Cloud Busting: Puffin Poetry

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Powerful themes and extraordinary language come together in a single book that could change the way children see – and describe – the world, as Christine Chen and Lindsay Pickton explain. Despite his Mum’s insistence, Sam doesn’t want to be friends with Davey, he thinks Davey’s a first class, grade A, top of the dung heap moron.

Cloud Busting - Wikipedia

Ask children to imagine that Sam can travel back in time to speak to the Sam he was when Davey first arrives. When Donald had finished shooting his scenes) I said to him, ‘We have finished with you, thanks – but I just want you to walk away down the hill towards the sun. Please be aware that, for copyright purposes, we are unable to provide the full text for this scheme of work. The only thing I can possibly say I dislike about this book is the fact that I will never get to experience reading it for the first time again.Even more startling, but hardly surprising, is the ease with which Bush was able to capture the moment when a child first realizes that adults are fallible. Despite his Mum's insistence, Sam doesn't want to be friends with Davey; he thinks Davey's a first-class, grade A, top-of-the-dung heap moron. In 1992, Utah Saints sampled the song's line "I just know that something good is going to happen" for their song "Something Good" as well as scenes from Bush's video for their video. Many scenes in the book lend themselves to exploration through dramatic reconstruction, or even just freezeframing.

Cloud Busting - Penguin Books UK

A gripping, touching story by any measure, however, what I found most fascinating about this book, was its superbly creative presentation.Sam is still embarrassed to be seen with Davey, but little by little he has to admit that when it’s just the two of them, Davey is a lot of fun. It is a lovely story of friendship, betrayal, and regret, but also of understanding and facing consequences. It could be used for PHSE sessions but I have read it out loud to 3 different year 5 / 6 classes and they all got engrossed in the plot beyond the poetry.