Stig of the Dump: 60th Anniversary Edition (A Puffin Book)

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Barney is a solitary little boy who often wanders off by himself in the countryside. Exploring an old chalk pit, he finds himself in a cave where he meets a strange boy who wears a rabbit skin and speaks in grunts. His grandparents don't believe Barney when he tells them about his new cave boy friend - but nevertheless, the two enjoy plenty of fun together. In this activity, your class will recognise and edit the sentences to highlight where apostrophes should go and the reason it has been used. Stig of the Dump - brings Clive King's story to life". Topologika.com. Archived from the original on 4 May 2011 . Retrieved 22 October 2009. The book was turned into a TV show in the 1980s. Watch some of it and write a review. How does it compare to the book?

Stig of the Dump. Introduced by David Almond. Illustrated by Edward Ardizzone. NEAR FINE COPY IN PUBLISHER'S SLIP-CASE We have taken an extract from chapter 6 of the popular LKS2 book Stig of the Dump and added lots of errors! Making inferences and predictions about characters is also an important part of the 2014 national curriculum for English. The guidelines state that children in KS2 should learn to: I knew beforehand that this was a book about a boy who finds a caveman in a dump and they become friends - it's quite a well-known book. What I wasn't expecting was how creatively the author would use this whole concept. Stig has built himself a den and he uses the things people throw onto the dump. Barney is fascinated at how old junk can be used in completely different ways from how it was intended. Stig also doesn't talk, so Barney has to find ways to communicate with him. Meeting Stig causes Barney to start to think in new, creative ways - he wants to help Stig build a chimney and windows, for instance, and has to think of an unconventional way to do this. It's also a bit strange and amusing for him that Stig is so tough and strong on the one hand, but also so unfamiliar with everyday things on the other hand, so Barney starts to see things from a new perspective as he has to explain them (and without words) to Stig. Why oh why did it take me so long to a)be able to read and b)spend time with Stig and Barney? I really enjoyed this book from the outset and it was all due to Clive King's engaging writing style and voice. How effortlessly he captures Barney's childlike disposition alongside the beauty and rare magic of the North Downs (how can you not but love the scene when Barney and Lou cross paths with the stag).Stig of the Dump Display Posters - Featuring main characters from the book as well as settings, events and important items, these posters would work wonderfully as part of a classroom display all about the book. Alternatively, you could use them as a visual aid to boost reading comprehension. This book is pretty interesting and I laughed a few times early on, especially at the incongruity of Barney wondering whether Stig might have a clothes-brush for getting rid of chalk dust. Young and naïve, Barney is an easy to warm to unreliable (third person) narrator. He is curious about Stig without judgment. An honest child, Barney recounts his experiences faithfully to his grandmother and sister, which they dismiss as imaginary. This disbelief compounded with plenty of spare time frees Barney up for various interludes with Stig. Stig's role in the story is a fascinating one. Barney does not rely on him at all times and it is interesting that he only visits his friend when he's over at his grandparents. It is only when Barney is bored, in danger and wanting to roleplay that he calls upon his friend. There is more to this, I think. The Snargets call themselves ‘the Lone Ranger’, ‘Robin Hood’ and ‘William Tell’. Can you find out about these characters and explain who they are?

Edward Ardizzone (1900-1979) illustrated over 200 books and was awarded the Kate Greenaway Medal for Tim All Alone. He was awarded the CBE in 1971. Parts of the story take place at different times of the year. Can you explain how things change throughout the seasons? David Clive King was born in Richmond, Surrey, England in 1924 but spent most of his childhood in Ash, a small village some 30 miles from London on the Kentish North Downs, where he and his three brothers used to play in a disused chalk pit. He was a boarder at King's School, Rochester at a time when every boy expected to be called up for the armed services in World War Two, and he opted for the Navy. This gave him seagoing experience that took him to the Arctic, Australia and Asia.At that time he didn't have much interest in books but there was something about this one that he loved. There is a lot of wonderful risk taking in the story which will appeal to most adventurous children. The book opens with the main character falling off the edge of the chalk pit even though he has been warned repeatedly about this possibility and he is fine. The book encourages children to explore and take delight in their ability to learn about the world and create. In Chapter 4 Barney and Stig go hunting. Have a class debate to discuss the ‘for’ and ‘against’ arguments about hunting.