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This week we're voting for the winner of the @sparkbookaward - here's what some of our Year 5 & 6 pupils had to say about the shortlisted books in the 9+ category... 'This story gave me emotions!'
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‘Who Ate Steve?’ by @Susannah_Lloyd & Kate Hindley was particularly popular in Year 2 as it made us laugh a lot! @sparkbookaward
Year 2 had a lot of fun imagining what each of them would do... ‘If I were Prime Minister’ by @dm_trygveSkaug & Ella Okstad, from 'I could do what I want' to 'I would make my house rainbow!' @sparkbookaward
Year 2 enjoyed the themes of facing your fears and being kind to animals in 'Gina Kaminski Saves the Wolf' by Craig Barr-Green & @korkymaster! @sparkbookaward
The Spark! reviews are coming in, in preparation for voting. Here's what our Year 2's had to say about 'Farah Loves Mangoes' by Sarthak Sinha - 'Fruit is not the only thing'. (Although there are plenty of mango fans in Year 2!) @sparkbookaward
Book of the Week: 'Why Did My Brain Make Me Say It?' by @BardyMum. Brains are weird! But this poetry collection also demonstrates that brains are amazing in the way they can experiment with language. A playful, profound and authentic collection of poems - perfect for primary.
Thanks to @clairevlinney for a fascinating talk about Black Tudors, as featured in her time-travel adventure 'Time Tub Travellers and the Silk Thief', to enhance our Year 5 Tudor topic.
Some of our Year 4 & 5 pupils had a brilliant time yesterday listening to @Rach_Khoo talk about her @sparkbookaward shortlisted book, 'The Magician Next Door'. (Appropriately, we went next door to @TKALibrary for the event.) Thanks Rachel for answering our questions! 🧙♂️🪄🏘️
Year 3 Beech Class had a fantastic time listening to Kieran Larwood talk about his @sparkbookaward shortlisted book 'Dungeon Runners' on Tuesday. And we even got to ask the author some questions. We can't wait to read Dungeon Runners Level 2!
We started our #worldbookday2025 celebrations early with a visit from @andyjonesauthor yesterday. Year 3 & 4 got some creative writing tips from 'Unleash Your Creative Monster', then KS2 heard all about time travelling & zombies. Thanks for an inspiring visit Andy! 🤳🧟📚
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Our author spotlight video today features the brilliant @NatashaFarrant1 talking about her thrilling adventure 'The Secret of Golden Island' - shortlisted in the 9+ Category. @FaberChildrens youtu.be/D-CJldmwdfw?fe…
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A Friday bonus! Our second spotlight video features both the author and the illustrator - here are @dm_trygveSkaug & Ella Okstad on the inspiring 'If I Were Prime Minister' - shortlisted in our Picture fiction for Early Readers Category. @debbiet99313391 youtu.be/_gkmzccPCSg?fe…
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Our first author spotlight video is up! Here is Kieran Larwood on the inspiration behind the thrilling 'Dungeon Runners' - shortlisted in our 7+ category. @OpenUni_RfP @NosyCrow youtu.be/wkiFhsXZkdU?fe…
Farrah Riaz, author of 'The Twirly Wiggly Dance' visited us on Tuesday. She read her charming, colourful picture book, we did a true & false quiz, then we did some twirly wiggly dances of our own! Thanks @FarrahRiaz - we had a fantastic twirly wiggly time! 💃🕺🪩 @OxfordChildrens
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