The Tinderbox review

Nick reviews the classic fairy tale 

The Tinderbox review

The tinderbox by Hans Christian Andersen is an excellent story  about a solider who comes back from war and finds a magical tinderbox which summons three dogs that bring whatever he asks.     

The tinder box tells the story of a soldier who comes back from war. On the way home he meets a witch who asks him to go down a hole in a tree to bring a magical tinder box. The soldier goes down the hole to go to bring the tinder box he gathers as many farthings as he wants. He tricks the witch and takes the tinderbox as well. He goes into town to enjoy the power he has. Then he decides that he wants the beautiful  princess. Will the solider get everything he wants, will he deserve them?

The book is full of exciting moments and the author creates tension with a hero who is a bad person but gets everything he wants.

I thoroughly recommend the Tinderbox, readers will have a difficult time putting this classic fairytale down as they will be kept in suspense until they reach the very end of the book.  

Undersea House

Students were asked to describe their ideal home. This is one of my favourites.

The Ugly Duckling

The Ugly Duckling

         Once upon a time, there was a little orphan boy named Tom that lived in an orphanage. One day, a beautiful woman went to the orphanage and adopted him.

          This woman had five more children. When the children saw their new brother they made fun of him and when they played games they left him out.

          When Tom finished school he wanted to go to another country to university his stepsisters and stepbrothers told him that he wouldn't do well and that he wouldn't take the job he wanted.

           Six years later, when Tom came back to his home, he was a handsome man. He was very tall and slim. When his stepsisters saw him, they wanted to marry him because with his job he became rich and had a lot of money as well as being very handsome!!!!!!

By Lydia!!!!!!

Video essay- France bans religious dress in schools

In 200 France banned the wearing of conspicuous religious symbols and clothing from schools.

Joanna gives her views on the subject in a video essay.

Click HERE to read the original story in the Guardian

The Dramatic Game

Philip Tells the story of a most dramatic day at Wembley

A Terrorist Attack

Angelos Wrote a story about a terrible day

Book review: Glubbslyme

This book is called "Glubbslyme" and the author is Jacqueline Wilson. All the herbs and potions of this book come from a real seventeenth century herbal book. It's an adventure comedy book that makes all the people laugh. Also, this book is the latest book from the popular writer Jacqueline Wilson.

          The characters of the book are Rebecca,a little girl and Glubbslyme, a frog. The book is set in a small town in England. 

Rebecca went to swim in a lake one summer day. When she came out of the lake, she saw a frog on her foot. Rebecca hates frogs, but when she met Glubbslyme, he became her best friend.


This book, is the best,because everybody laughs when he or she reads it. I recommend it to all children of all ages. 

But is it better than "Tales of a fourth grade nothing"? No, it isn't better than "Tales of a fourth grade nothing"!!!!



By Lydia