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Another excellent character description by Katherine Rundell can serve as an example of teaching key features of a character in KS2.
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A girl shares unconditional love with her Indian grandad. The little girl and granddad are inseparable, fond of each other, sharing moments that unfold during the seasons. They explore nature, play games and enjoy stories told by Grandpa. Grandad loves to give small handmade gifts to her granddaughter; a notebook encourages her creativity to “write and draw”. The book is…
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Mr Wonka is one of the most distinctive characters in children’s literature. Which is yours? Buy on Amazon: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
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A boy told the story of his great-grandfather by strolling into a topiary-shaped garden. The book follows the crucial events of Grandpa Green’s life from birth, school years, service in the military, marriage and elderly years. The pages reveal parallel facts about Grandpa Green’s life next to artistically drawn images. Grandpa lives a content life and passes his story through…
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Which are your favourite children’s fantasy authors?
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A girl named Isabelle lives with her extended family, who are ‘ordinary crooks’. Will she have enough courage to stand up for her values? The story develops during the week when her family tries to persuade Isabelle to participate in some burglary. Despising it, she even refuses to join her mother in robbing the toy shop. Whatever the crooks propose,…
