Grandpa Christmas: From master storyteller Michael Morpurgo, a gloriously feel-good Christmas tale with a hopeful message for anyone who cares about the future of our planet!

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That’s when finding the right pose for the characters is absolutely key to striking the right emotional chord in the scene. It tells a really important message about climate change and our place in the world and introduces it in such a beautiful and heart warming way. I would use the book in lower or upper KS2 where I think children will be more able to engage with the longer story and be interested in ways in which they can help the environment such as by planting trees. Mia’s all grown up and she has a family of her own, but every year at Christmas she takes out the letter her grandfather wrote when she was a little girl.

GRANDPA CHRISTMAS — Jim Field GRANDPA CHRISTMAS — Jim Field

This is a good book to use at this time of year, as it incorporates an important message regarding the welfare of our earth with the upcoming celebration of Christmas. A world where people take only what they need, a world where no-one ever goes hungry again and where animals have nothing to fear from humans. Although it mentions Christmas in the title, this is not a typical commercially-driven Christmas story with the usual 'Christmassy' themed tale.There are also illustrations of things some children may not have seen before or be familiar with, eg. His letter is a hopeful plea to Mia (and to all of us) to continue to care for and protect our precious world. Christmas cards for grandparents that you can personalise are a great way to send Christmas wishes this year. litter in oceans and melting ice caps, therefore these pages will likely need to be explained to KS1 and lower KS2 and discussed with upper KS2. Author Guy Bass introduces SCRAP, about one robot who tried to protect the humans on his planet against an army of robots.

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Der Geist der Weihnacht wird oft mit Nächstenliebe und Familie gleichgesetzt, umso schöner fand ich es hier, dass es um unseren Planet, dessen tierische Bewohner, Pflanzen und Bäume geht, denen man genauso viel Liebe entgegen bringen sollte. Inside Mia’s diary is a letter from her Grandpa who has passed away and this letter makes up the book. Sir Michael Andrew Morpurgo, OBE, FRSL is the author of many books for children, five of which have been made into films. This vital and timely story is paired with Jim Field’s emotive illustrations in this gorgeous Christmas picture book, perfect for the whole family to share. This bestselling Christmas picture book by renowned children's author Michael Morpurgo and illustrator Jim Field, is now available in paperback for the first time.It starts with Christmas and family love, then kills you because you're more or less helping destroying the planets and the animals, then back to Christmas (which is a perfect example of the consumption society that's killing the planet. Then comes the slight twist, a very clever way of guiding the reader into thinking about pollution, global warming and how our day-to-day lives could be affecting experiences, and therefore the memories of others in the future, all whilst on the theme of Christmas. Michael Morpurgo frames his powerful message about protecting the environment in this beautiful personal story about a grandpa’s wish for his granddaughter to live in a better world. Renowned children's author Michael Morpurgo teams up with bestselling illustrator Jim Field in this stunning Christmas picture book.

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A Christmas story like many others, about celebrating, happiness, families, gathering around the tree, sharing presents, but with a point to make about what is bigger than all of this, the world around us, our home, and what we have done and are doing to it that damages it, not just for us, but for the creatures and nature all around us.Story of love between a grandpa and his granddaughter together with powerful messages about our world and how we should look after it. Dearest little Mia, This Christmas, instead of a Christmas card youll have plenty of those and instead of a present youll have plenty of those too, I am sending you a letter . Night Mayor Franklefink has vanished from the Transylvanian Express - and it's up to you to solve the case! I had such high hopes of a beautiful Christmas story about a young girl and her grandpa, hoping to bring back memories of my own. Find out about the latest book in the 'Girl, Missing' series, Secret Sister, in this short video by author Sophie McKenzie.