Devishobha has been a great collaborator with my organization on behalf of preventing child abuse. She has been brilliant at getting simple, effective, and actionable advice and tools to parents. She brings together the best people in an easy-to-access online format. It is so unusual to work with someone who has a sense of quality and accessibility for parents! Multiple issues mesh nicely in this story of a girl and her adopted dog, as a canine-carried virus begins to take hold of the world, just as Georgie and her best friend meet a scientist who needs them to test a virtual reality experiment that can take them into the projected future. Some things that I did not like about the book were that I found some parts uncomfortable to read as they felt a bit fat phobic. The first description we got of the 'mean girl' character was about her size and weight. Then later, Ramzy's aunt who's main purpose in the story seems to be being strict and telling him off has her large size described as she exits a vehicle. I also I felt that some of the representations were quite stereotypical (Ramzy's aunt and the shopkeeper who is actually named Sanjeev, but is constantly referred to by the narrator as 'Norman Twokids') Der Spannungsaufbau ist wunderbar gelungen und zieht sich bis zum Ende hin durch, wird aber von einem gelungenen Ende abgerundet.

Review: The Dog Who Saved The World by Ross Welford Review: The Dog Who Saved The World by Ross Welford

A heartfelt and super-readable story with a positive and encouraging message about staying true to your dreams even when life presents challenges. I enjoyed this tale of courage, dogs, family, friends and time travel. Although, it's many years since I was the age this book is aimed at. I can remember the types of books I read then and this would have been one. But I loved Mr. Mash the best, and it was because of him that--fifteen months later--Ramzy and I ended up meeting Dr. Pretorius. For England football fans, 1966 is a year they'll never forget - it was the year they won the World Cup. It’s Georgie and her best friend Ramzy who save the world, and Mashie definitely does his part. Georgie has desperately wanted a dog forever, but when she finally is allowed to adopt Mashie from the local shelter, her father’s girlfriend is allergic to him, so they can’t keep him. Georgie volunteers for the shelter so that she can keep seeing Mashie.This story was very cleverly worked out and as always, I loved the little details included by the author that later in the plot came to be very important. I enjoyed Georgie as a narrator and thought her friendship with Ramzy was very genuine and well-written. The ususal Ross Welford collection of madcap characters in a Geordie setting (my Geordie accent is getting good now!). When a poison tide flowing across the ocean threatens their island, Roz works with the resident creatures to ensure that they will have clean water, but the destruction of vegetation and crowding of habitats jeopardize everyone’s survival. Brown’s tale of environmental depredation and turmoil is by turns poignant, graceful, endearing, and inspiring, with his (mostly) gentle robot protagonist at its heart. Though Roz is different from the creatures she lives with or encounters—including her son, Brightbill the goose, and his new mate, Glimmerwing—she makes connections through her versatile communication abilities and her desire to understand and help others. When Roz accidentally discovers that the replacement body given to her by Dr. Molovo is waterproof, she sets out to seek help and discovers the human-engineered source of the toxic tide. Brown’s rich descriptions of undersea landscapes, entertaining conversations between Roz and wild creatures, and concise yet powerful explanations of the effect of the poison tide on the ecology of the island are superb. Simple, spare illustrations offer just enough glimpses of Roz and her surroundings to spark the imagination. The climactic confrontation pits oceangoing mammals, seabirds, fish, and even zooplankton against hardware and technology in a nicely choreographed battle. But it is Roz’s heroism and peacemaking that save the day. Mr. Mash gives a little whine. He doesn’t want to go through the doors, and I know exactly how he feels.

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It took a while to get into this book. It kept jumping around in time frame and foreshadowing in ways that didn't really work for me. However all the secondary characters each have their own zing about them. From crazy aunts, to moody older brothers, sweet vicars and sharp tongued police. I adore that every character (be they two legged or four) gets their own distinct voice.The descriptions were simple and the book ,in general, was easy to read .I borrowed this book from a friend and I'm glad that I did so. Das Thema der Geschichte ist ja doch sehr aktuell, sowohl die ausgebrochenen Seuche als auch die neue Computer Technik, die Anfangs mehr wie eine Spinnerei scheint, zum Ende hin aber immer nützlicher wird. Soon Georgie, her best friend Ramzy and Mr Mash embark on a desperate quest: to save every dog on earth, and maybe even all of humanity… I liked all the characters involved, and loved the little details here and there that made even the less positive ones seem well-rounded and interesting. I also loved the pro-women STEM aspects, which is always great to see in children’s fiction. The Dog Who Saved the World is an epic, well-written, and adventurous novel. This book is set in a world where a virus, known as the CBE (Canine-Born Ebola) starts to affect dogs, humans' best friends.

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It’s probably unusual to have the best day and the worst day of your life within a month, especially since I was still only ten at the time. Georgina realises that Mr.Mash is immune to the virus that is causing havoc among the public. Can she then rectify her mistake and make the world a better place, once again? I became a St. Woof’s volunteer. I’m way too young officially, but Dad says he persuaded the vicar to “bend the rules.”

Secondary Col 3 Anthologies for KS3 to KS5 English White Rose Maths Secure Science for GCSE Reimagine KS3 English KS3 Science Now Collins Classroom Classics It could have been a very different story because three months before they won, the World Cup trophy was stolen. Die komplizierten technischen Vorgänge kann man beim Lesen super verstehen, da sie sehr leicht erklärt sind, was definitiv nicht ganz einfach zu schreiben ist. This kind of dystopic vision is common in teenage literature, to place it into a juvenile novel is brave and daring, but Welford has shown excellent judgment with similarly grown-up issues previously.

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Georgie and Ramzy are lovely characters, their friendship is strong and means everything to them, as friends do at this age. They both have distinctive, realistic voices and give this story its heart. Sam’s football team is second to last in their league and desperate not to be relegated. They try really hard but have barely won a game all season and Jordan, their captain, isn’t much of a team player, fighting his own team and blaming them for their poor record. Next to the poster on my bedroom wall I’ve got a collection of pictures of famous people with their dogs. My favorites are: The gripping suspense truly makes time fly... the book's heart and humour are hard to resist.' Piers Torday, author of The Last WildArmistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments An extraordinary and poignant quest set in the near future. I bought into the science and was so immersed in the story that I felt as if I had walked in Georgie’s footsteps. I read lots of comics. My parents allowed me to choose a comic to be delivered every week, and the first I remember was Topsy & Tim. I could read well by the time I started school and by age six or seven I had devoured most of T he Secret Seven books by Enid Blyton. Georgie is a person who loves dog. She got one rescue dog Mr Mash but loss him when Jessica, her dad’s girlfriend was found allergic. Touching, silly and exciting by turns, this thrilling little book is an inventive take on time travel for children. Sure to be a hit with fans of R.J. Palacio's Wonder... an unforgettable, madcap story from a bright new talent in Children's fiction - Waterstones