Children's Laureate - Malorie Blackman

Last week, author Malorie Blackman was crowned the Children's Laureate 2013-2015. To celebrate her achievement we have put together a display of her books in our library, here you can find out more about the author and use the QR Code to visit the Children's Laureate website.

An order has been placed for more books so I will let you know when they arrive. Until then we have the following books available;

Cloud Busting

Despite his Mum’s insistence, Sam doesn’t want to be friends with Davey, he thinks Davey’s a first class, grade A, top of the dung heap moron. But one day Davey saves Sam’s life and a bond is formed between them. Sam is still embarrassed to be seen with Davey, but little by little he has to admit, when it’s just the two of them, Davey is a lot of fun. But then something terrible happens to Davey. . . Told in verse, in first person, this is the touching story of an extraordinary friendship, that changes two boys lives for ever. An uplifting tale that truly sings out.

Hostage

Blindfolded, alone, no idea where you are or what will happen next. The only thing you know is that you’ve been kidnapped. And it’s up to you to escape. Are you brave enough?

Thief

Lydia’s last thought before darkness closed over her mind was that the strange, swirling storm had trapped her. Would it ever let her go? Fleeing onto the moors when she is unfairly accused of being a thief an extraordinary storm suddenly whirls twelve-year-old Lydia into the future – a computer-dominated future where her home town is ruled by a cruel tyrant. As Lydia struggles to get back to her own time, she discovers she must face a terrible confrontation . . .

A.N.T.I.D.O.T.E

The words exploded from me in a burst of white-hot anger. ‘It’s a lie.’It’s a normal Friday evening for Elliot – until the police knock on the door and tell him his mum’s in serious trouble! A security video clearly shows her breaking into a giant pharmaceutical company on behalf of the environmental action group A. N. T. I. D. O. T. E. Elliot can hardly believe it. His mum’s a secretary, isn’t she? Not a SPY! And even worse – now she’s gone on the run . . .

Clip on the video below to watch a short animation celebrating the success of the author.

Capturing Readers Competition Winner

The winner of our Capturing Readers Competition is Aimee Borrell! Here she is reading her school book during a trip to Southend. She was awarded with a £10 book token and a bookmark. Thank you to everyone who entered. We will hold a similar competition during the Summer holidays so look out for that!

Super Readers - Ramone and Charlie Share 'The Gruffalo's Child'

We have two Super Readers for you this week, the brilliant Ramone and Charlie! Here they share the story of The Gruffalo's Child, who sneaks out into the deep dark wood to hunt for the BIG, BAD MOUSE! Well done Ramone and Charlie, fantastic story-telling!

New In - Baggy Brown

We have a new book on display today called Baggy Brown, the story of a limited edition bear who was created for Princess Sophinyiniannia of Thingland. Groups from Cedar and Pine listened to the story during their visit to the library, you can hear Lebohang's review of the book here.

 

'No.1 bear is priceless, the first of a thousand special bears made to celebrate the first birthday of the daughter of the King and Queen of Thingland, and the only bear to be presented to the Princess. But when the big red teddy bear machine at Better Bears Ltd chews him up and spits him out he takes a very different route to the Palace, and along the way finds his real name.'

 

Challenge Of The Week - Complete The Book Title

The titles of the following books have some words missing, can you complete them? There are some clues to help you along the way! Good luck!

 

1. Tiddler The Story ______ ______
This small fish tells the tallest of tales when he is late for school, but one day he is lost in the middle of the ocean after fisherman throw him out of their fishing net. Do his school friends believe him this time? I doubt it!
 

 

2. The Pirates ______ ______
The Jolley Rogers move to Dull-On Sea, next door to Matilda, who can't wait to meet them!

 

3. Hugless ______
This young bear needs a BIG hug, he looks everywhere! Then he finds someone to hug in a deep dark cave... his MUM!

 

4. The Bad Tempered ______
This grumpy creature is in a bad mood all day, picking fights with everyone it comes across!

 

5. The Owl Who Was Afraid Of ______ ______
Little barn owl Plop is the same as every other baby barn owl, except for one thing - he becomes afraid at night, but what is he so scared of?

ANSWERS:

1. Tiddler The Story-Telling Fish, 2. The Pirates Next Door, 3. Hugless Douglas , 4. The Bad-Tempered Ladybird, 5. The Owl Who Was Afraid Of The Dark

Summer Term In The Library

Welcome back! Hope you enjoyed the week off.

 

Like the Spring Term, data has been collected from the Junior Librarian software that the children use to scan their books in and out of the library. Here is what we found out...

 

During the six weeks, before the holiday, 393 books were borrowed from the library. The most popular author was Jeremy Strong, his book BATPANTS proved very popular and was borrowed seven times! 

 

The books that have been the most popular across each term will have a Broadford Award on the front, like the one below. Take a look next time you visit.

 

 

Our top 10 readers, who have borrowed the most books are, Jaseem Miah, Samson Wright, Kieran Dash, Daniel Oluokun, Tommy Overton, Ben Green, Emma Groom, George White, Evan Andrews and Kie Allen!

 

Competitions and Challenges

 

The Night Zoo Keeper Reading Torch will continue, so far nine pupils have completed the challenge. You can find out more here or pick up a reading torch from the library.

 

The Broadford Big Read is still available for Key Stage 2 to take part in, and has now been adapted for Key Stage 1! I had a few requests from pupils in Cedar to create a Broadford Big Read for them too. Instead of six challenges, there are four. Like the KS2 one, they have to complete all the challenges to earn a Bronze Certificate, complete the challenges again for a Silver Certificate and once more to earn a Gold Certificate. Pupils will be informed of the reading challenge when they visit in their groups.

 

The Returning Books Raffle starts again today. Each pupil that returns their library book has their name posted in their class post box, then at the end of the term a winner is selected from each class. Before the holiday there was a total of 151 book returns!

World Book Day QR Code Quiz - Q6

Who wrote the books, Matilda, The Twits and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?