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Big changes are in store for Greg Heffley and his family       They are making a home improvements! But with unwelcome critters toxic mould and the walls comi d

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This is a very good book and it's about a man who has a mythical pet and it keeps killing people until Sherlock Holmes is called in to the mystery  Sherlock Holmes sets out to save the last of the Baskerville family does he succeed  of course he does and at the right time as well this is my favourite book this year.

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This book is about Roald Dahl's life growing up as a young boy. It also has hidden facts about the people of his time. I would recommend this book to a friend because it is written by Roald Dahl, quite funny and lets you know more about Roald Dahl's life and the people he grew up with (and who inspired characters in his books).

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I have learnt a lot from this book. It is about roald Dahl's life as a young boy growing up.It also has hidden facts about historic places and things. I would recommend this book to a friend because it is a fabulous story and tells you things about roald Dahl's life.

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I read The World's Worst Pets by David Williams. I really enjoyed this book.
It was filled with stories of the most terrible pets in the world. One of the characters is a fiend fish who can't stop eating and he was my favourite character. Another is a singing dog who wants to perform a musical.
I really liked the book because the stories were really funny and it kept my attention, I actually read it in three days!
I really like how David Walliams writes as he uses funny, made up words and describes things really well.

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Since my last padlet review, I have finished this book. I really enjoyed reading this story as it told me about the adventures that Harrison who is a boy who goes to a party and gets a black hole as a balloon. He soon realises that he can put things into the black hole. He thinks this is great until one day he loses control and his parents end up in the black hole. Harrison then has to find Shelly who gave him the black hole to try to get his parents and everything else back out. Harrison makes a trip on two aeroplanes to get to Shelly. He finds out about the science behind the black hole and how to get everything out safely. This is a good book to read.

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In the heart of Beltheron City a class of students learns how to mix potions and medicines using the essences -elements taken from the fur and feathers of creatures who roam beyond the city wall.When Darion,a young essence hunter ,meets a girl and boy from the places of wealthy Variegatt he is soon plugged into a perilous chase.Fleeing through the streets, over the roof tops and into the underground caverns of Beltheron he meets murderous enemies, a secret group of spies and a strange breed of flying lizards, the mighty draccen .As the hunter becomes the hunted, Darion realised that his mysterious new friend Alianna might not be all what she seems.And in the darker corners of the city there are other’s with far  more dangerous interest in the essences…
I really recommend this book if u like spine-chilling, warning u won’t be able to stop reading this book, I really like this book because it’s a fantasy story and a mind blowing thriller.

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The Boy the mole the fox and the horse - Elizabeth Coates

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The Boy the mole the fox and the horse - Elizabeth Coates

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I really like this book because it is all about friendship and how much we care for each other . This book can teach us how to be kind ,loving ,caring and how to stay beside our friend no matter how calm or hectic the situation is.

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Dyslexia is my superpower (most of the time)

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Dyslexia is my superpower (most of the time)

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by Isla Noddings
This book is about what children think about having dyslexia. So far, I am really enjoying this book. Some of the things that the children have wrote have similarities to how I feel about having dyslexia. I didn't know that so many children had dyslexia.

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The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur                                                                            This story is about Sherlock Holmes sets out to find the murderer who killed Sir Charles Baskerville. And try's to save the last standing member of the Baskerville family.                                                                        I really liked that story because it included Sherlock Holmes and it sets back in that time. It also reminds me or Enola Holmes and Enola Holmes Two.                                      The Stowaways by Roger McGough                                                                      Two characters (Midge and his best friend) escape Liverpool for an adventure at sea.    I liked this story as well because it tells us how two children purse their dreams and head out to sea; although, it is a bit dangerous.                                                            Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift Adapted by Steve Barlow and Steve Skidmore                                                                     Gulliver finds some land after his ship get destroyed by a storm. But something is coming his way...                                                 I really liked this story because it leaves you on a cliff hanger. It also is very interesting on how he tries to find himself home.                                                                            Conclusion    I really liked all the stories and how the ended up good or bad. I would recommend this book to someone who loves adventures and stories which leave you on a cliff hanger.

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this book is about a boy who is always getting in trouble at school and one day accidently head butted his friend and broke his nose and wasnt loud to go to a ball that the school was throwing but he snuck in and since has got back hasnt been able to find his parents and hi sister also his dog and he is sort af living with his old old friend that lives next door to him and the bit that i am read up to is he thinks he has found his dad because he droped his phone and the man that did that maxwell thinks its his dad.

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Jungle Survival Handbook By-Robbie Burton :) :) :)

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Jungle Survival Handbook By-Robbie Burton :) :) :)

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This book will probably save your life. Imagine you are washed up or just been in a plane crash and you are stranded and low on food and water.

This book will help you survive what ever the incident this book will help you.

It will teach you survival skills, how to know your environment, to know what to do in a emergency, how to make your own camp and how find your own way out.

Could you get out alive?You will have to see.

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The Victory Dogs By  -Robbie Burton     :) :)  :)

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The Victory Dogs By  -Robbie Burton     :) :)  :)

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This story is about two amazing dogs who were in the Second World War . They get lost in the gloomy tunnels under London it was terrifying for them both.Thats until they meet Shebe who was like a teacher to them there lessons where how to survive the war.

But as the bombs collide with the ground they are separated.

But they are not the only  1,000 of people are separated and in danger.

Will they ever see each other again or will that be the last time they see each over again?We will have to see.

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'Peace Lily' is a book I have read for a long time now because I keep on reading it. It is a very heart warming story for all ages and it is the first book in the 'Peace Lily' collection!

A short version of the story.

When Lily is a child her dad says to her that she will bring hope to a world in need of hope. Then she makes friends with two boys called Ray and Ben. When the boys turn into adults they have to fight in the war, (W.W.1).

Lily then keeps on seeing these posters saying 'Hay you, join the war Effort!' So Lily decides to join. When Lily worked as a nurse in the war she treated many soldiers but once of them she recognised! It was Ben!

When she had nursed Ben back to heath, he when home to recover. Then the next thing that happens is the war ending and in the top left of the book it has written:

'On the 11th hour of the 11th day on the 11th month the guns across Europe fell silent.'

They then had a fun time together and at the end of the book Ben and Lily get married!

By Arabella Walker!  :)

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Peace Lily: The World War 1 Nurse (World War I Picture Book 4), Hilary Robinson, 9780957124554 | eBay

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Authors : Hilary Robinson. Title: Peace Lily: The World War 1 Nurse (World War I Picture Book 4). Title : Peace Lily: The World War 1 Nurse (World War I Picture Book 4). Product Category : Books. Binding : Paperback.

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On the 11th of November, we pause to remember those who sacrificed their lives in World War I and II. Schools often look for poems, stories and images to poppies to share with the children. Where the Poppies Now Grow is a popular book in schools and author Hilary Robinson shares the background and inspiration with us today.

It was at my cousin's wedding, several years ago, that my great aunt Emily told me about her brother, Norman, who died at the Somme aged just 22. The story was so utterly heartbreaking I could barely bring myself to ask more.

Norman was one of five children, my grandmother being the eldest and Emily, the youngest.

At the outbreak of war, in 1914, Norman volunteered to serve his country. Before long, according to family conjecture, he was the youngest sergeant in Kitchener's army.

Occasionally Norman would return on leave to the family home at 363 Oxford Road, much to the joy of his family.

Just before the Battle of the Somme, Norman returned home again, but this time he put on his gas mask before opening the door. There was much hilarity among the siblings as he entered and his mother, my great grandmother, Jane, standing at the top of the stairs was amused by the merriment in the hall below. Her son was safe.

But their joy was short lived. Just weeks later Norman was killed in action - on the 10th July 1916.

Jane's grief was profound. Every morning, from that day forward she would stand at the top of the stairs, re-imagine the scene and say "it's alright Norman, I'll be with you soon." She never recovered from her loss.

Nearly one hundred years later, I was telling this story to illustrator Martin Impey at Kings Cross Station as we were waiting for our respective trains and he, in turn, told me about the loss of his great uncle, also at the Somme.

This marked the birth of a story, the impact of which would encourage children, in the words of military historian, Paul Reed, to "never look at poppies in the same way again."

There can be few greater writing challenges than creating stories about World War 1 for children. The sheer barbarity of the brutal four year battle that grew in intensity and devastation, combined with the painful and long lasting consequences at home, all led several experts in the field to consider the subject just too harrowing to deliver for young children.

Yet we knew that if more wasn't done children would not be included in centenary commemorations that would mark a defining and pivotal period of our time - a time that would help them contextualise their place, alongside ours, in society and history today.

So how did we do it?

First, we consulted historians, parents, teachers and reviewers. There was a huge gap for Key Stage 1.

Where the Poppies Now Grow is centred around two friends, Ben and Ray. Readers and listeners follow their journey from the innocence of childhood, to the reality of war right through to Remembrance.

What was clear in trials, is just how absorbed children became in their story - almost as if there was a primal connection and empathy with the enduring power of friendship, devastation of loss and reassurance and hope of recovery. Ben and Ray became part of their lives.

Where the Poppies Now Grow is written in cumulative verse. This comforting rhythmic form serves to prompt and recap while nurturing the linear and cyclical notion of time.

