Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet: 1

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I think most children would be able to make some connection with this book from their home life, as it talks about the use of modern technology, Xbox and iPhones, which most children have heard about. I think this book would be good for children in upper KS2 and could help them and understand the transition between schools and it may help them feel less nervous about their transition to secondary school. This book could be used throughout the curriculum as a class text, most likely in key stage 2 due to the language used and being able to relate to the character due to age. For instance, due to the science mentioned in the book, this can be linked to science lessons, especially about experiments or genes and DNA. This could also be used in art lessons to focus on the illustrator and her style of drawing. Literacy and Art could be linked if children were to write their own stories in the style of this book using the different fonts for instance. These are just some ideas of how the book can be used in school however there are many other lessons and areas of the curriculum that it could be used in. I absolutely adore the friendship between Omar, Daniel and Charlie. Their different personalities mix so well and I love how their friendship makes Charlie more confident and helps Daniel to make better choices. I'm also so pleased that the book shows these boys hugging each other when they're happy or needing comfort and holding hands when they're nervous. This is such a positive thing for boys (and girls) in my class to read about and have normalised. Planet Omar has all of the everyday life family drama and silly humour of Tom Gates and Sam Wu, and it's wonderful to read a funny book for kids featuring a Muslim family.

Omar’s beloved neighborhood mosque is in danger of closing down, and so Omar and his two best friends Daniel and Charlie come up with ideas to save it. Omar does chores around the house, but he decides that it isn’t enough to reach the goal of 30,000. En ik ben blij dat er meer boeken in de serie komen. Want ik heb zeker nog niet genoeg Omar gehad. Wat zal hij de volgende keer doen? Ik vond het alleen heel jammer dat wederom (het lijkt wel een trend want ik zie het in steeds meer boeken) dat pestkopjes maar vergeven en bevriend moeten worden want boehoehohoeeh ze hebben het zo moeilijk vanwege (vul hier iets in wat toepasselijk is) en dus kunnen ze er niks aan doen dat ze een stel etters zijn. Ik vind het gewoon echt niks. Ik ben zelf een flinke tijd in mijn leven gepest, en sorry ik zou echt geen tiet geven om een zielige sobstory van een pester. Je hebt mijn leven verpest, me helemaal gebroken, ga weg met je sobstory. Dat geeft je echt geen reden om iemands leven te verpesten. Plus, het voelt voor mij gewoon alsof het een slecht bericht geeft aan mensen die gepest zijn. Ja, maar die arme pester(s) kon/kunnen er toch niks aan doen. Ach en wee. :

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The playful text is bolstered with illustrations throughout that show off [Omar’s] creativity and imagination. A great #OwnVoices story for children to learn more about connection and empathy.” —S chool Library Journal Unexpected Super Spy is the second book in the Planet Omar series and it is just as much fun as the first.

I really enjoyed reading this book as I feel like it is very educational as it explains quite a lot about the Islam religion which can be useful when teaching children about Islam. Especially as it tells the reader about the different prayers that they do everyday, tells the reader about Ramadan and why they do it and also about the two different Eid's that Muslims celebrate throughout the year. Also, this book can teach children how they can stand up to bullies and what should do if they are being bullied in school. This book has excellent illustrations that go alongside the text and they are illustrations that make you feel like you are inside Omar's head and following him through every emotion that he feels. Our Guest Editor, Cressida Cowell said, "this is a very funny, illustrated series which has characters with heart who you really care about. I’d say if you’re a fan of Wimpy Kid and Tom Gates, you’d like this series…" Written in an easy to read style with line drawings and fun fonts where appropriate, this book is brilliant for those getting into longer chapter books. Omar and his family and friends are all likeable characters and you're rooting for them from the start. Reading this book put such a massive smile on my face. I'm not sure I can quite convey in words how perfect this series of books is. All of these adventures involve Omar being amazingly brave and kind and it just makes me heart melt. Added to this he has such an upbeat and imaginative way of looking at the world that it's just so much fun to be in his head. The illustrations and different fonts used throughout the book bring the pictures that the words create to life in hilarious ways. It’s not so much a dislike of the book, but I don’t like that Mrs Rodgers and Daniel actually needed to revive an act of kindness before being non-judgmental. I think it’s a shame that this is what happens and children have to suffer this.it is commented on that Mrs Rodgers views are probably front what she has read in newspapers and how those of the Muslim faith are often linked to terrorism and that therefore is the basis of her opinions. Again, this is a true representation of how many people make their views and acts as a reminder to not always trust the media.

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I loved Planet Omar: Accidental Trouble Magnet for its loving #ownvoices immersion in a British Pakistani family adapting to life in a new town, new school and the ups and downs that brings and I’m so pleased to say that Omar has returned better than ever and with wonderful illustrations returning from Nasaya Mafiridik Het boek is ook heerlijk geillustreerd en er waren echt illustraties op bijna elke pagina, klein of groot. Planet Omar is a fiction text about an imaginary character and imaginary events. However, events such as Ramadan and Eid are real life Muslim festivals. Omar vond ik meteen een erg leuke hoofdpersoon, hij was grappig, vriendelijk, en hij was ook erg lief naar zijn zus en broertje. Ik vond het erg leuk hoe makkelijk hij vrienden maakte, ik zou ook wel die skill willen hebben, lijkt me een erg nuttige en handige skill.