The Fox's Tale: Jesus is Born - Nick Butterworth

As told by the fox (689 words)
by juicy_lucy - written on 10/01/10, updated on 19/01/10 (Very useful, 109 readings)
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The Fox s Story Obviously with me teaching in a school, we are neck deep in Christmas activities, stories and performances right now! I always like to have a selection of books in the reading area which are appropriate for the topic in hand, and this is one of the stories we found ourselves looking at the other day. The book was published in the late 1980s but because of the story line, it is quite timeless. It is one of a series of stories which take a look at the life of jesus through the eyes of different animals; as the name suggests this is told by a fox and is the story of the birth of Jesus. STORY AND ILLUSTRATIONS The story is told in the first person and ...

Wonderful Earth - Nick Butterworth

A wonderful earth- there are probably some adults who should ... (999 words)
by karlsm93 - written on 23/03/09 (Very useful, 272 readings)
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Like some other children s books that I have previously reviewed, this Wonderful Earth book by Nick Butterworth and Mick Inkpen, is another book that years ago we were recommended as student teachers, particularly for R.E. lessons. However because of some of the other themes in this terrific book, it can be used to explore concepts of light and dark, animals, myself, and even the environment. It wasn t until I was teaching for a few years, that I actually bought this book, after coming across it for £3.99 in Banana Bookshop, although you can usually expect to pay around £9.99 for it. This is a very interactive book, and in my experience, one that children love ...