This story shows how we might view things in a negative light without trying but once we do it is not as bad as we first thought. Gregory has just been shipped off by his parents in the UK to spend the summer with his grandparents in Tobago. In this totally different environment in which he is not used to, we learn of the surprises; the sights & sounds; the people he meets along the way and how his feelings change as he gets to know his cousin and grandparents.

At first Gregory is dismissive of their rural life - the food is strange, the sun too hot, and there are none of the televisions, video games and other gadgets that a cool city-boy takes for granted. But soon he comes to enjoy his new adventures. urn:oclc:785074706 Republisher_date 20141010013405 Republisher_operator [email protected] Scandate 20141007091622 Scanner scribe8.shenzhen.archive.org Scanningcenter shenzhen Worldcat (source edition) Each unit contains all you need for two week units of work: Lesson Plans Y3 to 6 and Y3&4, Y4&5 and Y5&6. Differentiated Non Chronological reports to print. Electronic books which can be edited, saved and reloaded. Independent and guided group activities and much more. Buy from our bookstore and 25% of the cover price will be given to a school of your choice to buy more books. *15% of eBooks. Home > This unit contains 4 printable leaflets that provide a model for persuasive texts plus an example of a persuasive video, which includes texts, images and music.

I really like the use of place-specific language and colloquialisms. If a pupil in the class is familiar with these, I’m sure it would be exciting to see these in a book. These, however, were very subtle and I think had their been some more then this would have inspired questions from readers and could have been discussed and explored further by a class after reading the book, hopefully, they would ask (or be prompted to) anyway. Increasing children’s world knowledge, through understanding and knowledge of different people, different languages and different places will support positive perceptions and acceptance in the future. Gregory Cool tells the story of a city boy who goes on holiday to visit his grandparents living near the sea on the Caribbean island of Tobago. The use of intense bright watercolours helps the reader gain an experience of hot summer weather in the Caribbean as the saturation of the colours red, yellow and blue represent warmth. A contrast was found in the use of light, fainted watercolours in Burningham’s work, ‘Mr Grumpys Outing’. This reflects Doonan’s (1993) point which suggests the use of saturation and tone are often associated with “emotional connotations” (p.31) as the colour of both picturebooks reflects the different atmospheres in the books. Binch’s use of highly saturated colours represents the weather and culture of a different country. An important aspect that adults could convey and engage in conversation with children about is asking what the colours represent. This applies the idea that children’s interaction with picturebooks is influential on their “construction of knowledge about people and the world” (Medoza and Reese, 2001, p.4). Gregory Cool is a fabulous book written by Caroline Binch. It tells the story of a young boy who goes to visit his grandparents in Tobago. Gregory is at first overwhelmed by all the many differences there is between Tobago and his home land. He does not see the beauty in fields and empty beaches but longs for his computer games and familiar food. He furthermore cannot seem to bond with his cousin Lennox who is so happy with the simple things in life.

When he goes to visit his grandparents and his cousin on the island of Tobago, Gregory misses home at first, but as he gets to know both the island ways and his relatives, Gregory begins to enjoy himselfThe book takes us on a new adventure through the eyes of a young boy. It is an honest, heart touching story as we see Gregory beginning to appreciate the real beauty that is nature. The illustrations are bright and vivid which allow the reader to appreciate the beautiful island of Tobago. Twelve printable spidergrams for extending pupils' vocabulary. Contains some common verbs eg. said, saw, went, got. Some common adjectives eg. good and nice. This simple, yet powerful text, provides excellent examples of figurative language used to describe setting. This model is an aid to children when creating detail in the writing of settings Caroline Binch's illustrations for Hue Boy, written by Rita Phillips Mitchell, won the Smarties Prize. She illustrated the bestselling story Amazing Grace and several other Grace stories by Mary Hoffman. Gregory Cool, which Caroline wrote and illustrated, was shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal, and her Since Dad Left won the United Kingdom Book Award in 1998. When Gregory wakes up on his first day in Tobago with his grandparents, his heart sinks. The food is strange, the sun too hot, his cousin Lennox is on another wave length—

LoveReading4Kids exists because books change lives, and buying books through LoveReading4Kids means you get to change the lives of future generations, with 25% of the cover price donated to schools in need. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. Please note this information is for our internal use only, and will not be passed on to any third parties. This text is great for sharing with pupils. Many pupils will have the same experiences as Gregory and staying with their grandparent over half terms, and perhaps not feeling too excited by this. Children will immediately have a personal link to the story, this means that the perhaps different nature of Gregory’s grandparent's location will be interesting, but importantly relatable. This book will be further relatable to many children that will have friends or family members that live, in potentially very different climates or cultural areas and it is great that they can see themselves represented. This recount of a class visit to a Victorian village provides a good model for pupils to analyse the features of a recount.Gregory is just an ordinary boy who goes on holidays to his grandparents in Tobago. At first Gregory does not enjoy the holiday; it’s too hot, the food is very spicy and his bedroom is tiny.

All you need for your class to make individual pop-up Christmas cards. Contains a card pro forma; 11 outline pictures to colour in; 11 coloured illustrations and a set of instructions for pupils to follow. I would use this book with EYFS and KS1 children as the illustrations are so luscious and the story is told so wonderfully. With KS1 children I would look at geography and literacy and find Tobago on maps and in relation to where we live. We could also contrast elements of Gregory’s grandparents and Lennox’s lives with our own and discuss the differences e.g. food, drink, games etc... There is an outstanding illustration in this book for me of Granny who ‘appeared, carrying a big basket.’ The way the sun dapples her face through the straw hat she is wearing is amazing as is the way she holds the basket.Gregory Cool is a lovely picture book that tells of Gregory's visit to rural Tobago to stay with his grandparents and cousin, none of whom he has previously met. or enhancing writing, 12 spidergrams of onomatopoeic words for literacy lessons or cross curricular and creative work: Animal, Bird and Human, Cooking and Eating, Explosive and Impact, Machine and Electronic, Musical, Watery, Transport/movement. Colourful A4 sheets for wall display or laminate for desktop use. When Gregory wakes up on his first day in Tobago with his grandparents, his heart sinks. The food is strange, the sun too hot, his cousin Lennox is on another wave length, and there are none of the televisions, video games and other high-tech gadgets that a cool city-boy takes for granted. How will Gregory adjust to the strange culture? And will he learn to enjoy the lifestyle of the Caribbean? About This Edition ISBN: