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Roger Michell (div.)Children1Jill Murphy (5 July 1949 – 18 August 2021) was a British author and illustrator of children's books. First published in 1974 at the age of 24, she was best known for the Worst Witch novels and Large Family picture books, with sales amounting to several millions. She has been called "one of the most engaging writers and illustrators for children in the land". She is perhaps best known for her classic Worst Witch stories which she started writing when she was fifteen but she is also a hugely successful picture book author and illustrator. But with the warmer weather will come rain, replacing the snow and ice but with potentially sparking flooding in some parts of Britain.
This story was a favourite with the children in my reception class when I first started teaching. It’s a great book to use with pre readers for telling a story and the repetitive text also helps the beginner reader. We made our own ‘On the Way Home’ class book, initial discussions stimulated the children’s imaginations and then each child drew a picture with their own idea about how Claire hurt her knee. Another great activity is to take children on a walk from the park to the school then recreate the walk by drawing a map. We used bricks and lego to make our own 3D class map of Claire’s walk home from the park which stimulated discussion about canals and graveyards as well as other landmarks that we might see on a walk.
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Jill Murphy interview ("2016 marks the 30th anniversary of the classic children's picture book, Five Minutes Peace by Jill Murphy"), Woman's Hour, BBC Radio 4, 25 February 2016. Claire hurt her knee and tells everyone she meets on the way home a different story about her injury, including being attacked by the Big Bad Wolf, being abducted by aliens, and being chased by a ghost. Traffic Scotland said on Friday morning that snow was affecting many major trunk roads and urged people to drive with care. The service said that winds streaming from the north will leave a bitter chill, and despite the mercury rising above 0C for most parts of the country, few areas will actually feel that warm.
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Blizzards, strong gales and a forecast deluge could spell widespread chaos across the UK, and motorists have been warned to take extra precautions on the road to account for the snow and ice. 'That's why we're urging everyone to check their water pipes are well insulated now and to follow our simple tips to protect homes against weather conditions. Ms Caughey said cold temperatures were likely to return next week but it was still too early to say whether there would be a white Christmas. 'As the mild air meets the cold air currently in situ over the UK there will be a transient spell of snow, potentially to low levels, especially in the north. The UK is set to be battered by freezing temperatures and blizzards across the country this weekend as temperatures plunge to as low as -13.5C. "Jill Murphy, children's author and illustrator, dies aged 72".
I think the story is a great portrayal of the power of a child’s imagination. Like Claire, my daughter is going through a phase where she gives wonderfully fantastical explanations about everyday occurrences and the line between truth and fantasy can be blurred at times. Colourful pictures and lots of discussion points about the world around us, about truth and storytelling, fun and fact, in the text. I bought it to use as a class text with Year 2 - it has a simple but effective repetition with lots of lovely vocabulary which will be great for engaging the children in writing their own versions. Great illustrations and children will relate to the simple but fun story. Use the storyboard template to make a new page for the book, in which Claire tells a new friend a different story about how she hurt her knee.
On The Way Home by Jill Murphy
My mother cried when I showed her I had found the book and took great delight in reading it to my son also. I love the way the story encourages a vivid imagination and the repetition is brilliant for introducing reading to young children. Weather warning for snow and ice has also been put in place from 3am to 9pm on Sunday across Scotland, the north of England and West Midlands. A level three cold weather alert has also been issued by the UK Health Security Agency for all of England until midnight on Sunday, as regions across the country could be hit by snow, ice and snow storms.
We believe in equitable and exceptional service to our customers. "Worst Witch author writes Hound Dog story", BBC Cornwall, 30 March 2010. Vincent, Alice , "An oral history of The Worst Witch", The Telegraph. Murphy was married and divorced twice, first to Peter Wilks, then to potter Roger Michell. She lived in St Mabyn, Cornwall, where she died in hospital from cancer on 18 August 2021, aged 72. The Worst Witch stories have become some of the most successful titles on the Young Puffin paperback list and had sold more than three million copies by 2008, and more than five million worldwide as of 2016.
On the Way Home Paperback – Illustrated, 6 July 2007
Following the arrival of additional crews and equipment, around 150 engineers are now battling snow and ice to rebuild overhead power lines and reconnect properties to the network. Forecasters said that while the big chill – which has seen temperatures plunge to -17C in some areas – will have run its course by the weekend, the cold could sweep back over in a matter of days. And looking to Christmas, Met Office forecaster Alex Burkill told MailOnline that some northern parts of the country could see snow, with the south remaining milder. An amber warning for ice covering the east, south east and south of England and much of Wales is also in place from 3am to 11am on Sunday. Overnight, temperatures plummeted to -13.5C in Loch Glascarnoch in the Scottish Highlands - the coldest town in Britain.
For later in the week, Miss Caughey said the weather is due to remain unsettled and sleet and snow showers could return on northern hills - but it is too early to predict whether there will be a white Christmas. In Shetland, engineers have been working to reconnect thousands of homes which lost power on Monday afternoon as heavy snow brought down lines. I like the layout of the double page spreads as they make it easy to follow the story . The pages are identically laid out with a mix of square boxes for Claire’s conversations with her friends and cloud shaped boxes show the reader what happened to her. The text is easy to read and the pictures are bold and colourful. The landscape of Claire’s walk changes to include a canal and a graveyard as well as streets of houses and garages which has stimulated discussions with my daughter about what we see on our way to kindergarten.
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First published in 1986, Five Minutes Peace has sold more than five million copies worldwide and has been translated into 19 languages. For the second book, All in One Piece , she was a commended runner-up for the Greenaway Medal from the British Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject . The Large Family is now a television series on CBeebies and ABC Kids. In 1996, The Last Noo-Noo was adapted as a play and performed at the Polka Theatre, London. What a pleasure it has been to find a book I recall being a favourite when I was three or four years old and able to read the same story to my own little boy.
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In recent days there has been chaos on the roads of London and the South East as heavy snow fall and treacherous ice blocked roads and caused cancellations to trains and flights. Meteorologists said 'brisk' winds in the coming days will also make freezing temperatures feel up to 5C colder than they actually are. But even a break in the blistering cold next week brings little comfort, with meteorologists warning of heavy downpours and potential flooding by Monday.
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