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Charlotte Guillain writes fiction and non-fiction for children including the George's Amazing Adventures series, as featured on CBeebies Bedtime Stories. Her non-fiction picture book The Street Beneath My Feet was shortlisted for the UKLA Book Awards and selected by the Guardian as one of fifteen 'modern classics'.
March 2021 Book of the Month | A Julia Eccleshare Pick of the Month February 2021 | A wonderful introduction to how a modern place somewhere in the UK will have been created over the centuries, this beautiful picture book cleverly records the history of a place as it would look from the perspective of an oak tree. Oaks are famous for the exceptional number of years that they live and their permanence makes an interesting contrast to how frequently humans change the landscape. “I first was an acorn, so tiny and round,/I fell from a branch and sank into the ground./ Then as I grew up, I turned into a tree…/ over hundreds of years! So, what did I see?” Taken together, the simple rhyming text matched by beautiful and carefully detailed illustrations offer a delightful history lesson. The book ends with a useful timeline: "What was happening in the world while the oak tree grew?". It comes right up to the present with the spreading of the Covid-19 virus!
Delve into literature and discover the different genres in fiction. Using engaging examples from past and present, this book explains clearly what is meant by the different genres, then prompts children to write their own pieces!
Delve into literature and discover exactly what a short story is. What makes a great short story? How are characters important? What is a setting? Using great examples from past and present, this book explains clearly what is meant by a short story, then prompts children to write their own!
Delve into literature and discover exactly what a poem is. What makes a great poem? How does rhyme work? What is a shape poem? Can poems be funny? Using great examples from past and present, this book explains clearly what is meant by poetry, then prompts children to write their own!
Delve into the world of the graphic novel. What makes a great graphic novel? How are characters important? What is a setting? What comes first: text or pictures? Using great examples from past and present, this book explains clearly what is meant by a graphic novel, then prompts children to create their own!
Delve into literature and discover exactly what a novel is. What makes a great novel? How are characters important? What is a setting? Using great examples from past and present, this book explains clearly what is meant by a novel, then prompts children to write their own!
What are myths and legends? How can you write plays that make myths and legends come to life? How can you turn a story full of famous characters into a fresh and exciting production?
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