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My review on 'The Foxwood Treasure' by Cynthia and Brian Patersonhttp://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
My review of 'Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone' by J.K Rowling http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
my review of 'Friend or Foe' by Michael Morpurgohttp://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
and 'The three Billy goats gruff' by Paul Galdone
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My review of 'Mark Spark In The Dark' by Jacqueline Wilson.
The story is based around Mark's determination to raise money to buy his beloved Grandmother (who is partially b..."
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The Kissing Hand was recommended to me by my best friend's mother who is a teacher in the United States as a favourite story of the children in her class who have just started school. I am always interested what is popular in children's literature in other countries, in addition to the home-grown favourites. http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Fantastic, Deb, thank you! What a lovely book. Owl Babies is another great book that deals with separation anxiety.
Hi - my review of The terrible thing that happened to Barnaby Brocket http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Beware Of Boys by Tony BlundellMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
This was a very enjoyable book that I feel children will engage with.
The fairy tale leads you through the story with a boy who gets captured by a wolf. However the boy cleverly distracts the wolf from eating him straight away by suggesting he makes a soup. Unfortunately for the wolf, he forgets the salt but the boy describes another recipe that will taste just as good, boy pie. The wolf collects all the ingredients for boy pie but once again he forgets the salt. The wolf starts to get a little annoyed with the boy now but he distracts the wolf once again with the recipe for boy cake. Needless to say this recipe didn’t go to plan either as the wolf forgot the salt! The boy goes home to his mum to explain his adventure while the wolf feels sorry for himself and very hungry!
This book would be ideal for year three as part of a guided reading session. Different types of questions can be asked to determine the language comprehension the children have as well as building up their vocabulary. The illustrations are also ideal to help EAL children with common vocabulary highlighted in the ingredients.
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Here is my review on Beware of Boys
The Monster Bed by Susan VarleyMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The story tells a tale of a little monster who is scared to go to bed. His poor mum has trouble getting him to go to sleep because the little monster believes that humans live under his bed and they will get him in the night. One night the monster decides to sleep under his bed “for if I am there and a human comes near, it won’t think to look for me, safe under here”. That night a boy becomes lost and finds himself in the monsters cave, he spots the bare mattress and tiredly lies down. The boy mum’s is not there to kiss him good night or look for monsters under the bed so the boy has to do it him. The boy gets down on his knees and... found one!
This is an enjoyable book that is creatively written to include rhyming words at the end of each sentence. This is ideal to use for a year one phonics lesson as the children can guess the next rhyming word in the next sentence. It is also great to create atmosphere and can be used to introduce the use of speech marks to show they are used for when characters are speaking.
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Here is my review on The Monster Bed
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Hi Sharon, there is no need to copy and paste the whole review, just the URL of your review. There's a guide on UEL Plus if you're confused!
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My review of 'Giraffes cant dance' by GIles Andreae and Guy Parker-Rees.http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
'The selfish crocodile' by Faustin Charles and Michael Terryhttp://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Hi Alison!I recently got approached by Kim Donovan who had read a few of my previous reviews. She asked me to review her debut book and sent me a free copy!
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Hi Alison, here is my review of Beware of Boys by Tony Blundell:http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... is the link to your review, Stuart.
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http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... is the link to your review, Katie.
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http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/... is the link to the review, Katie. How fantastic that you searched this book out!
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Hi Claire, please copy and paste this as a review rather than as a message, otherwise it won't show up in your review list at the end of the PGCE. Have a look at the guide on UEL Plus to see to post reviews.
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I recently got approached by Kim Donovan who had read a few of my previous reviews. She asked me to review her debut book and sent me a free copy!
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/..."
How fantastic! I'm glad that you enjoyed it.
Here is my review on the Snorgh and the sailor but Will Buckingham and Thomas Dochertyhttp://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Here is my review on Krindlekrax by Phillip Ridley. It was recommened to me by my Mum!http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
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Hi Alison,I was approached by Kim Donovan via goodreads who asked me to review her book St Viper's School for Super Villains.
http://www.goodreads.com/review/list/...
Hi Alison, I have reviewed A Monster Calls. Thank you for recommending it.
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
UEL Primary PGCE 2012-13
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