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1 World Book Day Gather “A house without books is like a room without windows.” Heinrich Mann

2 World Book Day This week is world book day.
Gather This week is world book day. “World Book Day is a celebration! It’s a celebration of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it’s a celebration of reading.” Find out more at:

3 Courage The purpose of the tutor reflections are to
Gather The purpose of the tutor reflections are to 1. Enable staff and students to reflect upon the schools vision and values. Provide staff and students with an opportunity to explore the impact of faith and the teachings of Jesus in today’s world. (SIAMS Framework Nov 2017)

4 World Book Day The Rounds Children’s Classics Film Adaptations
Word The Rounds Children’s Classics Film Adaptations Picture Round Students can complete this quiz in small groups. They will need scrap paper and a pen per group

5 World Book Day Children's Round
Word Children's Round Eric Carle wrote about a very hungry insect. What was it? 2. What animal is the Gruffalo scared of?

6 World Book Day 3.Which South American country is Paddington Bear from?
Word 3.Which South American country is Paddington Bear from? 4. Who wrote the Twilight series of novels? 5. ‘Warhorse’, ‘Kensuke’s Kingdom’ and ‘Why The Whales Came’ are all novels by which bestselling children’s author?

7 World Book Day Classics Round 6. What type of animal was Moby Dick?
Word Classics Round 6. What type of animal was Moby Dick? 7. Elizabeth Bennett and Mr Darcy are key characters in which Jane Austen novel?

8 World Book Day Word 8. ‘Oliver Twist’, ‘Nicholas Nickleby’ and ‘A Christmas Carol’, are all novels by which Victorian author? 9. Athos, Porthos and Aramis are better known as the three what? 10. ‘Prospero’, ‘Miranda’, ‘Ariel’ and ‘Caliban’ are all characters from which Shakespeare play?

9 World Book Day Picture Round 11. Name the illustrator.
Word 11. Name the illustrator. 12. Name the author who created this spy. Picture Round

10 World Book Day 13. Name the author who created this character
Word 13. Name the author who created this character 14. Name the book 15. Name the author who created this character

11 World Book Day Film Adaptations
Word Film Adaptations 16. John Malkovich and Gary Sinise played which famous duo in the 1992 adaptation of ‘Of Mice and Men’ 17. The first Harry Potter film has the same name as the book. What is it?

12 World Book Day Word 18. The first James Bond novel was turned into a film starring Daniel Craig but what was it called? 19. Suzanne Collins is the author of famous book series where children are selected to take part in a televised death match. What is it called? 20. What was the name of the Phillip Pullman novel that was transformed into the fantasy film ‘The Golden Compass’?

13 World Book Day Answers Caterpillar Mouse Peru Stephenie Meyer
Word Caterpillar Mouse Peru Stephenie Meyer Michael Morpurgo Whale Pride and prejudice Charles Dickens Musketeers The Tempest Quinten Blake Ian Fleming Answers 13. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle 14. Alice in Wonder Land 15. Beatrix Potter 16. George Milton and Lennie Small. 17. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. 18. Casino Royal 19. The Hunger games 20. Northern Lights

14 World Book Day Word According to the Guinness book of records the top ten most read books of all time are as follows: 10. Diary of Anne Frank - By Anne Frank 9. Think and Grow Rich - By Napoleon Hill 8. Gone With the Wind - By Margaret Mitchell 7. Twilight - The Saga - By Stephenie Meyer 6. The Da Vinci Code - By Dan Brown 5. The Alchemist - By Paulo Coelho 4. Lord of the Rings - By J. R. R. Tolkien 3. Harry Potter - By J. K. Rowling 2. Quotations from the Works of Mao Tse-tung - By Mao Tse-tung 1. The NKJ Bible

15 World Book Day Word The Bible is said to be the world's best-selling and most widely distributed book of all time. It is estimated that there are in excess of 6 billion copies in print. It has been the best selling book every year since records began with estimated annual sales figures between $425m and $650m. Source: Guinness book of records

16 World Book Day Respond Please click on image to play hyper link

17 World Book Day Respond ‘The Bible’ in all its forms has always been at the center of controversy. It has been written and re-written, read and re-read, understood and misunderstood, used and abused throughout its history. American author Edmund Wilson once said “No two persons ever read the same book.” You may want to discuss with your tutor what Edmund Wilson meant by this

18 World Book Day This world book day may we remember the power of books.
Dismiss This world book day may we remember the power of books. “The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go.” - Dr. Seuss


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