5.39369 Inches Archives - Oxford Owl for 51ºÚÁÏÍø Help your child to learn: reading and maths tips for parents Mon, 27 Nov 2023 10:26:55 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 /wp-content/uploads/2022/06/cropped-Group-200-32x32.png 5.39369 Inches Archives - Oxford Owl for 51ºÚÁÏÍø 32 32 Kevin vs the Unicorns /product/kevin-vs-the-unicorns-reeve-mcintyre-9780192766175/ Wed, 29 Jun 2022 11:32:20 +0000 /product/kevin-vs-the-unicorns/ Max and his roly-poly flying pony Kevin enter the exclusive Magical Pony Club Steeplechase, where they will have to compete against a group of snooty unicorns and their super-snooty owners. During the race, they uncover a secret plan to steal the precious Periwinkle Cup and have to step in to stop this from happening.

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ISBN-13: 9780192766175

The Fourth book in the The Legend of Kevin series from creative powerhouse Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre.

Max and his best friend Kevin, the only roly-poly flying pony in Bumbleford, decide to enter the Magical Pony Club Steeplechase. Kevin is not particularly keen, as the other participants are all unicorns, and everybody knows that unicorns are quite snobby. But biscuits are promised, and Kevin wants to make Max proud.

As the competition heats up, our inseparable duo uncovers a conspiracy to steal the precious Periwinkle Cup. Max and Kevin will have to intervene to stop the thieves and retrieve the stolen trophy.

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]]> Cakes in Space (Reeve & McIntyre) /product/cakes-in-space-reeve-mcintyre-9780192734907/ Tue, 28 Jun 2022 15:10:07 +0000 /product/cakes-in-space-reeve-and-mcintyre-adventures/ Astra's ship is in trouble. There's something very sinister lurking in the canteen. A cakey monstrosity on the war path. And then there's the Poglites - a space salvage crew who have invaded the ship in their quest for spoonage! Astra and her robot friend Pilbeam are the only things standing in the way of the ship's destruction.

Suitable for age 7+.

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ISBN-13: 9780192734907

Crumbs! Humans should eat cake – not the other way round.

Astra’s family are all snoring in their sleeping pods, but Astra is WIDE AWAKE.

With her friend, Pilbeam, she goes off exploring and soon finds out the ship is in deep trouble. It’s been knocked off course and invaded by a gang of Poglites, an alien salvage crew searching for spoons.

But even the Poglites need Astra’s help when they discover something far more sinister lurking in the canteen…

Sure, they’re cakes; but no one would describe them as sweet! Another splendiferous adventure from dynamic duo, Philip Reeve and Sarah McIntyre.

 

Book talk

Share your first responses to this book, before talking about key feelings and questions.

Open questions to get you started:

  • What did you like best in this book?
  • What do you remember most?
  • What didn’t you like?

Then talk about the story in more detail:

  • Was this book what you expected?
  • Did you read it straight through, or did it take a while?
  • What age person do you think would like this book best? Why?
  • What did you think of the characters? – the people and the robots! Who is your favourite? Why?
  • Astra’s request for ‘the Ultimate Cake’ has scary results! What lesson do we learn from this?!
  • What did you think of the way everything turned out? Had you worked out what might happen? How?

 

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