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Reading Spine – Year 3 Book Summary Fiction - Animals Charlottes Web by EB White Wilbur the pig's life has already been saved by Fern, but when he is sold to her uncle, he realises his life is in even more danger. Enter Charlotte A. Cavatica, a beautiful large grey spider. Charlotte is determined to keep Wilbur from the chopping block, and comes up with an ingenious way to do just that. Charlotte's Web is a classic tale of friendship and bravery. Fiction - Animals Stuart Little by E.B. White Stuart Little is no ordinary mouse. Born to a family of humans he lives in New York City with his parents, his older brother George and Snowball the cat. He's an adventurous and heroic little mouse. When his best friend, a beautiful little bird called Margalo disappears from her nest, Stuart is determined to track her down. He ventures away from home for the very first time in his life and finds himself embroiled in one exciting adventure after another, making new friends and meeting old ones along the way. Fiction The Iron Man by Ted Hughes The Iron Man came to the top of the cliff. Where had he come from? Nobody knows. How was he made? Nobody knows. Mankind must put a stop to the dreadful destruction by the Iron Man and set a trap for him, but he cannot be kept down. Then, when a terrible monster from outer space threatens to lay waste to the planet, it is the Iron Man who finds a way to save the world. Fiction - humour Sam Wu is Not Afraid of Ghosts by Katie and Kevin Tsang Sam Wu is NOT a scaredy-cat (except he is). When a trip to the Space Museum goes terrifyingly wrong, Sam begins a mission to prove to the school bully, and all of his friends, that he is a fearless space adventurer. Classic fiction The Enchanted Wood by Enid Blyton When Joe, Beth and Frannie move to a new home, an Enchanted Wood is on their doorstep. And when they discover the Faraway Tree, that is the beginning of many magical adventures! Join them and their friends Moonface, Saucepan Man and Silky the fairy as they discover which new land is at the top of the Faraway Tree. Will it be the Land of Birthdays, the Land of Toys, or even the Land of Ice and Snow with its magic snowman?
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ReadingSpine–Year3
Book Summary
Fiction-A
nimals
CharlottesWebbyEBWhite
Wilburthepig'slifehasalreadybeensavedbyFern,butwhenheissoldtoheruncle,herealiseshislifeisinevenmoredanger.EnterCharlotteA.Cavatica,abeautifullargegreyspider.CharlotteisdeterminedtokeepWilburfromthechoppingblock,andcomesupwithaningeniouswaytodojustthat.
Charlotte'sWebisaclassictaleoffriendshipandbravery.
Fiction-A
nimals
StuartLittlebyE.B.White
StuartLittleisnoordinarymouse.BorntoafamilyofhumanshelivesinNewYorkCitywithhisparents,hisolderbrotherGeorgeandSnowballthecat.He'sanadventurousandheroiclittlemouse.Whenhisbestfriend,abeautifullittlebirdcalledMargalodisappearsfromhernest,Stuartisdeterminedtotrackherdown.Heventuresawayfromhomefortheveryfirsttimeinhislifeandfindshimselfembroiledinoneexcitingadventureafteranother,makingnewfriendsandmeetingoldonesalongtheway.
Fiction
TheIronManbyTedHughes
TheIronMancametothetopofthecliff.Wherehadhecomefrom?Nobodyknows.Howwashemade?Nobodyknows.MankindmustputastoptothedreadfuldestructionbytheIronManandsetatrapforhim,buthecannotbekeptdown.Then,whenaterriblemonsterfromouterspacethreatenstolaywastetotheplanet,itistheIronManwhofindsawaytosavetheworld.
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SamWuisNotAfraidof
GhostsbyKatieandKevinTsang
SamWuisNOTascaredy-cat(exceptheis).WhenatriptotheSpaceMuseumgoesterrifyinglywrong,Sambeginsamissiontoprovetotheschoolbully,andallofhisfriends,thatheisafearlessspaceadventurer.
