Once Upon an Ordinary School Day
Once Upon an Ordinary School Day
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Once Upon an Ordinary School Day by Colin Mcnaughton
It was an ordinary morning when the ordinary boy woke up, and it was an ordinary journey to school - but then Mr Gee bounced into the classroom and everything changed. Mr Gee plays rousing music which thunders around the classroom, and asks what it makes them think of. The dull grey world has been transformed into one of colour and excitement. 'Write a story about it!' laughs Mr Gee. And the ordinary boy began to write: the words just tumbled out of him pell-mell. And the places he went to, and the things he saw were extraordinary!
'. . to demonstrate the power of music to jump-start the imagination, and transform a grey world into an extra-ordinary one full of colour and excitement.' * The Bookseller *
A truly inspiring story. * my Books mag *
Music is the inspiration for this story. Initially all in grey, an ordinary little boy in an ordinary school is transformed when a new teacher arrives and makes the class listen to music and imagine stories in what they hear. . . colour begins to seep into the class and those with ears to hear are filled with extraordinary ideas.' -- Deborah Wright * Blackbird Reads *
McNaughton's down to earth language makes this tale about imagination and inspiration all the more enjoyable by showing how easily everyday life can be transformed for little thinkers. * Junior *
An exhilarating new story. * Modern Mum *
A truly inspiring story. * my Books mag *
Music is the inspiration for this story. Initially all in grey, an ordinary little boy in an ordinary school is transformed when a new teacher arrives and makes the class listen to music and imagine stories in what they hear. . . colour begins to seep into the class and those with ears to hear are filled with extraordinary ideas.' -- Deborah Wright * Blackbird Reads *
McNaughton's down to earth language makes this tale about imagination and inspiration all the more enjoyable by showing how easily everyday life can be transformed for little thinkers. * Junior *
An exhilarating new story. * Modern Mum *
Satoshi Kitamura was born in Tokyo and worked in advertising there before moving to London in 1980. He won the Mother Goose Award for Angry Arthur and he is now one of the most distinguished illustrators in Britain.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781842703090 |
| ISBN 10 | 1842703099 |
| Title | Once Upon an Ordinary School Day |
| Author | Colin Mcnaughton |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Andersen Press Ltd |
| Year published | 2004-03-18 |
| Number of pages | 32 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |