The real-life story of how the world's most famous female long-distance swimmer encountered a grey whale separated from its mother - and how she helped to reunite them.
Advantages: Great read Disadvantages: You will put off things you should be doing just to keep reading the book
Gracie and Daniel have been told to keep away from the Birdman, but they find out that he isn't mad, but keep it secret. The birdman does warn them to stay away from Samson Island because it is cursed and only he knows why. The children, however, get lost in their boat during a foggy day and land on the island . When they return home tragic news awaits them. Will they discover what the Birdman knows about Samson Island before it's too late?.
The story is set during the outbreak of World War Two and is another gem from Michael Morpurgo. Well worth reading and a good lesson in human behaviour and how fear of the unknown, or unexplained, can affect us. I find most of his books are for age 8 and over,but having said that if your child is younger and a good reader I would definately suggest it. My 7 year old loves his books. ...
Advantages: Great to read aloud Disadvantages: Small writing, so for slightly older children
when I read it to him (yes, I'm already reading to him to give him an ear for language - I don't think you can start too early with these things!).
The story is of a tiny sea snail who longs to travel the world. One day he hitches a ride with a hump-back whale & together they travel the seas visiting far off coastlines. Unfortunately the whale swims too close to a populated tourist spot & is upset by the commotion of speedboats, causing him to swim too close to the shore & become beached. As the tide slips away (sob!), the tiny snail knows he must do something to save his friend. He manages to crawl to a nearby school (OK, so the whale would be dead by now...!) & leaves a message on the blackboard with his gooey trail for the children to save the whale. The children run to the whales rescue & douse him with water until the tide comes ...
Advantages: Easy to read with lovely illustrations to follow the text. Disadvantages: None
story telling and creative writing.
Illustrator - Lynne Chapman
Lynne Chapman was lives in Sheffield has over 20 years experience of illustrating books. She is a freelance illustrator who started off designing cards and giftware but now specialises in children?s books and has developed a whole range of different characters. She also travels around, working with children and giving workshops on storytelling, illustrating in both schools and libraries.
The Story
The story is about a mouse called Smudge who lives in a house with Stripe who is a badger. They sort of have an ?adult and child? relationship. One day Smudge gets up, stubs her toe, buttons up her cardigan wrongly and is generally in a fowl mood. She refuses breakfast and has a row with Stripe and slams the door as she storms out of the house. She feels miserable, wet and alone ...
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Product details
Type
Non-Fiction
Genre
Biography
Title
The Day the Whale Came
Author
Lynne Cox
All Authors
Lynne Cox
EAN
9780753821411
Publisher
Phoenix (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
ISBN
753821419
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The real-life story of how the world's most famous female long-distance swimmer encountered a grey whale separated from its mother - and how she helped to reunite them.
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