Michael Morpurgo lives in Devon with his wife Clare. He has three children and seven grandchildren. You might be surprised to hear that wellies are a popular choice for a night out on the town! Well, we’d love to welcome you to the dancing-in-wellies-club (we’ve yet to make an official title, suggestions welcome!). With a bunch of punchy colours, styles, and designs, amongst all our wellies you’ll definitely find your merry match.

As developing readers and writers, pupils need to understand and explore the first part of the writing process – that thought, the spark of an idea, an experience, passion or observation. Morpurgo has always been wonderful at sharing his inspirations and discussing these with the children is always powerful. As developing readers and writers, pupils need to understand and explore the first part of the writing process – that thought, the spark of an idea, an experience, passion or observation. Morpurgo has always been wonderful at sharing his inspirations, and discussing these with the children is always powerful. ii) Pippa’s walk was a kind of holiday journal. Perhaps the children would like to choose somewhere they know well from one of their holidays to create their walk? His wife, Clare Morpurgo, is the daughter of Allen Lane, founder of Penguin Books. They have three children and seven grandchildren. Olivia Gill is a fine artist who has exhibited her work across the world. Where My Wellies Take Me will be her first work as an illustrator. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book because of the way in which various poems are inter-weaved with Pippa’s story. It made the poetry more relevant and brought attention to the key themes that link these poems which are nostalgia, the country-side and growing up. I think children will be able to relate to this, and it could enable them to see more clearly what the key ideas of each of the poems are. Structured like a scrapbook, or a diary, children can again relate to this, and think of a similar way in which they can construct their own poetry anthology.Unlike Olivia Lomenech Gill, you don’t have the restrictions of mass printing and so can combine artefacts or specimens collected to great effect The project will be remembered by children when they leave school, give them a treasured scrap book they can share with their own children, and plant the poetry seed for life. Mighty oaks from little acorns grow… As an inspiration and model for pupils’ own scrapbooks and journals, it’s unsurpassed. 1 The place of poetry Even the school grounds would be space enough to focus a walk – perhaps with school-themed poems to match.

Pippa’s walk was a kind of holiday journal. Perhaps the children would like to choose somewhere they know well from one of their holidays to create their walk?

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We journey with Pippa throughout a whole day’s walk in the countryside. Following her illustrated map, we are introduced to her favourite poems at every turn, bringing her discoveries, thoughts and reflections to life. It is important to have a boot that provides you not only with protection but also comfort, especially if you are hiking for hours. Who doesn’t want to hike in a boot that keeps them nice and dry in any rainy surprises nature might have in store? Wearing wellies while hiking allows you to focus on what actually matters - enjoying the hike!

Wellington boots make for a great gardening shoe because of their ability to keep your feet dry and protected from outdoor elements, such as water and mud. Slip-resistant and equipped with great traction, wearing wellies means you won’t have to worry about slipping while tending to your gardens. In Conclusion Pippa wanders through the Devon countryside, and her encounters with wildlife and people are complemented by poems from English writers

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Reproduce the map of Pippa’s walk as a wholeclass display and use this as the focus for your work. Budgets are tight, but if you keep a few copies of the book permanently on display, children will enjoy dipping into and exploring these on a regular basis. Follow your map and begin reading Pippa’s story. The book can be used as a class reader, but the jump off points are endless. Literacy work on imagery, vocabulary and atmosphere can all be enhanced by the poems – you could even try diary writing as Pippa’s story has a strong first person voice throughout. Lccn 2012954328 Ocr tesseract 5.0.0-alpha-20201231-10-g1236 Ocr_detected_lang en Ocr_detected_lang_conf 1.0000 Ocr_detected_script Latin Ocr_detected_script_conf 0.6232 Ocr_module_version 0.0.13 Ocr_parameters -l eng Old_pallet IA-NS-1200158 Openlibrary_edition