Classic
fiction
TheEnchantedWoodbyEnid
Blyton
WhenJoe,BethandFranniemovetoanewhome,anEnchantedWoodisontheirdoorstep.AndwhentheydiscovertheFarawayTree,thatisthebeginningofmanymagicaladventures!JointhemandtheirfriendsMoonface,SaucepanManandSilkythefairyastheydiscoverwhichnewlandisatthetopoftheFarawayTree.WillitbetheLandofBirthdays,theLandofToys,oreventheLandofIceandSnowwithitsmagicsnowman?
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TheHodgehegbyDickKing
Smith
Maxisahedgehogwholiveswithhisfamilyinanicelittlehome,butit'sonthewrongsideoftheroadfromtheParkwherethere'sabeautifullilypondandplentyofjuicyslugs,wormsandsnails!ThebusyroadisdangerousbutMaxisdeterminedtomakehiswayacross.Ifhumanscandoit,whycan'thedgehogs?
Fiction–mod
ernclassic
StigoftheDump
byCliveKing
Barneyisasolitarylittleboy,giventowanderingoffbyhimself.Onedayheislyingontheedgeofadisusedchalk-pitwhenitgiveswayandhelandsinasortofcave.Herehemeets'somebodywithalotofshaggyhairandtwobrightblackeyes'wearingarabbitskinandspeakingingrunts.HenameshimStig.OfcoursenobodybelievesBarneywhenhetellshisfamilyallaboutStig,butforBarneycave-manStigistotallyreal.Theybecomegreatfriends,learningeachother’swaysandembarkingonaseriesofunforgettableadventures.
Fiction–Classic
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hum
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Bill’sNewFrockbyAnneFine
BillSimpsonwakesuptofindhe'sagirl,andworse,hismothermakeshimwearafrillypinkdresstoschool.Howonearthishegoingtosurviveawholedaylikethis?Everythingjustseemstobedifferentforgirls...
Fiction-h
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PlanetOmar:Accidental
TroubleMagnetbyZanibMian
OmarisaMuslimboywithahugeimagination!WelcometotheimaginativebrainofOmar!Omarandhisfamilyhavejustmoved,andheisNOTexcitedaboutstartingatanewschool.Whatiftheworkistoohardorthekidsaremeanortheteacherisazombiealien?!
Sciencefictio
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TheWildRobotbyPeterBrown
WhenrobotRozopenshereyesforthefirsttime,shediscoversthatsheisaloneonaremote,wildisland.Shehasnoideahowshegotthereorwhatherpurposeis-butsheknowssheneedstosurvive.Afterbattlingafiercestormandescapingaviciousbearattack,sherealisesthatheronlyhopeforsurvivalistoadapttohersurroundingsandlearnfromtheisland'sunwelcominganimalinhabitants.AsRozslowlybefriendstheanimals,theislandstartstofeellikehome-until,oneday,hermysteriouspastcomesbacktohaunther.
Book SummaryFiction-gene
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TheButterflyLionbyMichael
Morpurgo
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BertierescuesanorphanedwhitelioncubfromtheAfricanveld.TheyareinseparableuntilBertieissenttoboardingschoolfarawayinEnglandandthelionissoldtoacircus.Bertieswearsthatonedaytheywillseeoneanotheragain,butitisthebutterflylion,whichensurestheirfriendship,isneverforgotten.
Fiction–Ad
venture,fa
ntasy
KidNormalbyGregJamesandChrisSmith
WhenMurphCooperrocksuptohisnewschoolseveralweeksintothebeginningofterm,hecan'thelpbutfeelabitoutofhisdepth.Andit'snotbecausehe'sworriedaboutwheretosit,andmakingfriends,andfittingin,ornotknowingwheretheloosare.It'sbecausehismumhasenrolledhimataschoolforsuperheroesbymistake!Andunlikehisfellowstudents,whocanallcontroltheweatherorflyorconjuretinyhorsesfromthinair,Murphhasnospecialabilitieswhatsoever.Butjustbecauseyoudon'thavesuperpowers,itdoesn'tmeanyoucan'tsavetheday.
