Scenting a way of getting both rewards and recognition, he determines he needs to find out more about this homeless man, Thomas, from Mei-Li, who volunteers at the local soup kitchen. I waited for him to shout and scream. But he didn’t. Instead, he took off his yellow hat and his shoulders began to shake. That was how I knew that he was crying. Of course, Hector’s interactions with the community lead to personal growth. He is still frustrating, and thoughtless or hurtful at times, but he begins to understand how his actions affect others. Raúf handles his development in a very natural way, taking care to show gradual change without overwriting his actual character. thus is a great mystery gook where the boy try’s to find the culprit will meeting new friends especially homeless people and you find out more about them.

This ‘part of speech’ activity encourages your class to identify ‘Proper Nouns’ and ‘Common Nouns’ by highlighting words and using different colours for each distinct type of noun in the passage. I’ve been getting into trouble for as long I can remember. Usually I don’t mind ‘cos some of my best, most brilliant ideas have come from sitting in detention. A successful juvenile by the beloved New Yorker writer portrays a farm episode with an imaginative twist that makes a poignant, humorous story of a pig, a spider and a little girl.

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With an engaging mystery, we journey through the world of homelessness and friendship, questioning how we treat others, prejudice, stereotypes and what kindness is.

This modern fairy-tale with a brilliantly inspiring young heroine is one of Roald Dahl's best loved stories.I've been getting into trouble for as long I can remember. Usually I don't mind 'cos some of my best, most brilliant ideas have come from sitting in detention. Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing - Your class will have to answer the questions to reflect on the events in the entire story once they’ve finished the book. The questions will help them to reflect on what they have read. Readers of around 8 and above will find this a very smooth and intriguing story with some appealing characters. Night Mayor Franklefink has vanished from the Transylvanian Express - and it's up to you to solve the case! Part of the Solve Your Own Mystery seri...

The boy's an absolute menace.' 'He's a bully. A lost cause!' 'Why can't he be more like his sister?'This comprehension is based on chapters 2 and 3 of ‘The Night Bus Hero’ and is aimed at Lower Key Stage 2, Year 3 and Year 4 classes.

Unfortunately, I did not enjoy this book. It's written in the perspective of a bully and though the ending seemingly redeemed the main character, Hector, to the majority of the audience, I couldn't forget the first few stages of the book. I really enjoyed Onjali Q. Rauf's 'Lion above the door' and was disappointed with this book. Hector’s actions are at first entirely self-serving, his transition into a kinder and more aware person is welcome. . . . Showcase[s] the importance of compassion and forgiveness.”— Publishers Weekly I love the writing. However, I find the characters problematic (I cannot leave out a single character who is not one). I find the plot too familiar. Sounds like a children's mystery story retold and the bad characters aren't convincing at all.

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Your class will count the syllables in each line of the haiku poem and see whether they were written correctly. This is the story about how four classmates have a massive impact on the life of Ahmet, a boy that comes to their school as a refugee from Syria. An inspiring and sweet talethat should help children be the best they can be and realise the power of kindness. The three way chats, in which they are joined by other animals, about web spinning, themselves, other humans—are as often informative as amusing, and the whole tenor of appealing wit and pathos will make fine entertainment for reading aloud, too. Skateboarding around Piccadilly Circus with a friend on afternoon, Hector decides to stay longer by himself, when his sees the homeless man, whose trolley he'd sunk and whose name he has learned is Thomas, suddenly appear and break into a run. Naturally, when another statue goes missing, Hector is convinced it's Thomas doing it, and decides to find him and turn him over to the police. And to do that, he needs to enlist the help of Mei-Li, but will she help someone who she clearly does not like? And together can Mei-Li and Thomas help Hector overcome his need to be bad? The focus of this activity is punctuation and more specifically, inverted commas. Your class are challenged to find the inverted commas in the passages or adding them in to the appropriate sections of the sentences.