Hello Mrs Parry-Jones. We are going to ask you some questions about how much you love reading and how much you think the school loves reading. We'll put the answers on the book blog. Firstly, do you have a favourite book?
Well, I really love old books and children's books. I have about 20 favourite books, I just love the Winnie the Pooh books.
Who is your favourite author?
Definitely Philip Reeve. He's written some absolutely wonderful books, including Mortal Engines, which is just amazing.
I think it's either Peepo! by Janet and Allan Ahlberg or The Arrival by Shaun Tan.
What was your favourite book as a child?
I would have to say it was the Malory Towers books by Enid Blyton.
Are there any poems that you love?
Lots and lots. Anything by Michael Rosen. I also love Ozymandias by Percy Shelley.
Michael Rosen
Percy Shelley
I read a lot in the week, probably for about three hours or so. Even though that's a lot, I would love to try and find more time for reading.
What's your favourite thing about books?
You can open them and just go to another world.
Why is reading important in schools?
Reading can change your life! You can travel the world and enter people's minds.
Do you think children should read more?
Defnitely! I think that the more children read, the better. It can make people even cleverer than they already are. And most of all, it's fun.
Thank you very much Mrs Parry-Jones. We enjoyed interviewing you. Next week, we will interview someone else all about books.
Ozymandias by Percy Shelley
I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed:
And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them, on the sand,
Half sunk, a shattered visage lies, whose frown,
And wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command,
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamped on these lifeless things,
The hand that mocked them and the heart that fed:
And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare
The lone and level sands stretch far away.
A great interview - well done, everyone!
ReplyDeleteWell done Year 4. You thought of lots of great questions to ask. Well done Mrs Parry-Jones for answering them all.
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