Secret Path" by Nick Butterworth and "A Very Hungry Caterpillar" by Eric Carle.

Secret Path: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Hungry Caterpillar: http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Liam]

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30...

[Patrick]

Hi

Here is my review of Jumanji

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Ali]

Wow, I had no idea that Jumanji was a book before it was a film! Thanks Patrick. Percy the Park keeper books were big favourites with my Y1 class, and Guess How Much I Love You is a lovely book, and like Can't You Sleep, Little Bear? is wonderful since the loving adult in the book is male.

[Liam]

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[William]

Hi everyone, just copying over my links from the main board!!
Hansel & Gretel by The Grimm Brother's
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Under the Hawthorn Tree by Marita Conlon-McKenna
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

It's Lovely When You Smile by Sam McBratney
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Ali]

Thanks Liam and William; great reviews.

[Sara]

Hi all,

Here are my three pre programme reviews (picture books) re-posted from the main discussion group:

1. 'The Rainbow Fish' by Marcus Pfister
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

2. 'The Very Hungry Caterpillar' by Eric Carle
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

3. 'Handa's Surprise' by Eileen Browne
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Sara]

Hi all,

Here are three reviews (folk/traditional/fairy tales) :

1. 'African Tales' by Gcina Mhlophe
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

2. 'Tales Told in Tents: Stories from Central Asia' by Sally Pomme Clayton
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

3. 'Indian Tales' by Shenaaz Nanji
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Asif]

Scallywags Blow Their Top

Hello

My first book is called 'Scallywags Blow Their Top' by David Melling.

I enjoyed this book as it had very nice pictures, was funny and also had a good lesson in it.

In this story some animals are preparing for a show, however, the wolves who are part of the group start misbehaving and are eventually asked to leave.

They go off on their own and find a young sheep who wants to play. They start to play with the sheep but soon discover that the sheep is bossy and has a bad temper.

The wolves eventually escape from the sheep and ask to rejoin the show. This time they behave well as they have learnt from interacting with the sheep who had bad behaviour. All ends well (apart from the sheep finds the wolves again at the end!).

I think this would be a nice story to read out to the class as a whole followed by a brief discussion about what the children have learnt about from the story.

Their could be some discussion with the children about the effects of bad behaviour and bad tempers, also asking the children to relate any incidents when they came across bad behaviour and bad tempers and what affect this had on the situation. Also ways in which such behaviour could be improved on etc..

I think the age group for this book is about 6-7 (I think!), the langauge is fairly simply and flows easily. There are a few larger words which could be used as a way of expanding vocabulary.

This book can be enjoyed alone or by reading out to the class as a whole.

[Sara]

Hi all,

Here are my three reviews (poetry) :

1. 'The Oxford Book of Animal Poems' by Christopher Stuart-Clark
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

2. 'Revolting Rhymes' by Roald Dahl
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

3. 'The Magical World of Milligan' by Spike Milligan
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Asif]

Hello Alison

Sorry I'm not sure how to do the link, mine seems to be written on this page,

Could you advise how it's done?

Thanks
Asif

[Sara]

Hi Asif,

When you access your page, click on 'See Review' and copy and paste the link from the top of your page on here.

Hope that helps :)

[Asif]

Thanks Sara

I'll try that for my next one.

I thought it might have just happened automatically, more work needed on my ICT I think.

Cheers :)

[Asif]

Hello

Here is the link for my first review:

1. Scallywags Blow Their Top
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Kayleigh]

Here is my review of 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' by Jeff Kinney... Read if you want a laugh!! :)

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Ali]

Thanks Sara, glad you worked it out, Asif! Interesting review. Kayleigh, Diary of a Wimpy Kid is one of the most popular books around for upper KS2 children; it would be a great stimulus to writing to use it in the classroom! Harriet the Spy is another great book about the dangers of diary keeping!

[Aliya]

Here is my review of a book by Julia Donaldson called 'Chocolate Mousse for Greedy Goose'

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Aliya

[Gemma]

Hi all!

I have done two reviews of Dr Seuss books:

The Cat in the Hat:
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Green Eggs and Ham:
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23...

[Ali]

Great reviews, everyone. You seem to be really enjoying these books!

[Adam]

Hi all! Here my reviews of:


Clive King’s ‘Stig of the Dump’ http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Roald Dahl’s ‘James and the Giant Peach’ http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Roald Dahl’s ‘George Marvellous Medicine’ http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Lemony Snicket’s ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events: A Bad Beginning’ http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Liam]

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20...

[Patrick]

Here is my review of we're going on a bear hunt

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Ali]

Great reviews, thanks! Adam, I think Stig is a great book to read while doing any Science topic work on properties of materials. It's a great book. If you liked it, you might enjoy The Borrowers. I love the Lemony Snicket books; they're great fun. I recently read The Mysterious Howling (The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place #1) which reminded me of it a lot.

We're Going on a Bear Hunt is such a fantastic book, great for the differentiating of sounds we've been talking about in early phonics! Great that you both enjoyed it so much, Liam and Patrick.

[Aliya]

Here is my review on We're going on a Bear Hunt by Michal Rosen. A fantastic read and resource in the classroom

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Aliya]

My review on 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas' by Dr Seuss

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Aliya]

Here is a review of another combined work by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler called 'A Squeeze and a Squash'

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Gemma]

Two more reviews of books I have recently read!

Maisy's Bus by Lucy Cousins:

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets:

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Ali]

Great reviews, everyone. A Squash and a Squeeze is a wonderful book to read with children. It's a culumative tale, so great for sequencing and for drama. Gemma, I love Harry Potter; he encouraged a lot of KS2 children, particularly boys, to read. I recently read The Dragon Whisperer, which I think is a wonderful book that could be another Harry Potter. Have you read Wolf Brother? It's amazing.

[Helen]

Hi this is my review of The Smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson.

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Aliya]

This is my review on Goldilocks and the Three Bears

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Aliya]

Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone by JK Rowling

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Sara]

Hi all,

This isn't a children's book review but a book review on equality in schools which I thought would be useful.

'Equality in Action: A Way Forward with Persona Dolls' by Babette Brown

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Will]

Hi Alison, a couple of book reviews:


http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... - Hello H2O
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... - It's Okay to Be different

[Liam]

My review of the tiger who came to tea...
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Ali]

Great reviews, everyone. Aliya, I used Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone with a Y5 class where I had a number of very reluctant readers, and they lovd it. Not only that, but they went on to read other fantasy books such as The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and Over Sea, Under Stone and sequels. It's Okay to Be Different and Equality in Action: A Way Forward with Persona Dolls look like great resources. Liam, The Tiger Who Came to Tea is a classic.

[Ije]

The Gruffalo
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
The Walker book of Classic Poetry and Poets
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...
The very hungry Caterpillar
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/17....
http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11...

[Mitel]

Here is my review: Exploring the Deep, Dark Sea by Gail Gibbons

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Ali]

Great reviews. Could you use this book for teaching information retrieval skills, Mitel? Does it have contents and index pages, or a glossary?

[Stacey]

Hi Alison,

here is my review of The Snail and the Whale:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10...

[Stacey]

Here is my review of My Brother:

http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/46...

[Ugo]

Hi,

Below are links to the books I have reviewed thus far;
That's not funny
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Oi! Get off our train
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
The Wishing Stone
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Liam]

My review of Farmer Duck
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Liam]

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...

[Patrick]

My review of The Elves and the Shoemaker

http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...