Pottermore

for all of you Potter-mad people out there, J.K Rowling's world of Hogwarts has much more to offer than a few films and books!

Pottermore is a new Internet videogame where you can enroll at Hogwarts, learn magic, make friends and battle with Death Eaters!

Pottermore is free, and safe for all ages to use. visit http://www.pottermore.com/ for more information.

Alice in Wonderland Illustrations - which is your favorite?

Here is a link to some Alice in Wonderland Illustrations - who is your favorite?

By John Tenniel - http://www.victorianweb.org/art/illustration/tenniel/alice/gallery1.html

By Mervyn Peake - http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/library/exhibition/alice.html

By Helen Oxenbury - http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=helen+oxenbury+alice+in+wonderland&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=pWQ&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&biw=1366&bih=608&prmd=ivnso&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=LN_vTaK4OJSChQf4qL2eCQ&ved=0CEoQsAQ

By Disney - http://www.alice-in-wonderland.net/alice2d.html

Please vote for which is your favorite one in the comments box below.

New Childrens Laureatte

Julia Donaldson - Author of the Gruffalo - has been announced as the new Children's Laureatte. Well done!

some fun books, and your chance to be Stephen Moffat for the day! (well... 3 minutes)

Hello!


Don't forget, there are plenty of cracking reads out there. Here, Little ones, is an example:


Not now, Bernard
The story of Ignorance, sort of.

Bernard's parents don't want to hear what Bernard has to say. Bernard is getting in the way. he never says anything important.

Except, he is. for there is a monster trying to eat him.

and the parents dont want to hear what the monster has to say, either.







if you like reading, why not give writing a go?

and here is a fantastic oppurtunity to do so!

http://youtu.be/9yjDJk6ra3Q

Book of the Month

This month your teacher might read you a poem from the amazing Revolting Rhymes. This is Roald Dahls take on classic tales. If you have one you really like, let us know about it!

Book of the Month

This month your teacher might read The Gruffalo to you. We would love to know if you enjoyed it and what your favourite bit was. If you did please leave a post below!

Mr Gum and the Secret Hideout

Andy Stanton reads the opening chapter of his new book, Mr Gum and the Secret Hide Out, and talks about what motivates him as an author.

You can borrow this book from the library and listen to the first two audio books on the iTouches on school.

Book Review: Fantastic Frankie and the Brain-Drain Machine by Anna Kemp

Fantastic Frankie and the Brain-Drain Machine is all about Frankie's adventures with his crazy French nanny. He's always bringing back Fs for failure from school, so his Dad finds out about a boarding school called Crammer Grammar and sends him there to learn properly. He makes friends with a kind girl called Neet and a clever boy called Wesley and together they work out that the headmaster, Dr Gore (so they think he's called) is planning to turn them all into super brains using his brain-drain machine. So, Frankie and his friends make a plan with help from Alphonsine (Frankie's nanny) to stop Dr Gore from succeeding with his evil ideas!

I don't want to give away the ending of the book, but it's very funny because you learn about Dr Gore's secret and Frankie's parents end up somewhere they didn't want to go.

This book would be good for anyone from six to 12 years old. It's well written, very funny and exciting and I would recommend it to boys and girls.