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A  great  new  title    from  Hot  Key  Books  !    The  Great  Galloon  by  Tom  Banks        Reading  ideas  and  activities  for  your  Chatterbooks  groups    

 

 

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Here  is  a  new  Chatterpack  from  The  Reading  Agency  and  Hot  Key  Books  with  ideas  for  Chatterbooks  reading  group  activities,  discussion,  and  further  reading,  inspired  by  a  wacky  new  book:  THE  GREAT  GALLOON  by  Tom  Banks    Chatterbooks  [  www.readinggroups.org/chatterbooks  ]  is  a  reading  group  programme  for  children  aged  4  to  14  years.  It  is  coordinated  by  The  Reading  Agency  and  its  patron  is  author  Dame  Jacqueline  Wilson.  Chatterbooks  groups  run  in  libraries  and  schools,  supporting  and  inspiring  children’s  literacy  development  by  encouraging  them  to  have  a  really  good  time  reading  and  talking  about  books.    The  Reading  Agency  is  an  independent  charity  working  to  inspire  more  people  to  read  more  through  programmes  for  adults,  young  people  and  Children  –  including  the  Summer  Reading  Challenge,  and  Chatterbooks.  See  www.readingagency.org.uk        THE  GREAT  GALLOON  The  Great  Galloon  is  an  enormous  airship,  built  by  Captain  Meredith  Anstruther,  with  his  crew,  who  might  seem  like  a  motley  bunch  but  who  are  able  to  fight  off  invading  marauders  whilst  drinking  tea  and  sweeping  floors!  Captain  Anstruther  is  preparing  to  marry  the  beautiful  Lady  Isabella,  but  disaster  strikes  when  his  evil  younger  brother  comes  aboard  for  the  wedding  and  steals  Isabella  away  onto  his  underwater  Sumbaroon.  Stanley,  a  clever  boy  with  a  small  horn,  and  Rasmussen,  a  reluctant  countess-­‐to-­‐be,  are  busy  waiting  for  an  adventure  to  begin.  Instead  they  have  to  fight  off  BeheMoths,  avoid  enormous  Seagles,  encounter  the  terrifying  (but  nice  really)  Brunt  and  save  the  Galloon  from  sinking.  How  will  they  ever  find  the  Captain's  bride  when  nothing's  happening?    THE  GREAT  GALLOON  is  a  humorous  ‘Captain  Pugwash  meets  Monty  Python’  adventure,  perfect  for  reading  aloud  and  for  growing  readers  looking  for  a  silly,  funny  book.    About  the  author:  Tom  has  mainly  worked  in  the  theatre  through  his  adult  life,  running  a  small  company  called  the  Network  of  Stuff  with  friends  and  making  up  and  telling  stories  to  young  people  and  adults.  He  has  also  worked  with  the  acclaimed  children's  theatre  company  Tall  Stories,  devising  and  performing  in  shows  such  as  ‘The  Gruffalo’  and  ‘Them  With  Tails’  all  over  the  world.  As  well  as  all  this  he  has  worked  as  a  question  writer  for  TV  quiz  shows,  a  Tudor  huntsman,  an  ineffectual  bookseller,  a  youth  theatre  director  and,  a  long  time  ago,  as  a  secret  shopper  for  a  Trading  Standards  department,  with  a  camera  in  his  backpack  and  a  keen  sense  of  justice.  Tom  lives  with  his  partner  Sarah,  their  two  children  and  an  improbably  loud  three-­‐legged  cat  in  a  non-­‐trendy  part  of  North  London.      

 

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Introduce  the  book  to  your  group  and  give  them  time  to  read  it  –  then  you  can  follow  up  with  a  session  using  activities  from  this  pack.  

A  Suggested  Chatterbooks  session  plan  (times  approx)  Welcome  –  juice  &  biscuits  (5  mins)  Getting  started  -­‐  simple  warm  up  activities(10  mins)  eg.  

• Talk  about  all  the  things  you  know  about  pirates:  famous  pirates,  pirates  in  stories  and  films,  pirate  flag,  life  at  sea,  pirate  punishment….  

Activities  to  get  your  group  talking  about  the  book  –  choose  from  below  (35  mins)  Goodbye,  and  dates  for  the  next  meeting  (5  mins)    After  you’ve  read  The  Great  Galloon  -­‐  here  are  some  more  books  to  enjoy!        AUTHOR     TITLE   PUBLISHER   ISBN  Barlow,  Steve  &  Skidmore,  Steve  

Pirate  Gold  (EDGE  –  I  Hero  series)   Franklin  Watts   ISBN:  978-­‐0749682644  

Burchett,  Jan  &  Vogler,  Sara  

Skeleton  Island:  Sam  Silver,  Undercover  Pirate  

Orion   ISBN:  978-­‐1444005844  

Duddle,  Jonny     The  Pirates  Next  Door   Templar  Publishing  

ISBN:  978-­‐1848773929      

Fardell,  John   The  Flight  of  the  Silver  Turtle   Faber   ISBN:  978-0571226917  

Freedman,  Claire   Pirates  Love  Underpants   Simon  &  Schuster  

ISBN:  978-­‐0857072641  

Harrald,  A.F   Fizzlebert  Stump:  the  boy  who  ran  away  from  the  circus  (and  joined  the  library)  

Bloomsbury   ISBN:  978-­‐1408830031  

McDermid,  Val   My  Granny  is  a  Pirate   Orchard   ISBN:  978-­‐1408309278  

Mahy,  Margaret   The  Great  Piratical  Rumbustification   Orion   ISBN:  978-­‐1444005448  

Platt,  Richard  &  Riddell,  Chris  

Pirate  Diary   Walker   ISBN:  978-­‐1406330601  

Reeve,  Philip   Mortal  Engines   Marion  Lloyd  Books  

ISBN:  978-1407131276  

     

   

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