Thursday 2nd March 2006

 

World Book Day is nearly with us again.

 

 

 

 

A Poem For World Book Day

 

I like this poem so much, and it is so appropriate for

World Book Day that I thought I'd post it again.

 

BOOKS ARE GREAT!

 

Books are great! Books are fun!

Books let you do what you've never done!

Books are cool! Books are in!

Books let you go where you've never been!

 

Read a good mystery, solve a crime!

Read about history, go back in time!

Read about outer space, land on Mars!

Read about an auto race, zoom with the cars!

 

Books are great! Books are fun!

Books let you do what you've never done!

Books are cool! Books are in!

Books let you go where you've never been!

 

Read about a haunted house, shake to your knees!

Read about a cat and mouse, run for the cheese!

Read about a lost dog, where can it be?

Read about a giant frog under the sea!

 

Books are great! Books are fun!

Books let you do what you've never done!

Books are cool! Books are in!

Books let you go where you've never been!

 

Read a very funny book, blues go away!

Read a bright, sunny book on a rainy day!

Read a good night book, just before bed!

Let a sleep-tight book dance in your head!

 

Books are great! Books are fun!

Books let you do what you've never done!

Books are cool! Books are in!

Books let you go where you've never been!

Author Unknown

 

 

 

 

 

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World Book Day

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If you dressed up, took part in any special activities,

or an interesting project on previous

World Book Days

please send me any photographs,

writing, or illustrations so they can appear on this page.

This will show others what a wonderful celebration

World Book Day can be.

 

Ask your teacher for details.

 

Suggested Activities

With your teachers permission come to school

dressed as a character from your favourite book.

(Maybe you could give a small donation to school

to raise money for new books, i.e. 20p or 50p)

 

 

More Ideas For 2006

 

Why not dress up as characters from

the books of one author?

 

For example if you chose J. K. Rowling

you could dress up as

 

Harry Potter

Ron Weasley

Hermonie Granger

Professor Dumbledor

Hagrid

Professor MacGonagal

Professor Snape

Draco Malfoy

Crabbe and Goyle

The Weasley Twins

He Who Must Not Be Named

Ginny Weasley

Mr and Mrs Weasley

The Dursley's

and there are lots more to choose from.

 

If you chose Roald Dahl

you could dress up as

 

Danny Champion of the World

Danny's Father

Matilda

Charlie Bucket

Grandpa

Willie Wonka

Mike TV

Augustus Gloop

Veruca Salt

James (and The Giant)

Boy (The Witches)

The Grand High Witch

Any Old Witch

George (and his Marvelous Medicine)

 

If you chose C. S. Lewis

you could dress up as

 

Digory

Polly Plummer

Uncle Andrew Ketterley

Peter

Susan

Edmund

Lucy

The White Witch

Mr Tumnus

Aslan

 

While you are in costume you and your friends could act out your

favourite scene from one of your chosen author's books.

 

 

Other Activities

 

Hold book quizzes.

Teachers for sample Book Quizzes

 

Design a World Book Day Postcard

then send them to your friends or another class in your school.

On your postcard recomend a book they should read

and give then reasons why yoou thought this book

was a really good one.

 

Here are example of World Book Day Postcards that

can be purchased to use on the day.

 

 

 

 

If you haven't already, Join Your Local Library.

 

Thanks to Maureen Kucharczyk (Literacy Co-ordinator)

and the Staff at Ashmore Park Library for these ideas.

 

If you have any more ideas, please let me know,

so we can share them with other schools and libraries.

 

Please visit this page for updates in the run up to World Book Day.

 

If this is the first time you've celebrated World Book Day,

for more ideas you could click on the banner below

and visit the World Book Day website.

 

 

Thursday 2nd March 2006