Noah's Gold

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It’s a relief to find Frank Cottrell-Boyce cheering us on with his irrepressible boy narrator in Noah’s Gold [. Frank's first book, Millions, won the CILIP Carnegie Medal in 2004 and has been shortlisted for a number of awards, including the Guardian Children's Fiction Award 2004. or how to make dinner for six children with one packet of sweets, a few rice crispie sandwiches and a bar of chocolate?

When the teacher takes them the wrong way, they lose the rest of the class and somehow end up on an uninhabited island. He has also written his own picture book Princess Daisy and the Dragon and the Nincompoop Knights' and his new young fiction series Genie and Teeny . It was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2008 and the inaugural Roald Dahl Funny Prize.

a funny and life-affirming tale about co-operation and resourcefulness, with a Blytonesque hidden-loot subplot thrown in. With a delightful cast of characters including Dario who is full of interesting facts and Ada who is convinced the island is inhabited by fairies, this is a wonderful funny adventure story about pulling together, helping each other - and maybe not spending all your time looking at your phone! When the children discover food and make comparisons to their local food bank we know that this isn’t the world of middle class Enid Blyton youngsters but a world of challenge and change that often is dominated by technology and materialism leaving many without.

Unfortunately, it seems that her teacher’s SatNav is not to be trusted for it’s directed the minibus to an uninhabited island. In addition, with my teacher hat on, there are lots of themes to explore: modern poverty, shame, family relationships.

What is comical and striking ( and worthy of family and class discussion ) is how the youngsters are so dependent on the internet and social media within their lives for survival, knowledge and communication. Mindful Kids : An activity book for children who sometimes feel anxious or stressed, by Lily Murray (paperback) 24. While I can't speak for the other examples I just gave (because I haven't read them, and won't read them, so don't even think of asking), Noah's Gold works, thanks in no small part to Frank Cottrell-Boyce's wit. Add in a treasure hunt and the need to fix the internet and what you end up with is a fast paced, humorous story of survival without the benefits of modern technology.

Maybe it was fate that Noah became trapped in the bus, as he just might be the only one with reasonable ideas. He has also written episodes of Coronation Street and Brookside, so you probably know his stories from your TV set.When Flora and Sylvie's holiday with dad is cancelled, they are determined to discover who or what is responsible. I can report that it's a brilliant adventure with Frank's trademark humour, and kid-centred storytelling throughout. Fully illustrated in black and white throughout by Steven Lenton, this is perfect for readers of 9+. I’m 13 and I found this annoying to be honest a lot of thinks that Noah did should be questioned and how the teacher lead the to them on a ship in a car it another ISLAND! This one is definitely an adventure story at it’s heart, and I really enjoyed blasting through it and seeing where it was going to go.

With a nod to classics like Lord Of The Flies and Treasure Island this is a rip-roaring tale of buried treasure. So accidentally breaking the internet while he’s stowed away on his big sister’s field trip was always going to happen – Noah just hadn’t counted on breaking the internet while marooned on a deserted island with five other children and a teacher who has seemingly vanished.I found getting into this book quite difficult, instead of chapters it's written in 'letters' addressed to the parents of the boy writing them.