It could be used for diary writing for how Gregory is feeling or for letter writing to tell his parents how homesick he is feeling. 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 begins to admire the sights and smells of Tobago as well as envy Lennox's carefree lifestyle, he even mimics him by going barefoot! He furthermore cannot seem to bond with his cousin Lennox who is so happy with the simple things in life.

It is one of those books that I believe children would like to revisit, so it would be great to have as an independent read also. Gregory enjoyed drinking fresh coconut water with sweet bread on the picturesque beach with his family.

Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. When he gets there, he finds life is very different - it's too hot, the food is strange and there aren't any toys or games - and his cousin Lennox doesn't even seem to mind! 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.

In Gregory Cool though, although the setting is particularly beautiful as well as the architecture, the characters themselves do feel staged at times and not as relaxed or as real as they could do - ironic considering how beautifully she paints. The storyline is regarding a city boy, Gregory, who has travelled alone to spend the summer with his grandparents and cousin in Tobago. It is an honest, heart touching story as we see Gregory beginning to appreciate the real beauty that is nature.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. Initially he is very homesick, as he is introduced to a very different life from the one he is used to, with spicy food that he doesn't enjoy, and a lack of TV or computer games. The seminars were very thorough and the bank of resources that have been provided will come in very useful. There they encounter a moral dilemma when they discover two German soldiers who have been shot down on the moors of Devon. She illustrated the bestselling story Amazing Grace and several other Grace stories by Mary Hoffman.

Lennox spends his days outside, feeding the goats and the hens and wandering the spectacular countryside. This reflects Doonan’s (1993) point which suggests the use of saturation and tone are often associated with “emotional connotations” (p.As well as the Instructions software this resource contains 5 printable examples of instructions and a list of Instructional features with a mnemonic to help pupils remember them. We build and maintain all our own systems, but we don’t charge for access, sell user information, or run ads.