Fiction–Ad
venture,hum
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MaxAndThe
MillionsbyRossMontgomery
Maxisusedtospendingtimealone-it'sdifficulttomakefriendsinabig,chaoticschoolwhenyou'redeaf.Hepreferstogivehisattentiontothelittlethingsinlife...likemakingawesome,detailedreplicamodels.ThenMrDarrow,theschoolcaretakerandfellowmodeller,goesmissing.Maxmustfollowhispartinginstruction:'Gotomyroom.You'llknowwhattodo.'Thereonthefloorhefindsapileofsand...andinthesandisMrDarrow'slatestcreation...atinyboy,nobiggerthanaraisin,Luke,PrinceoftheBlues.Andbehindthetinyboy...millionsofothers-athriving,bustling,sprawlingcivilization!
Fiction-fan
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TheBoywhoDreamedofDragonsby
AndyShepherd.
Eleven-year-oldTomashasasecretfriendlikenoother:Flicker,adragonwithglitteringeyesandscalesthatflickerfromfieryorangetorubyred.ButTomasisalsohavingtogetusedtoFlickerbeingaway,nowthathisdragon'shomeisbackinthefrostyNorth.AdventureisneverfarawayforTomas,though-ashefindsoutwhenanotherdragonhatchesonthedragonfruittreeatthebottomofthegarden,adragonwhoquitequicklydecidesheisstickingfirmlywithTomas!Zingisatinydragonwithoversizedwings,whocauseshavocwhereverhegoes.Whenanewgirl,Aura,startsatschool,proclaimingherselftobeadragonexpert,Tomasisthrownintoconfusion.Heistheonewiththedragonsandthedragonfruittree,afterall!
Book SummaryFiction-A
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TheAbominablesbyIvaIbbotson
AcharmingfantasyabouttherescueofanentertainingfamilygroupofYetiandtheirtransportationfromtheHimalayanMountainstoEnglandinafrozenfoodlorry.Itcarriesastrongmessageabouttheneedforhumanstoleavenaturealoneandtoprotectthesurvivalofallkindsofendangeredspecies.
Gen
eralfiction
TheBattleofBubbleandSqueakby
PhilippaPearce
Sid,PeggyandAmyadorethetwogerbils,BubbleandSqueak,buttheirmotherdeteststhem.Amajorfamilybattleresults,andit’sclearlifeisnevergoingtobequitethesameagain.ButafteranearfatalencounterbetweenBubbleandGingerthecat,MrsSparrowbeginstoseethatlifewithapairofgerbilsmightnotbesobadafterall.
Fiction–Storyretell
HanselandGretal
byAnthonyBrowne
HanselandGretelisperhapsthedarkestandgreatestofthefairytalesfromtheBrothersGrimm.Thisextraordinarybookbringstheclassicchildhoodtaletoanewgeneration.
Fiction-A
nimal
TheSheepPigbyDickKing
Smith
Babeisachubbylittlepigletwhodreamsofherdingsheep,justlikeasheep-dog.Alltheotheranimalslaughathim.Canhefindawaytomakehisdreamcometrue?ItallstartswhenorphanpigletBabeiswonbyFarmerHoggettatafair.Babesoonfindsanadoptivemum–Fly,thefarmyardsheep-dog.InspiredbyFly’sskillatherdingsheep,Babedecideshewantstohaveago.Heknowshe’llneverbeasheep-dog.Butmaybe,justmaybe,hecanbetheworld’sfirstsheep-pig…
True
Storie
s WorkIt,Girl:MaeJemisonbyCaroline
Moss
MaeJemisonbecamethefirstAfricanAmericanwomaninspaceinthistruestoryofherlife.Then,learn10keylessonsfromherworkyoucanapplytoyourownlife.
Poetry Revolting
RhymesbyRoaldDahl
FromJackintheBeanstalk,GoldilocksandtheThreeBearstoLittleRedRidingHoodandtheThreeLittlePigs,wickedbeasts,brazencrooksandaghastlygiantstarinthesehilariousnurseryrhymeswithBITE!
