Cloud Tea Monkeys

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I think that the book could be used in a variety of ways within the classroom environment. It could be contained within the classroom book corner for the children to access on an independent basis but it may also be explored as a key literacy text. A cross curricular approach could be used in which children could write a daily diary entry perhaps from the perspective of Tashi with a focus on her feelings and emotions during the story. This would therefore not only be a literacy focus but would also relate to PSHE. The teacher would then be able to explore feelings and emotions with their class perhaps through a discussion initially with their peers and then through a whole class approach. For some of the learners to be extended during this activity they may be encouraged to tell the story from an additional characters perspective. Susan Tranter wrote that "Mal Peet's work is notable for its refusal to submit to categories – the constraints which label what a book should be about, and who it should appeal to. His books to date prove that successful literature for young readers doesn't have to be didactic, or have overtly youthful themes, or even centre on young characters. It is the quality of the writing which is, ultimately, the most important thing." Peet says he is skeptical of books written specifically for teenagers, saying they are prone to condescension. [6] No. Miraculously, monkeys save the day. Tashi and her mother become rich and move. Screw all the other women, they can go on working themselves to death.

Access-restricted-item true Addeddate 2014-02-12 16:56:20.471121 Bookplateleaf 0004 Boxid IA1112701 Boxid_2 CH1148707 City Somerville, Mass. Containerid_2 X0008 DonorThere is a Spelling Seed session for every week of the associated Writing Root. Coverage: Word List Words

Guardian children's fiction prize relaunched: Entry details and list of past winners". The Guardian 12 March 2001. Retrieved 8 August 2012. Life: An Exploded Diagram (2011), a semi-autobiographical novel, was his last book for young readers. [9] [15]Descriptive passage, writing in role, ‘how to’ guide (instructions), letter, discussion Main Outcome: This is a very beautiful book. The story, based on Himalayan tales collected by the authors, is illustrated with visionary-romantic paintings, in which sublime landscapes, imperial splendour and human misery are depicted in radiant detail.”

A delightful story enriched by the beautiful illustration, which tells us much about how legend develops. evaluate and edit by: assessing the effectiveness of their own and others’ writing and suggesting improvements In these days of a post-modern approach to many illustrated books, it can be refreshing to see a return to a more traditional approach, with a rich use of patterned language and painstaking care taken with illustrations that both support and extend the written text. Such a style is that which we enjoy in Cloud Tea Monkeys.” Our Cloud Tea Monkeys KS2 teaching resource (made up of an editable 90-slide PowerPoint presentation with 20 accompanying worksheets) is based on the book by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham. This 'Cloud Tea Monkeys' unit ofwork covers a variety of essential KS2 Reading and Writing skills and is both progressive and engaging.Cloud Tea Monkeys (90-slide editable PowerPoint with 20 worksheets) is an engaging English teaching resource for KS2/3 based on the book by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham. The resource covers a range of Reading and Writing skills and is detailed and progressive. Spelling Seeds have been designed to complement Writing Roots by providing weekly, contextualised sequences of sessions for the teaching of spelling that include open-ended investigations and opportunities to practise and apply within meaningful and purposeful contexts, linked (where relevant) to other areas of the curriculum and a suggestion of how to extend the investigation into home learning. These lessons are based on Cloud Tea Monkeys by Elspeth Graham, available to buy now from our Bookshop store: Malcolm Charles Peet (5 October 1947 – 2 March 2015) [2] was an English writer and illustrator best known for young adult fiction. He has won several honours including the Brandford Boase, the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Prize, British children's literature awards that recognise "year's best" books. Three of his novels feature football and the fictional South American sports journalist Paul Faustino. The Murdstone Trilogy (2014) and "Mr Godley's Phantom" were his first works aimed at adult readers.