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Book Reviews Owlets February 10

Tuesday, February 2, 2010
posted by readmin 7:25 PM

This month’s book reviews for Owlets are Ellie and Granny Mac by Elizabeth MacLennan and Snow Goalie by Sophie Smiley

Ellie and Granny Mac – Year 1

Ellie and Granny Mac Ellie usually goes to stay with her Greek grandmother, Yiayia, for the summer holidays. However this year she’s going to see Granny Mac in Edinburgh. Ellie is not amused! But when she arrives in Edinburgh she soon realises how much fun she can have there. And with two Grannies, Ellie can have the best of both worlds!

Ellie and Granny Mac


Snow Goalie – Year 2

Charlie and her brothers have all been training hard and have made the final of the five-a-side tournament. When it starts to snow heavily, the youngest of the family team is marooned at school so Charlie sets off in the snowy night to rescue him. Even if she is successful, how can they play on the frozen pitch, never mind win the trophy?

Snow Goalie

Snow Goalie

Book Reviews Owls February 10

Tuesday, February 2, 2010
posted by readmin 7:24 PM

This month’s book reviews for Owls are Five Seconds to Doomsday by Simon Cheshire and Paradise Barn by Victor Watson

Five Seconds to Doomsday – Year 3/4

Five Seconds to Doomsday Meet Saxby Smart, schoolboy detective. In this exciting book, Saxby has three puzzling crimes to crack with the help of his friends, Muddy and Izzy. His arch-enemy plots revenge, a consignment of games discs disappears and Saxby’s school is the target of an apparently pointless robbery. See if you are ’smart’ enough to piece together the clues and solve these mysteries with Saxby!

Five Seconds to Doomsday


Paradise Barn – Year 5/6

Molly and her friend, Abigail, live in Great Deeping, not far from one of their favourite and special places, Paradise Barn. Along with Adam, an evacuee from London, they are determined to solve the mystery of the body found near Paradise Barn. They soon discover that it is one thing hunting for clues and another thing tracking down a murderer. With so many strangers in their midst, who can they really trust?

Paradise Barn

Paradise Barn

Reading Activities Owlets Yr 1 February 10

Tuesday, February 2, 2010
posted by readmin 7:23 PM

Ellie and Granny Mac – Year 1

Ellie and Granny Mac   As well as reading this super book,
you can enjoy Ed’s fun activities
specially written to accompany
the book:

  • Ed’s Word Search
  • Fun with Words / Ellie’s Feelings
  • Ed’s Poetry: Ellie’s Holiday
  • Favourite Story / Illustration    

Ellie and Granny Mac

Reading Activities Owlets Yr 2 February 10

Tuesday, February 2, 2010
posted by readmin 7:23 PM

Snow Goalie – Year 2

Snow Goalie  As well as reading this super book,
you can enjoy Ed’s fun activities
specially written to accompany
the book:

  • Ed’s Word Search
  • Sequencing / True or False
  • Ed’s Poetry: Football Rap
  • Characters / Illustration

Snow Goalie

Reading Activities Owls Yr 3/4 February 10

Tuesday, February 2, 2010
posted by readmin 7:22 PM

Five Seconds to Doomsday – Year 3/4

Five Seconds to Doomsday As well as reading this super book,
you can enjoy Ed’s fun activities
specially written to accompany
the book:

  • Ed’s Word Search
  • Famous Sleuths / Anagrams
  • Ed’s Poetry: Clerihews
  • Postcard / Illustration

Five Seconds to Doomsday

Reading Activities Owls Yr 5/6 February 10

Tuesday, February 2, 2010
posted by readmin 7:21 PM

 

Paradise Barn – Year 5/6

Paradise Barn As well as reading this super book,
you can enjoy Ed’s fun activities
specially written to accompany
the book:

  • Ed’s Word Search
  • Newspaper Report
  • Ed’s Poetry: Kennings
  • Story Chart

Paradise Barn

Book Reviews Owlets January 10

Tuesday, January 5, 2010
posted by admin 11:37 AM

This month’s book reviews for Owlets are Wizard Dog by Rebecca Lisle
and The Disappearing Moon by Simon Bartram

Wizard Dog – Year 1

Wizard Dog1 A new Royal Wizard is needed as the Palace is haunted. Pong, a handsome pedigree dog with a very good brain, used to help the Royal Wizard but Wizard Wazp has disappeared. The King and his rather unusual Royal Adviser are absolutely not interested in a dog applying to be the new wizard! This entertaining story will show you how clever a clever dog can be. It is a real romp through the Royal Castle.

Wizard Dog


The Disappearing Moon – Year 2

The stupendous Alacazamo ends his magic show by making the Moon disappear. Bob, the Man on the Moon, and his extra special dog find themselves in a race to uncover the truth. This is the first in an exciting new series about the Man on the Moon!

The Disappearing Moon

The Disappearing Moon

Book Reviews Owls January 10

Tuesday, January 5, 2010
posted by admin 11:36 AM

This month’s book reviews for Owls are The Clumsies Make a Mess by Sorrel Anderson and Thief! by John Pilkington.

The Clumsies Make a Mess – Year 3/4

The Clumsies Make a Mess When Howard Armitage finds talking mice in a bag under his desk, his life changes forever. And his packets of biscuits will never be the same again either! Although the mice want to help Howard get out of trouble with his evil boss, they are only good for… making a mess. This is the first book in the series about these surreal mice and their friends.

The Clumsies Make a Mess

Thief!– Year 5/6

London in Elizabethan times is dirty and dangerous. Ben Button, a boy actor with a theatrical company, is tired of the hustle and bustle and is eager to return home to rural Hornsey. However Ben is soon drawn into a manhunt for a murderer and he has to unearth the mystery of the stranger and the treasure he seeks. This fantastic adventure is part of a rip-roaring series in which Ben takes centre stage.

Thief

Thief1

Reading Activities Owlets Yr 1 January 10

Tuesday, January 5, 2010
posted by admin 11:34 AM

Wizard Dog – Year 1

Wizard Dog1 As well as reading this super book,
you can enjoy Ed’s fun activities
specially written to accompany
the book: 

  • Ed’s Word Search
  • Abbreviations / Odd Dog Out
  • Ed’s Poetry: I’m a Wizard!
  • Characters / Illustration    

Wizard Dog

Reading Activities Owlets Yr 2 January 10

Tuesday, January 5, 2010
posted by admin 11:34 AM

The Disappearing Moon – Year 2

The Disappearing Moon As well as reading this super book, you can enjoy Ed’s fun activities specially written to accompany the book:

  • Ed’s Word Search
  • Alphabetical order / Synonyms
  • Ed’s Poetry: If I Had…
  • Funny sentences and phrases / Illustration

The Disappearing Moon