ALBUMBLE

After a summer break we are back with a brand new (kind of!) book "Earth Warp!"

This book is another from the BBC Look and Read series which ran from the 70s into the 90s and many of us 30 and 40 somethings will remember some of these series very fondly.

 

CHAPTER 5

Who was watching the vase being put back together?

What does the phrase 'off the hook' mean?

Why did Jenny have a notebook with her?

Why was Mrs Rowlands worried?

Who was sleepwalking down the corridor and who were they seen by?

 

CHAPTER 6

What does the word 'gabbling' mean?

Where did the children go to escape the hot without being seen?

Who collected the sea water and how?

How would Ollie get the spaceship?

By the end of this chapter, who was now feeling ill?

After a summer break we are back with a brand new (kind of!) book "Earth Warp!"

This book is another from the BBC Look and Read series which ran from the 70s into the 90s and many of us 30 and 40 somethings will remember some of these series very fondly.

 

CHAPTER 3

How long did Ollie have to find the probe?

What toppled over 'all by itself'?

Where were most of the red spots in the map?

Can you think of a suitable synonym for 'tank'

 

CHAPTER 4

What were the upside and downside of the sphere's magic powers?

What was the probe's name?

Who did Amino really want to call?

Why did Ollie go to the kitchen?

Why was Mr Belcher also at the hotel?

After a summer break we are back with a brand new (kind of!) book "Earth Warp!"

 

This book is another from the BBC Look and Read series which ran from the 70s into the 90s and many of us 30 and 40 somethings will remember some of these series very fondly.

 

This tale has an environmental edge, and (unfortunately) for a tale with was written 25 years ago very little has changed so therefore still has relevance despite it's age on paper. Without giving away too many spoilers, Southbeach is visited by Ollie the Alien, a town blighted by pollution. A group of local children befriend Ollie, who tells then that a probe sent from his planet which landed there 100 years ago may explode due to the pollution in the seas there. But who else might be affected by the town pollution problem?

 

CHAPTER 1

Which word tells you that the probe stayed there for 100 years?

Where does Martin live?

What is a 'journalist'?

How does Martin look at the stars?

What does the word 'dazzling' tell you about the sight?

 

CHAPTER 2

What had Martin been dreaming about?

Where on the aliens' body was the 'computer'?

Why did the children say it spoke Chinese?

What is 'a scoop'?

Can you see any links between this story and other fairy tales containing brothers and sisters or animals that aid main characters? 

 

Make a list of all the animals named in the story and list the connotations, emotions and stereotypes linked to them. Why might Jamila Gavin used these in her story? 

 

Who was The Green Man?

 

What do you think Emeka might have done next? What other stories might he have ended up in?

 

Did you like the ending? Have a go at rewriting the end so the King and Queen, Flora, Florian Joy or Emeka do something different

The next tale from the "Blackberry Blue" anthology is the amazing tale of "Emeka the Pathfinder"

 

What tales can you think of where people fight or threaten Kings or Queens?

 

Which tales involves people being turning into animals or inanimate objects?

 

Why do you think so many tales involve paths, mazes or trails? What are they a metaphor of?

 

Do you think there is any significance of The Green Man? What might YOU do with the acorns?

The story ends,‘As for the stepfather and his son, they didn’t return to the farm but disappeared, never to be heard of again. Perhaps they tricked another innocent widow, or perhaps they got the punishment they deserved. who knows?’

What do you think happens to the father and his son?

What do you think would be the best outcome?

Should there be a redemptive ending?

Is it possible for villains to repent and become good?

Which 3 of these themes do you think are the most important in the story and why?

Punishment      Honesty      Greed       KindnessRewards         Bravery      Family      Loyalty