The Nowhere Emporium: 1 (Kelpies)

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LoveReading4Kids exists because books change lives, and buying books through LoveReading4Kids means you get to change the lives of future generations, with 25% of the cover price donated to schools in need. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. In present-day Glasgow, 11-year-old Mirren is dismayed to learn that her mother is being held captive inside the Emporium. When Mirren, her best friend Lukasz and their nemesis Robyn are summoned to the mysterious shop in the dead of night, they enter with trepidation. The children need to work together to rescue Mirren’s mum and defeat the evil magician who is infecting everything with his sinister magic. Meanwhile, they must keep one step ahead of the inky Nightmares, viscous monsters with terrifyingly sharp teeth, which chase them through the labyrinth of rooms. I will also say that this book could have been written to be read aloud -- the descriptions have just the right amount of detail to them to be vivid when spoken with a little flair, but not so much that you or a young audience will forget what you were even talking about by the time you get to the end of a paragraph. The language and the pacing are comfortable for speaking, too.

HOWEVER, that hardly means this book is a rip-off of either of those books. Just because The Night Circus had magicians and magical rooms/venues, doesn't mean other books containing magicians and magic are necessarily rips-off of it. Similarly, just because Harry Potter featured a young boy who is introduced to a world of magic doesn't mean that this theme can no more be used in other books. Ed è un peccato, visto che la lettura è di per sé molto piacevole. E' un libro per ragazzi, il testo scorre velocemente, la sintassi è semplice, le immagini evocate fantastiche! Another thing that I really liked was the ending. I love how satisfying the ending was and how well it concluded this book. It's refreshing to read fantasy stories that are concluded within one book instead of being stretched across several installments.This story reads like the bedtime tale you wish your dad had told you when you were a kid, spinning it out over many weeks while you fought sleep as valiantly as you were able, always wanting to hear just a little bit more. Trying to be realistic for lots of my readers/friends here on GR, I don't think many of you would go out of your way to read it without a younger loved one to share it with; but I think you could have an opportunity to do that since many children younger than the recommended age of 8 would enjoy having this book read to them before they could read it to themselves. If you have a child who likes fantasy and adventure and can deal with a PG level of scariness, then this book would likely be a home run. Reading it by myself, I genuinely enjoyed it but was always aware it was rather more for kids than for me.

Consistent research evidence indicates that the more words areader can read, know and understand, the more they can develop new word meanings. In other words, the relationship between vocabulary learning and reading comprehension is areciprocal one. Semantic vocabulary knowledge supports good reading comprehension. At the same time, good reading comprehension offers opportunities to learn new word meanings. Hang on: I’ll need to teach some vocabulary here. Iscan the rest of the passage for potential ​ ‘Tier 2’ words that appear frequently across several topics in the classroom: ironmonger’s, emporium, jostled, theories, intricate, spectacle. Overall, the book was amazing, it was just extraordinary. I’d do anything to be able to feel what I felt when I first started reading it.... Read Full ReviewIt's a story with all the classic elements of a good story: Mystery,magic,friendship and a nasty villain. When reading, at some point we will encounter vocabulary where the spelling (orthography) and sound patterns (phonology) of words are inconsistent, such as exception words. I wanted to see more of their downtime when there wasn't a problem to be solved or a bad guy chasing after them. It almost feels like you got dropped into the middle of a breathless race without a second or two to catch your bearings. I loved Ellie as well, Mr. Silver's twelve-year-old daughter. On the exterior, she's fierce and stubborn and brave, but there were little chinks in her armour that allowed her fear, her sadness and her uncertainty to reach the reader, making her feel like a very authentic character. She felt trapped and stifled, not being able to leave the Emporium's walls and I felt so sad for her because she was just a real girl who was a ghost to everyone but her father, Daniel and the Emporium's staff. She just wanted to set foot outside the Emporium's walls and see the real world, breathe fresh air into her lungs and explore the extraordinary beauty of earth. She was sassy and brave but she showed her vulnerability as well which made her feel so much more real!

When the mysterious Nowhere Emporium arrives in Glasgow, orphan Daniel Holmes stumbles upon it quite by accident. Before long, the 'shop from nowhere' -- and its owner, Mr Silver -- draw Daniel into a breathtaking world of magic and enchantment. I’d have a library with every story ever written waiting on the shelves for me. But it would be a library with a twist: I’d be able to meet the characters from my favourite books face to face! Education Shed Ltd, Severn House, Severn Bridge, Riverside North, Bewdley, Worcestershire, UK, DY12 1AB I liked Mr. Silver too! He had a quiet kind of strength, he was kind, generous and utterly magical. However, he was also tormented by the ghosts of his past and it showed. He wasn't a perfect character but I loved him nonetheless.This magnificent book combines two well-known fairy tales and challenges everything familiar about them. A spectacular book that deserves a spot on every bookcase.

This is a fun read, and I would recommend it for kids and adults alike. It pulls you along and never slows down. There was not one bit of the book that I disliked, every single sentence, every single scene I visioned in my head, was magical. Great ideas for different questions. Lots of links to reading and writing which were useful for our 'author's style' lessons. Thankyou!Well. Let me not mislead you. Fun *for me* and stressful for our young hero, whose relationships are...fraught...throughout the book. Does he understand the rules Mr. Silver sets down? Is he doing it right? Are his friends really his friends or are they going to abandon him? My favourite character would be Ellie because she cares, she isn’t afraid to speak and she doesn’t take things for granted. The book made me laugh at some parts and I was always so eager to read the next chapter after finishing one. Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments Kirby's life is turned upside down after a terrible storm hits his hometown, leaving his mum fighting for her life.