He is struggling to adapt to his new life in London. Fortunately, there is a set of instant friends waiting in his new classroom all ready and eager to make a big difference to his life. If only solutions to situations like this were so simple. Why does the boy look so strange? Why does he not smile, and why is he silent? There is something odd about this new classmate, and the students are intrigued.

That’s where my best friends Josie, Michael and Tom come in. Because you see, together we’ve come up with a plan. . .” A mother figure!!!!I’ve been getting into trouble for as long I can remember. Usually I don’t mind ‘cos some of my best, most brilliant ideas have come from sitting in detention. The author wrote the kids really well. Sometimes with children's books the kids don't come across as the age that is mentioned, but these kids were their age. We don't know the name or gender of the narrator until the very end of the book. How does gender affect the telling of a story? Does it matter to you if the narrator is a boy or a girl? I lost touch with her, but in my life, I met other refugees including my wife, who escaped from Cuba after the Bay of Pigs.

Did you know you can flag iffy content? Adjust limits for Language in your kid's entertainment guide. Get started Close Amazing - i cannot tell you how amazing this resource is. Its my first year teaching and this has made the world of difference to me`! Thank you so much After learning that he has fled his own war-torn country, Ahmet’s classmates have ‘The Greatest Idea in the World’ – a magnificent plan to reunite Ahmet with his family. An unexpected and often hilarious adventure follows, all topped off with a terrific twist. That's where my best friends Josie, Michael and Tom come in. Because you see, together we've come up with a plan.

It's so innocently beautiful. Many of it's writing can teach kids about being kind to people. The language is also easy to be understood and makes the story easy to be imagined, especially for the non english reader. Very recommended for children and adults. But in overall, this was a gorgeous book about refugees, finding a home to belong, feeling safe, friendship, and more. I would recommend it.

This is a non-fiction piece of writing linked to Syria. Your class will read the extract and answer the questions to learn more about the overall picture of Syria, the climate, the civil war, refugees and more. But then I learned the truth: Ahmet really isn’t very strange at all. He’s a refugee who’s run away from a War. A real one. With bombs and fires and bullies that hurt people. And the more I find out about him, the more I want to help. This is a wonderful readalike to Wonder. I love the messages of having the courage to stand up to bullies and the importance of being an ally for people in need. ❤️❤️ Your class will sort each of the pairs above into past tense and past participle. Next, they will re-write each sentence so that it uses the alternative verb form to the one above. Ahmet, oh he was just such a wonderful character though I had some tears due to what he has experienced. His story was just so sad (though I had a laugh because of the innocence of the MC and her reactions to the story). I loved seeing him get more and more comfortable with his new environments, and how hard he was trying to learn English. I was happy to see him open up more and find his place in this new home.

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I liked how the parents and the teachers took their time to explain what was happening to the kids, especially the MC's mom was perfect with this. She showed some newspapers, she explained, and also talked with her daughter on what she thought about this. And after the event with the big plan I loved how the adults protected the kids and patiently told them what to do (No comment!) and what not to do. A story of a new boy in class called Ahmet, who is befriended by the main character and her 3 friends who learn from him about what it's like to be a refugee, overcome bullying together and help him find Ahmet's parents. Please note that this is a World Book Day 2020 special which is no longer available to buy new and used copies may be hard to come by. The whole class is curious about this new boy–he doesn’t seem to smile, and he doesn’t talk much. But after learning that Ahmet fled a Very Real War and was separated from his family along the way, a determined group of his classmates bands together to concoct the Greatest Idea in the World–a magnificent plan to reunite Ahmet with his loved ones.