Tekst en illustraties zijn één verhaal en ondersteunen elkaar precies goed. De illustraties zijn soms heel duidelijk, soms lijkt het een vlek maar is er meer te zien als je beter kijkt. Somewhere between the ocean waves and the lighthouse surprises, there’s home for me I felt while reading this short middle grade book. Julia and the Shark is deep, beautiful and true. The art shines and the writing soars – a classic from cover to cover’ Eoin Colfer

A mesmerising story of a family, a lighthouse and a quest to find the elusive Greenland shark written by Kiran Millwood Hargrave and illustrated by Tom de Freston. ( Publisher:Hachette Children’s Group). Award-winning Kiran Millwood Hargrave tells a story of great power and significance with incredible sensitivity and writerly skill. By drawing on both, Julia and the Shark is magical, imaginative and mysterious while also dealing with complex emotions and situations. Le cuesta arrancar pero es para que entendamos todo el proceso que vive la familia. El libro esta bien, sin mas. Five years before this volume’s start, Mila’s father abandoned her family as Eldbjørn Forest and its surrounding lands, including their family home, was plunged into a never-ending winter that Continue reading » This was a gorgeous story of mental health, friendship, family and realising for the first time that your parents aren’t as unbreakable as you once thought. Writing about topics such as mental health and depression for children is not easy feat but I think Kiran Millwood Hargrave executed it with grace, sensitivity and a brilliant balance of honesty and whimsy.

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Furthermore, Tom de Freston's illustrations perfectly capture the atmosphere of the story and writing style. Es un viaje bastante intimo el que nos ofrece, aunque no se muy bien a que publico esta destinado, se supone que ha partir de 10 años, y esta es la edad de nuestra protagonista que nos contará la vida y problemas familiares que sucedieron cuando fueron un verano a buscar un tiburones de Groenlandia. Ya que su madre es bióloga marina y su padre iba a trabajar en el faro para actualizarlo. Trata el bullying infantil y trastornos mentales como la bipolaridad, y lo hace de tal forma que cualquier personita lo entienda y lo asimile, para entrar en materia de tales conceptos esta muy bien. Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments The best parts for me would be the little facts and the amazing descriptions about what it is like to be out there exploring the oceans, the wildlife and that too with your family. It felt so good and I really wish it was me with my family there.

Ik heb geen flauw idee of kinderen vanaf 10 jaar dit ook echt lezen, de beter lezer dan, of dat dit vooral een boek is dat de volwassenen mooi vinden. Terecht overigens, maar niet de oorspronkelijke doelgroep. Als volwassene vond ik het in ieder geval goed en mooi. Er wordt gespeeld met taal, Julia's vader is meer van de getallen en haar moeder een beetje van allebei, het gevoel van Julia komt erg goed naar voren. Iemand met ziekte/stoornis in het gezin treft niet alleen de persoon zelf, maar ook de gezinsleden. Julia zou daarom, net als heel veel andere kinderen, gezien kunnen worden als KOPP-kind (Kinderen van Ouders met Psychische Problemen). It's clear early on that Julia's fun, energetic scientist mother with an obsession with finding a shark is actually mentally ill, and I correctly guessed bipolar early on. The story is just that - Julia's life in the new village and lighthouse her family are staying in, as her mum sinks further into despair as she tries to find the elusive shark.Julia and her parents have just left their home to spend the summer at a remote lighthouse, far away from anyone they know. Whilst Julia’s Dad is there for work, her marine biologist Mum is there for another reason – she wants to study the elusive Greenland shark, said to live in the waters nearby. Tom de Freston’s stunning illustrations perfectly complement the poetry of Kiran Millwood Hargrave’s story Cressida Cowell What a gorgeous book - calm, funny, heartfelt, wise, full of the quiet and force of the sea - Ross Montgomery, author of The Midnight Guardians This little gem is a book about mental issues, mental health, friendship, bullying, adventure, love and caring for the environment. And of course about cats: Noodle is a cat who has her rightful place in the family and the story. Buy from our bookstore and 25% of the cover price will be given to a school of your choice to buy more books. *15% of eBooks. Home >

Julia and her parents take off from their home in Cornwall to live in a lighthouse on Shetland. Her father is working on fixing the lighthouse light while her mother is determined to explore the wide and very cold seas to find an elusive Greenland shark. While Julia’s father is practical, methodical and minds about numbers, Julia’s mother minds about words and about the scientific research she is so passionate about. While Julia begins to make friends with the few other children around, her mother becomes more and more absorbed in the search for the shark. Nothing will stop her - not the danger and not the cost. Julia wants to help her mother to fulfil her dream but she also knows that there is something irrational, uncontrolled and deadly dangerous about what she is planning to do. Das Thema um mentale Gesundheit fand ich wirklich richtig gut geschrieben und mit Respekt behandelt.The themes around mental health were really well written and handled with so much respect and care. There are so many quotable lines right from the first chapter. I was itching to spread some Kiran Millwood Hargrave magic lines but I was reading an advance reader copy so had to control myself. A beautiful, lyrical, uplifting story about a mother, a daughter, and love – with timely themes of the importance of science and the environment. I cried, I rejoiced and I felt all the feels. This author doesn’t miss (with books or the shots to my heart) LoveReading4Kids exists because books change lives, and buying books through LoveReading4Kids means you get to change the lives of future generations, with 25% of the cover price donated to schools in need. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives.