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Skellig Advantages: magical, lyrical language Disadvantages: complex plot and language ...new best friend Mina (female). Skellig (male) is portrayed as being very old and frail. Overview: Michael has just moved house and his baby sister is ill. He finds a strange 'being' in his garage (Skellig), he and his friend Mina care for Skellig and help him grow stronger. Michael learns about nature, poetry and the healing power of love. - What the book offers a child reader and how it takes a reader forward: - The main themes of the book are ... ...- The character of Skellig is surrounded by a great deal of mystery and this excites the reader and makes them want to read on to try and find out a bit more about his character. The truth about Skellig is not revealed until the end of the book and the build up will engage and intrigue the reader. - How involved were you in the book? In what ways does it appeal to you as a reader? - The mysterious character of Skellig was particularly engaging ... ilusvm 30.04.2006 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: helpful Review of Skellig - David Almond	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability
A Hop a stick and a jump Advantages: fun to read Disadvantages: a lot going on ...style of writing. We saw Stick Man in the library so we added it to our pile. I think this week it has been the most well read book in our house. Stick Man is yes you guessed it a stick. Unlike any other stick he is about to go on a journey through the book trying to find his way home to his “family tree”. The book starts when stick man leaves his tree to go for a jog, but soon gets chased by a dog. Escaping from the dog, poor stick man is accosted ... ...to a sandcastle isn’t what stick man wanted to do when he washed up on the beach, but as he frees himself from that predicament, poor stickman finds himself freezing in the snow as the seasons change. Ending up on the fire waiting to be lit, it seems that stick man really has met his fate, until rescue comes in the form of Santa Claus, who returns stick man to his family tree in response to stick man freeing Santa Claus from the chimney above the ... abbadabbado 09.11.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Stick Man - Julia Donaldson	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability
Sleepovers Advantages: Funny Disadvantages: Short Sleepovers is a really good book written by Jacqueline Wilson for young girls from the ages of 9-14. It is about a young girl called Daisy who you can feel involved with, she makes friends through sleepovers and birthday parties. It is a typical group of girls including the bossy, shy, fat and mean one which will make you involved as you understand what it can be like. This makes it really funny and will get you wanting more! I read it when i was ... stylishnicola 12.06.2007 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: somewhat helpful Review of Sleepovers - Jacqueline Wilson	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability
Share and share alike! Advantages: Beautiful interesting book with a lovely story Disadvantages: None ...delightful experience. Sharing a Shell is a wonderful childrens book written by Julia Donaldson, and illustrated by Lydia Monks. It tells the story of a homeless crab who is looking for a shell. After several unsuccessful attempts at trying to share a shell with various sea creatures, Crab is severely exposed and nearly eaten by a seagull! Fortunately he scuttles away and is stumbles upon an empty shell. Phew! Crab settles in a rock pool, and this ... ...to any collection. Sharing a Shell is available in most good bookshops and it is also available on Amazon as a paperback (£3.59), as a board book (£5.39),a jigsaw book ((£6.04) or as an audio book with a CD (£5.87). I love this book, and I am glad that I have rediscovered it as it was a lovely trip down memory lane! Also posted on Dooyoo ... chilcott1 31.10.2009 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Sharing A Shell - Julia Donaldson	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability
Swallows And Amazons - not for Duffers Advantages: Heart warming, endearing, beautiful descriptive writing Disadvantages: Younger readers could struggle with long description and technical sailing terms Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome ~~~Setting~~~ Swallows and Amazons was written in 1930, an adventure story aimed at children and the first of a series of 12 novels for which their author is most well known. Set in the Lake District, it follows the adventures during one summer holiday of the Swallows (brothers and sisters John, Susan, Titty and Roger) as they camp on an island of adventure, make enemies and then friends with the Amazon pirates ... ...as it is because the Swallows and Amazons create a world of piracy and adventure. The exchanges between mother and children are so gentle, with so much mutual respect, it really is heart warming, and so far from the fevered and noisy exchanges in our house! Oh to be like this family! The prose is very enjoyable. The descriptions of Lakeland are truly evocative, so if you have a love of this part of the world, as did the author, you will enjoy reading ... sonic0209 14.10.2007 · Read full review Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome	Would you read it again? Story Characters Readability