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Reading can be an exciting experience for students of all ages. Here teachers vary greatly in their ability to excite the children about books and reading. Teachers working with very young children draw them in with picture books. One teacher reserved about 15 minutes near the end of the day to reading a book with the childrem. The boys in her class looked forward to this every day. The book we watched her read with the boys gathered aroun her was Roald Dahl's James anf the Giant Peach. Part of the enthusiam was not doubt Dahl's writing, but a good measure was the teacher's enthusiam and manner. Primary level teachers seem to be much more successful in this area than secondary teachers. . Perhaps it is the age difference of the children, but we suspect that primary teachers are much more imaginative in this area. Librarians can also play a very important role here.
I have got a new book. It is called Sam's Big Clean Up My Mum got it for me from the shop.
Shaye, Year1/2, Richmond School
Gavin Bishop as every one will know, is a story writer. About two weeks ago, Gavin Bishop came to Greymouth Junior High School. Gavin Bishop came to explain about himself and also about the books he has written. The book he is writing now is called How a Bear cannot sleep in winter." He has talked about the book. It's just about how a bear wants to stay up late in winter and tries not to sleep through the winter. If you didn't know who or what Gavin Bishop is, he is a children's famous writer of New Zealand. He writes books for my age group he also writes book to the U.S.A. and other different countries. He normally illustrates his own books. I have really enjoyed the amount of time he has been with us. I would like to say thank you Mr Bishop.
Ting Wei, Greymouth Junior Highschool
St. Kentigern School
