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Cheat Novel
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64 pages, Paperback
First published September 21, 1998
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November 14, 2021
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June 19, 2020Who was Dora in the story?
October 18, 2015
Cheat! By Judy Waite
This book is about a boy called Danny who wins an art competition by performing an act of mischief. The book describe how Danny had stolen a painting from Gran’s blind next door neighbour Mr King. Danny’s Gran was hard to please and she always ‘grumbled’. The plot of the story is set in Grans garden when she leaves Danny in her garden to do painting as she felt ‘a boy his age should be developing his mind’. The book goes on to describe Danny’s guilt and how he felt about lying to everyone in order to get away with his action. Towards the end of the book, Danny repents his bad action by performing a sensible and honourable action, which leads to Mr King being Danny's inspiration.
This book is excellent and contains good illustrations which children will enjoy. Its bright colours and cartoon drawing will catch early key stage 2 children. It also contains some prompt questions at the end of some of the chapters which the children can answer, this will get them thinking about what would happen next. These will also allow the early readers to stay interested in the book and focus on what each chapter is about. It will allow them to have a deep insight into what Danny is thinking and what his next action would be.
It can be used in English and guided reading. Children can use this book to write a diary in the point of view of Danny and how he might have felt. This book provides great morals that children can use in their daily lives. It shows how and why it is important to be honest. Furthermore the book touches on feelings such as guilt and disability which children’s can relate to and learn from. It can be used as a comprehension to assess the children’s understanding. This book can also be used in art lessons where children can draw their own versions of the painting illustrations from the book.
This book is about a boy called Danny who wins an art competition by performing an act of mischief. The book describe how Danny had stolen a painting from Gran’s blind next door neighbour Mr King. Danny’s Gran was hard to please and she always ‘grumbled’. The plot of the story is set in Grans garden when she leaves Danny in her garden to do painting as she felt ‘a boy his age should be developing his mind’. The book goes on to describe Danny’s guilt and how he felt about lying to everyone in order to get away with his action. Towards the end of the book, Danny repents his bad action by performing a sensible and honourable action, which leads to Mr King being Danny's inspiration.
This book is excellent and contains good illustrations which children will enjoy. Its bright colours and cartoon drawing will catch early key stage 2 children. It also contains some prompt questions at the end of some of the chapters which the children can answer, this will get them thinking about what would happen next. These will also allow the early readers to stay interested in the book and focus on what each chapter is about. It will allow them to have a deep insight into what Danny is thinking and what his next action would be.
It can be used in English and guided reading. Children can use this book to write a diary in the point of view of Danny and how he might have felt. This book provides great morals that children can use in their daily lives. It shows how and why it is important to be honest. Furthermore the book touches on feelings such as guilt and disability which children’s can relate to and learn from. It can be used as a comprehension to assess the children’s understanding. This book can also be used in art lessons where children can draw their own versions of the painting illustrations from the book.
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