Entries from May 2007
Oops-a-Daisy Amy
May 16th, 2007 · 19 Comments
Each week we publish a Story of the Week on this site. Enjoy this, ‘Oops-a-Daisy Amy‘ by Gemma Middlehurst (8) Cheshire. Gemma wins £20 of books generously donated by Scholastic Children’s Books.
Amy was a little girl but she was always clumsy.
One day when Amy went to school she did art and …
Oops-a-Daisy Amy!
Amy said, “I [...]
Boys up to 6
May 10th, 2007 · 1 Comment
Big Pig by Malachy Doyle
This is a good book about people and animals helping one another. It is about a big pig who saves the day. The farmer that he lives with wants to find a new home for the pig because he is too big. But Big Pig keeps coming back. Then the farmer [...]
Girls up to 6
May 10th, 2007 · No Comments
Buzz Bumble to the Rescue by Lynn E. Hazen
This is a story for young children. It has fantastic pictures, which are brightly
coloured. The story is about a family of bees. Baby Bee upsets Buzz because
she gets all of the attention, but at the end they are friends. I think the story
is brilliant.
Una Widger (6)
Dimity [...]
May 9th, 2007 · No Comments
FIRST!
Just in case there is any confusion, we are in NO WAY associated with Young Writers (with an ’s’) who operate out of Peterborough and who offer competitions and publish anthologies of young people’s writing.
WHY ‘YOUNG WRITER’?
‘Young Writer’ magazine was conceived in 1995 and established by Kate Jones, herself a mother and a teacher. Since [...]
May 9th, 2007 · No Comments
SECURITY
: We care as much about your children’s safety as you do! Please be assured that we do not disclose your child’s personal details without your permission. Sometimes, for example, if a child wins a competition we put them in touch with their local newspaper, but only with parental approval. Also, we do not [...]
Introducing Our Book Reviews
May 7th, 2007 · No Comments
Publishers need to know what YOU, the children and yong people who read their books, think about them. Also, people who want to choose a book to buy or to read want some advice. So we are looking for book reviews by children and young people. If your teacher gets in touch with us we [...]
Girls 7-11
May 7th, 2007 · 2 Comments
AGENT ANGEL THE HEAVENLY COLLECTION BY ANNIE DALTON
This book is excellent!! It’s about a girl called Melanie who starts her holiday with her birthday, but when she goes on a shopping trip a car hits her. Usually the death of a character would be upsetting but Melanie is taken up to heaven and she starts [...]
Boys: 7-11
May 7th, 2007 · 1 Comment
A Ghost Light in the Attic by Pat Thomson
This is a story about two children called Tom and Bridget who travel back in time to the 17th century at the time of the civil war. The history in the story was interesting, but there wasn’t enough action. I would recommend this book for people who [...]
The History of Music
May 7th, 2007 · 2 Comments
We published a poem, ‘Before the Minnows Scattered’, by Cecily Blench in our Issue 28 in January. We also liked this playful poem in which she weaves together the titles of pop songs. You could have a go at this game! - perhaps with other songs of a different period, perhaps with titles of films [...]
Paradise Looked For
May 7th, 2007 · No Comments
We published a poem, ‘Before the Minnows Scattered’, by Cecily Blench in our Issue 28 in January. We also liked this response to Mary Shelley.
Did you know, when writing your gothic tale
Of devastation, anguish and human fallibility
That hundreds of years later the same force,
The same consuming force
Would affect the consciousness of a thousand students,
Lash us [...]