Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing - With his beloved soft toy Lionheart at his side, Richard has the courage to confront his night-time fears. This enchanting picture book has warm, atmospheric illustrations. When Dad goes out to get some milk from the corner shop, a host of completely unexpected adventures befall him.

Use a ‘place between’ in a story of your own. Where could your story’s ‘place between’ be? Where is it between? What is it like? What happens there? 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 > Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments Leon attends a circus show with his friends who are all hoping to lose themselves to the magic and mystery of the event. Leon though is sceptical until the magic begins and he is instantaneously bewitched. Like Alice in Wonderland, he is soon transported to another realm and place where the 'magic takes you' and never lets go. When Leon goes to the magic show, he is the only one who believes. His brothers and sisters are in for a big surprise however: this is no ordinary show and Abdul Kazam is no ordinary magician. Leon is taken on a journey right into the Place Between, where magic becomes really real.

We loved it! The story is really sweet, its about believing in magic. Which i personally loved because im all about kids being kids and holding onto the magic for as long as possible! I give this book five stars out of five because it is really interesting and is a adventure book and I’m like that person , so that’s why I really like this book and I hope other people like this book to .

How do the illustrations in this book compare with those in other picture books? Which do you prefer? Why? Look at the illustrations of the show tent before and after the show. How do they compare? Can you create two pictures of a place before and after an event takes place? This is a three-week Writing Root for the story Leon and the Place Betweenby Angela McAllister. Throughout the sequence of learning children will explore the author’s language and use it as the basis for their own descriptive writing.They will explore the characters’ thoughts and emotions and take part in drama activities, leading to writing in role and the creation of dialogue.Using the structure of the original story, children will plan their own version of the story where their own character enters a magical world.This Writing Root would work most effectively in a LKS2 class, with links to other fantasy stories. It will be beneficial to have at least five or six copies of the text so that each group of learners can interact with and explore the text. Synopsis of Text: This ks2 reading resource has different levels of differentiation and starting points for your Year 3 / Year 4 class and includes the answers.A lovely read for your KS1 class, this magical adventure is a wonderful opportunity for some great learning, including lots of fun maths and literacy activities around magic and superheroes. Leon and the Place Between Literacy Activities

A nice book, with interesting illustrations and a lot of imagination. It will be a great book for my "Show Must Go On" school theme, and I'm sure the children will like it and be enchanted by the illustrations. It would be even better if the flip charts were being saved in a different format so they can be used Leon and the Place Between written by Graham Baker-Smith is a delightful tale featuring Leon and an exciting magic show. Wanting to prove to his brothers and sister that magic really exists, Leon volunteers to be in Abdul Kazam's magic show and gets transported to a mysterious world. Filled with rabbits, doves, playing cards and magician's assistants - among other things - if a magician can make it disappear, it will end up in the Place Between! I dont normally add or review childrens books, but i had to with this one. My little boy is taking part in a summer reading challenge with the library and this book is one of the few we've chosen so far. Assistance dogs may be taken into the concert hall where there are a limited number of suitable seats in row G of the stalls. If you prefer, you may leave your dog with a member of the cloakroom staff during the performance.I haven't gone through everything, but seems like these recources perfectly match the PoR teaching sequence. You have saved me so much work. Thank you! The Barbican Hall is located within the main Barbican building. Head to Level G and follow the signs to find your seating level. Look at the front cover of the book and discuss what it might be about. Who is Leon? Where is ‘The Place Between’. Are there any clues in the illustrations? What does ‘Let the magic begin…’ mean? In this activity your class must design their own circus and use high quality adjectives and descriptive phrases.

I honestly, think its a very good book its is a very good title and all about magic and tells everything about magic. Education Shed Ltd, Severn House, Severn Bridge, Riverside North, Bewdley, Worcestershire, UK, DY12 1AB Watch this video showing how the illustrator created the images for the book. Could you use similar techniques to create images for your own story (or for a popular children’s book)? Leon goes to the place between, an almost liminal space between the magical and the real world. I think that this is a great point of creativity for children to explore, particularly in a sense of what is inside the place between and the morality behind being sent there. An equally interesting topic of debate is the magician, who seems so mysterious yet almost ominous, creating a feeling of awe and unease. It would definitely be valuable to talk about how an author creates such conflicting feelings.This is athree-session spelling seed for the book Leon and the Place Between by Angela McAllister. Below is the coverage from Appendix 1 of the National Curriculum 2014.