The format also provided the ideal canvas for the introduction of complex vocabulary such as "makeshift aerodrome" and exceptional pieces of art, which were accurate in facts and absorbing in detail.

There were challenges along the way - a constant evaluation of the our methods and a regular checking of historical facts - for example, did biplanes fly at night in during World War 1?

While our aim was to write an engaging story that would educate and inspire, we also hoped that children would come to understand the absolute importance of finding peaceful solutions to problems. We hoped they would recognise that words will always be the more powerful weapon in the pursuit of peace and now on its eighth reprint Martin and I continue to be overwhelmed by the feedback we receive from children each year.

It seemed natural to dedicate Where the Poppies Now Grow to my great uncle Norman. After this title was published, demand was so high I wrote another three in the series. Peace Lily, which honours the role of women in war, is dedicated to my great grandmother, Jane, so that generations to come would understand both the suffering and the strength of women during that dark period in history.

There was a sort of happy ending though to my family tragedy. When Norman died in July 1916, my grandmother was pregnant with her first baby. Three months later her son was born. She called him Norman.

Norman was the best uncle I could have had. He too made sacrifices for his siblings. He left school early, despite a scholarship, to help to provide for the family. I recognise that his sacrifice provided a legacy that lives on in us, much like his uncle's before him and just like Ben and Ray, and nature and poppies and cumulative verse, Where the Poppies Now Grow signifies that we are all interconnected in the linear and cyclical notion of time.

Views expressed do not necessarily reflect those of the Federation.

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Where the Poppies Now Grow by Hilary Robinson

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On the 11th of November, we pause to remember those who sacrificed their lives in World War I and II. Schools often look for poems, stories and images to poppies to share with the children. Where the Poppies Now Grow is a popular book in schools and author Hilary Robinson shares the background and inspiration with us today.

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Flo of the Somme - Peace Lily collection-       Arabella

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Flo of the Somme - Peace Lily collection-       Arabella

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This book is the 3rd book in the Peace Lily collection. I have also been reading this book for a long time but not as long as Peace Lily!

A short version of the story.

Flo was a war dog that was partnered up with Ray from "Peace Lily'. Flo worked with the medical team.

One day a pigeon was sent with a message for the medical team, it got shot in the wing but made it to the team. Ray and  Flo were sent out with a donkey to find the people that sent the message.

They passed a beacon of war on the way and it was a cross with a person on it, (it was made of metal), and this reminded me of when Jesus died on the cross for us.
Then they find the people in a plane that had been shot to the ground. So they took them back to the camp and helped them.

FLO WAS A HERO OF WAR, A MERCY DOG THAT SAVED LIVES!

By Arabella Walker :)

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Mercy dog, Flo, has more to contend with than racing across the dangerous battlefield of the Somme. Can she get her medical kit to the injured? Can she lead Ray, the stretcher-bearer, and his donkey to them in time?

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This book is based on a footballer named Kieran Trippier who is now playing for Newcastle Football Club. He also represented England in the 2018 Fifa World Cup and brought us to the semi-final where we got knocked out.

The book is about Kieran's childhood all the way to footballing success and his World Cup journey. He was England's free kick king scoring one in the semi-final.

He always loved football and played lots with his brother in the garden in his young days. He chose City over United when they scouted him. He grew up and played loads at City until he won the Youth Cup.

He played for City until moving to other teams eventually earning a spot in the World Cup team. They played and smashed the group stage moving onto the round of 16 where they won the game and with determination moved onto the Quarter-final where they broke through and won moving onto the Semi's. This time the team couldn't stay focused and conceded but luckily Kieran scored a free kick to lift their hope's up, but it wasn't enough and sadly they got knocked out.

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The front cover with “Big words that tell you what this book is”

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Thing explainer by Randall Munroe - Evan

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Thing explainer by Randall Munroe - Evan

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I sure do love Munroe.
If you have seen my other post on him you would know that; however, that is beside the point.

The book basically describes cool and scientific  things in incredibly stupid ways. Well, if you look at the image of the book, and look really closely to the annotations, you can see that.

Some of the stuff his book has to offer is the electromagnetic spectrum, curiosity rover, and the human torso, with names such as the colours of light (p.46), red world space car (p.4) and bags of stuff inside you (p.6)

By now, you should have gotten the idea.

I have only posted scientific and nonfictional books, which, to be fair, bores most people half to death. So next post will be a fantasy novel.

In conclusion, if you like science and “boring” nonfiction books check Randall’s stuff and see if you like it.

Also, a free alternative to buying a book is Randall’s website: xkcd (link below); however, I personally think the books are far better.

https://xkcd.com/2700/#