Year 3 Reading Monday 4th May 2020

Tuesday 5th May 2020 THE TUNNEL – ANTHONY BROWN

Download the story the Tunnel and answer the following questions in your books.

TUESDAY ANSWERS

Wednesday 6th May 2020 THE TUNNEL – ANTHONY BROWN

Step 1 - Download the story the Tunnel and answer the following questions in your books. 1. What did Jack call Rose at the waste ground? 2. What adjectives are used to describe the tunnel? 3. How do you think Rose feels when she sees Jack turned to stone? 4. Do you think Rose is similar to Little Red Riding Hood? Why?

Step 2 - Now compare the characters Rose and Jack. Use the book to find words that describe them or tell us what they are like. Use the prompt questions to help you.

WEDNESDAY ANSWERS

Thursday 7th May 2020 THE TUNNEL – ANTHONY BROWN – Responding to the text.

Answer these questions in your book.

1. The book tells us that the tunnel is “dark, and damp, and slimy, and scary”. Draw what you think it would look like inside the tunnel.

2. Read The Tunnel from “The tunnel was dark, and damp, and slimy, and scary.” Why do you think her brother has been turned to stone? Be creative and explain your thinking.

3. How did his sister turn him back again?

4. If you were Rose, would you have followed Jack in to the tunnel? Explain your ideas.

5. If you went in to the tunnel, draw what you would like to see as you came out the other end? Be creative!

No answers today.

Friday 8th March 2020 Anthony Browne As a child- Anthony was born in but moved to a pub near Bradford when he was 1. He grew up in a pub and when he was little, would go into the bar, stand on a table and tell stories about a character he’d made up called Big Dumb Tackle. He loved art and would spend hours drawing with his beloved father. As well as drawing, he encouraged me to play a lot of sports, such as rugby and soccer and cricket. When he was a boy he wanted to be a journalist, a cartoonist, or a boxer. When he was a boy, he wanted a real trumpet for his birthday, but he got a toy plastic one instead. He says his book, Gorilla, was partly based on that experience.

As an adult- After he left school, Anthony studied graphic design and then went on to paint the insides of people’s bodies for medical textbooks. He found this fascinating, but after three years found that the work was becoming repetitive (“if you’ve seen one stomach operation, you’ve seen ‘em all!”) and instead began designing greetings cards. This in turn led him to illustrating children’s books – his book Gorilla began life as a picture on a birthday card. Anthony lives in Kent and has two grown-up children.

As an artist- Gorillas feature in many of Anthony’s books. He says, “I am fascinated by them and the contrast they represent – their huge strength and gentleness. They’re thought of as being very fierce creatures and they’re not.” Anthony’s illustrations also reveal his love of the Surrealist painters, whose pictures often depict strange, dreamlike scenes (look out for all the disguised bananas hidden in Anthony’s books!). When Anthony first has an idea for a , he says, “it’s a strange combination of story and images. Deciding what will be illustrated on the pages of a book is like deciding on the scenes of a film.” Anthony has won many prizes for his work, including the (twice) and the (three times). In 2000, he received the highest international honour for illustration, the Hans Christian Andersen Award, for his services to children’s literature – the first British illustrator to win the prize since 1956.

Interesting Facts- He was once asked to present a programme on children’s books, in a cage with some gorillas - but one gorilla bit him badly on the leg. It didn’t put him off them, but, he says “you wouldn’t catch me going into a cage with one again!”. His book The Tunnel was inspired by a very frightening tunnel he and his brother used to go down when they were boys. Now answer these questions:

1. Where did Anthony Brown grow up?

2. What did he want to be when he was older?

3. What different jobs did Anthony Brown have?

4. Why does Anthony Brown like Gorillas so much?

5. What fruit is hidden in his books?

6. What award did he win in 2000?

7. What was his book The Tunnel inspired by?