Favourite Books

Today, the 23rd April, which is World Book Day and also St George's Day - the patron saint of England, Catalonia and Barcelona (where this picture is from). In Catalonia (north-east Spain), men receive books and women receive flowers. Do you think this is treating men and women fairly? Do you thin

Poetry can be incredibly beautiful, humorous, or heartbreaking, but for some it can be quite boring... Let's share our favourite poems! My favourite childhood poem, is "The Crocodile's Toothache" by Shel Silverstein. This poem has a dark humorous twist, as the dentist gets what's coming to him in

Hello today I would like to share my favorite book, The Warriors! This book is about "Clans" (Groups of cats🐱) who face a hard adventure. There are 4 clans called ShadowClan, WindClan , RiverClan and ThunderClan(The main one) I think you would enjoy it!

These are Roald Dahl's rules for writing a fantastic story for children - what do you think of them? Would you add any other rule? 1. Just add chocolate 2. Adults can be scary 3. Bad things happen 4. Revenge is sweet 5. Keep a wicked sense of humour 6. Pick perfect pictures 7. Films are fun...but

Let me know a number and your favourites among them. =) James Teacher

Inside Out & Back Again -Book Review by Ravana Crimson Have you read a book about the Vietnam war? I have recently finished a book called Inside Out & Back Again. The book is a historical fiction and is unique because it is written in poems. The book is about Ha who lives with her three brothers an

Here's what some of the Jool teachers think: Ben Teacher: My favourite part is the EXPOSITION (aka the background information about the characters and setting in the beginning of the story) because it's crucial to get this part right so as to grab the reader's attention from the beginning, but

Hi everyone! This is my favorite book. What's yours?

John Dolittle is a character in a book series of twelve. He’s a short, fat man with a kind face and a generous and jolly personality. He is somehow specially attached to his hat and he even shows that he is depressed without it, in book 2, the voyages of Doctor Dolittle. But the most special fact a