One of the things that makes me happiest in the world
Is listening to my children read a loud
Today I listened to my 10 year old dyslexic daughter
Read out conversations from
With her Great Uncle
My uncle took on the role of the interviewer
And Esther played the part of the sea creatures
Borrowing some of her voices from Octonauts!
We were all smiling and laughing
As the two of them acted out the interviews
With Esther needing some reassurance
That it was okay to be cheeky to her Great Uncle
And talk about poo
As she was reading in role!
Interview With A Shark & Other Ocean Giants Too
Is an utterly brilliant book from Andy Seed and Nick East
It is perfect for some paired reading
At home or in the classroom
It is a wonderful way to encourage reluctant readers
A great resource for drama
And an awesome way to inspire children
To write and illustrate their own interviews with their favourite animals
If I was still teaching I would definitely be using this book in the classroom
As a springboard for reading, drama, writing and art
It is a fantastic to use with younger readers too
To collect different types of questions and question words
How? How many? What? Where? When? Which? Why? Who?
This book is fantastic fact filled fun
And if your children were raised on Octonauts like mine
You can read an interview from the book together
And then rewatch old favourite episodes from the show
Perfect rainy day learning for children of all ages
Interview With A Shark is written by Andy Seed
We join Andy in his wetsuit (an ordinary suit that he got wet)
With his tranimilator
An accidentally invented machine that allows him to talk to animals
With Andy we dive down deep and meet 10 creatures from beneath the waves
Each interview is wonderfully illustrated by Nick East
The pictures complement the words brilliantly
Giving each animal a distinct character and personality
We learn about the animal’s diet and habitat
We learn about how they find food
How, why and where they travel
We learn how pollution and climate change affects the different creatures
We learn why some great and beautiful creatures are endangered
Every interview is fun and factual
It is a brilliant format for readers of all ages and abilities
My three bigger bookworms, ages 6 to almost 11, all love to read this book
And the first one in the series
Interview With A Tiger And Other Clawed Beasts Too
The interviews are such fun to read together
And it is a really relaxed way to learn lots about different animals
But behind the humour and the engaging pictures
There is a serious message in the pages of this book
Warning us all about the damage we are causing to our oceans
Having shown us the amazing creatures of the deep
We are then reminded of the hurt we are causing
And shown how we can help to start to put things right
How we can help the creatures we admire and are in awe of
The suggestions at the back of the book
Are a perfect springboard for children and families to take action
To look after our planet
And all who live on it
We cannot wait for the next book in the series
And have been guessing what it might be
We are hoping for birds
We think our winged friends would definitely have some stories to tell!
We were sent one copy of the book in exchange for an honest review