Survivors: BLUE PETER AWARD WINNER: 1

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For as long as people have looked for adventure, some have also found danger… And here are the stories of survival, gloriously written by David Long and sublimely illustrated by Kerry Hyndman.

Heroes by David Long is the perfect KS2 non-fiction class reader for Years 4–6, recommended for children aged 9+.Write: “Near the edge of the platform, a man with knotted hair held out a Dixie cup to no one in particular, calling, ‘Spare some change? Spare some change?’ Swirls of iridescent orange graffiti covered the Canal Street sign. The whole place smelled of urine and potato chips.” This is a great example of simile, but it is from a book that most teachers would use with Year 3 and Year 4. Having a knowledge of books from other year groups and other key stages, including books for adults is also useful. Eluga pääsenud" on kogumik uskumatutest ellujäämislugudest. Raamatu algus rabab kindlasti, kuid järjest lugemisel võib tekkida küllastumus. Soovitan raamatut neile, kellele meeldivad seiklused ja paeluvad tõsielusündmused, eriti just katastroofid. Kindlasti ei sobi raamat nõrganärvilistele! We need to engage these children in a way that makes them care. We need to make sure they care about achieving and instil in them a fear of failure. Eelmise aasta sisse mahtus veel selline huvitav teos nagu David Long "Eluga pääsenud". Raamatus on hulganisti lugusid inimestest, kes on üle elanud ekstreemseid olukordi ja kirjeldamatuid õudusi ning neist välja tulnud.

Take the examples below, each of them is from a different text but each of them describes a forest. It doesn’t really matter what genre the children are writing; a good description can be utilised across a range of writing episodes. This week I came across a collective noun that I had not heard before, ‘A flamboyance of flamingos’ and this reminded me of some of others which I already knew: a business of ferrets, a murder of crows and a parliament of owls. On his Blue Peter win David Long said: he was “overjoyed” not least because he too grew up watching Blue Peter. “My sons never missed an episode, and now I’m going to visit the studio and meet the team. It’s fantastic news,” he said. Cowell, Cressida. The Wizards of Once: Book 1 (Kindle Locations 32-35). Hachette Children's Group. Kindle Edition.In a hypothetical classroom, somewhere around Year 5 or Year 6, a child is writing about ‘waiting in a forest ready to go into battle during WW2’ based on a picture, film or other stimulus that the teacher has provided. If the class teacher wants to show them a model, they generally have two options – try and find a book where the exact same scenario is occurring (this may not even exist) or write their own model. (Some teachers find difficult). The truth, they say, is stranger than fiction and these incredible real-life stories of extreme survival defy belief. As I crossed the dew-kissed meadow, the sun rose above the distant hills and a wisp of snipe took flight from the long reeds. Here Hemingway is painting a picture of early morning in Cuba, he could have easily written ‘One very early morning…’ some writers may argue that these examples are still ‘telling’ although somewhat elaborately. Calling it ‘Show, not tell though does simplify it for our students and is a great way of getting them to use vivid description.