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Who do you think the man in uniform in the photo in the ‘brown wooden frame’ might be? Suggest that reading on might provide information to confirm or challenge their ideas. Quentin Blake was born in 1932 and read English at Cambridge, before attending Chelsea Art College. He has won many major prizes for illustration, including the Kate Greenaway Medal (1980) and the Red House Children's Book Award (1981) for Mister Magnolia. He is also the winner of the Hans Christian Andersen Award for Illustration and in 1990 was voted 'The Illustrator's Illustrator' by Observer Magazine. A tireless promoter of children's literature – and a long-time collaborator with roald Dahl – Quentin Blake was awarded the OBE in 1988 and in 2005 he was awarded a CBE for services to Children's Literature. In the most recent New Year’s Honours list he has been knighted. The illustrations in the book were beautiful and when reading the story I could tell that Quentin Blake has thought carefully about his illustrations to make sure the illustrations were describing the text well. The techniques are good because his illustrations are unique with bold outlines for the picture and a variety of different colours. Two children find the Green Ship when they climb over the wall into what is more like a forest than a garden. The ship has bushes for bows and stern and its funnels are trees; a small garden shed on an ancient stump is the wheelhouse and in command of the ship is the owner of the garden, old Mrs Tredegar. Throughout the summer she, the Bosun and the two children sail the Seven Seas visiting exotic faraway places and having wonderful adventures. Education Shed Ltd, Severn House, Severn Bridge, Riverside North, Bewdley, Worcestershire, UK, DY12 1AB
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This is a beautiful example of how powerful our imagination is and how we should remember that as we get older. An old favourite from the days of bedtime reading. Two children climb over a wall and discover a large and wild garden with a green ship made out of trees and bushes. They befriend the elderly owner and spend happy days here during their summer holidays. I often think of this book at the end of the summer. Blake was educated at Chislehurst and Sidcup Grammar School. His English teacher, JH Walsh, influenced his ambition to become involved in literature. His first published drawing was for the satirical magazine Punch, at the age of 16. He read English Literature at Downing College, Cambridge (1953-6), received his postgraduate teaching diploma from the University of London, and later studied at the Chelsea School of Art. He gained another teaching diploma at the Institute of Education before working at the Royal College of Art.
Two bored children climb over a neighbour’s wall in search of adventure. Battling their way through the dense 'jungle' of the garden, they stumble upon a life-size ship sculpted from trees and bushes. Boarding the ship, they embark on an extraordinary journey. Omg this broke my heart - tears welled up and I was balling and my daughter asked me ‘are you ok mama?’. And I was. I’m old enough to know that things don’t ever stay the same and there’s no changing that. Thankfully she isn’t yet. For instance, when she says ‘ Shall we clap them in irons?‘ Does she mean to do exactly what the words say?
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Acclaimed British author and artist Quentin Blake, whose illustrations can be found in the work of such children's literature luminaries as Joan Aiken and Roald Dahl, spins a lovely tale here of two children who befriend an elderly neighbor, while on holiday, and engage in a marvelous game of make believe. Sneaking over the wall into the garden next door to their holiday home, the pair discover a wild garden, at whose heart is the eponymous green ship, made out of specially shaped bushes, two tall trees for masts, and a raised garden shed functioning as a wheel house. Discovered during the course of their exploration by Mrs. Tredegar, the owner of the garden and ship, the children are soon involved in a wonderful season of imaginative play...
I used this book as a stimulus for writing with my Year 4 class during SBT1. The child based an imaginary voyage on their own Green Ship and described where they went, what they saw and who they met on their own special journey.
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This really is a book that highlights the power of the imagination, and the importance of harnessing it. When Alice and her brother find Mrs Tredegar and her Green Ship, their holiday changes course drastically. They're trained as the crew of that marvellous ship and spend whole days 'exploring the world' with Mrs Tredegar. The green ship was an intriguing book that helps children to use their imagination, inspiring children to create nature into a ship, den, house etc. Why do you think she says, ‘ What would the captain have done?’ and later, ‘ The captain would have been proud of you.‘? Two bored children climb over a neighbour's wall in search of adventure. Battling their way through the dense 'jungle' of the garden, they stumble upon a life-size ship sculpted from trees and bushes. Boarding the ship, they embark on an extraordinary journey.Have you ever played imaginary games like the children in this story? You may want to record or write your story and keep it in a memory box. If you liked this book, you might enjoy…
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Does anyone know what the different parts of the ship are? (bow, stern, funnel, masts, wheelhouse). Quentin was the inaugural Children's Laureate (1999-2001), an experience he recorded in his book Laureate's Progress. During his time in the role, he celebrated children's books and children's book illustration with a range of projects and exhibitions, and conceived the idea for the House of Illustration, the world's first centre dedicated to the art of illustration in all its forms.When two bold adventurers climb over the wall to explore the overgrown garden next door, the discover a ship made of bushes, with tall, thin trees for masts. They also meet marvellous Mrs Tredegar, who turns them into a fully trained crew, and with their imaginations at the ready, they embark on a series of glorious voyages. Either read the book with the children or if you have sufficient copies, allow them to read it independently and make notes using a few open prompts such as: The charm of the book however lies in the relationships between young ones and older ones. For once it's not the 'precocious children smarter than adults'. The ending is a bit bittersweet. Alice says they should go and look at the ship. What would you have done, if you were in the same position? A book of exceptional warmth and humanity . . . This is Quentin Blake at his richest and most colourful Guardian
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