Code Name Bananas: The hilarious and epic children’s book from multi-million bestselling author David Walliams

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As Nazi bombs fall, Eric realises his friend needs saving and rescues Gertrude from the zoo with help from Uncle Sid. The three of them hide out at the seaside, but soon they stumble upon a top-secret Nazi plot that will require all their wits and bravery to stop. As well as being a No.1 best-selling Children’s author, David Walliams is one of Britain's most popular writers and comic actors. Filled with wonderful illustrations by Tony Ross and the magical storytelling that never fails to leave little ones flushed with adventure; Code Name Bananas is an unmissable read for Christmas 2020. Code Name Bananas is a funny book and it takes place in the second world war and the Natzi are bombing London. Eric is the main character that lost both parents in war, so now lives with his grandma. he gets bullied a lot at school so after he has a secret spot, the London Zoo! where he meets his best friend Gertrude the Gorilla! Obedient little boys go to bed when told. So Eric goes to bed… then sneaks out the window to visit Gertrude.

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Discover the super special friendship between a little boy and a huge gorilla that just might save the day!Madcap. Zany. Quirky. Hmm. It didn't hit the spot for me at all. The woman voicing Eric didn't help, yet another grating stereotype that didn't fit. An actual child's voice would have been nice. Fluent readers without reading difficulties will find this creative combination of textual variations and pictures immersive. Struggling readers may find this difficult. The ending Walliams' books] are brilliantly, beautifully and seemingly effortlessly written - Mr Dahl finally has a Then there are the animals. Sid collects disabled animals. This menagerie serves to humanize Sid more and to provide – you guessed it – comic relief. Not to mention that they all live in his kitchen. And Sid is a recluse – he never ever has visitors, not even family – because of his menagerie. Walliams’s use of disability as comedy That’s just some of the action from David Walliams’ new book, Code Name Bananas, illustrated by Tony Ross.

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David Walliams has revolutionised reading for children and has become one of the most influential children’s writers today. Since the publication of his ground-breaking first novel, The Boy in the Dress (2008), Walliams has seen unprecedented growth with global sales exceeding 45 million copies, and his books translated into 55 languages. Collectively across his titles, David has celebrated 70 weeks (non-consecutive) at number one in the overall book charts and more than 200 weeks (non-consecutive) at number one in the Children’s charts – an achievement no other children’s writer has reached. Code Name Bananas will appeal to a lot of children. However, due to its representation of disability, I cannot recommend it. I am a massive fan of David Walliams’ book, so I was excited to get my hands on this book. I am happy to say that this book was just as awesome as I had hoped it would be.Posh zoo directors, freaky vets, terrible twins and playful animals – all this and more feature in this fast-paced tale. The reader will find themselves marvelling at the various creatures that appear in the novel and relating in some form to the grief felt by Eric. Anyhoo, Eric’s escapades at the zoo end up with Eric banned for life and Gertrude sentenced to death. What follows is a hilarious and impossible adventure involving dirigibles, Nazi spies, and smuggling a full grown Gorilla from London to the seaside. Representation Little Britain does far more to promote racism, sexism, homophobia, ageism and classism than it does to satirise them. Zoals gebruikelijk post ik hier ook wat over wat ik gelezen heb. Wederom een nieuwe fantastische titel van David Walliams (ik zal hem altijd voor mij zien als zijn Little Britain karakters of het feit herinneren dat hij het kanaal gezwommen heeft van de ene naar de andere kant maar dat terzijde).

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Book Links aims to develop generations of literate children and young people who appreciate all forms of story and how story is created. Along their dangerous and exciting journey, they discover a sinister Nazi plot which would destroy all of England’s defence and power in one foul swoop. Where to go? Who to trust? As increasingly thrilling characters and events are introduced the reader is taken on a roller coaster ride of emotions. I didn’t enjoy this one quite as much as the other David Walliams books I’ve read. I’m not really sure why because it was a good story but I think the pace was quite slow, felt a little bit of a slog at times. I think the toilet humours got a bit old now as well cause there tends to be some kind of poo joke in his books, which I’m sure kids love but I’m at little over it haha 😂 There is a unit plan included with the novel broken down into 17 lessons, with activities relevant to each lesson/chapters. There are 31 activities included to align with the chapters, with extension and fast finishers activities available also. Learning Intentions and Success Criteria are included for each lesson and align with curriculum. The activities are designed for students to build skills in responding to texts - such as building vocabulary, predicting, recount, chronological recount, different perspectives and making connections. There are three types of gorilla – the eastern lowland, western lowland and mountain gorilla. All stuff themselves with up to 30kg of leaves, stems and fruit each day, but some also eat insects, snails and tree bark!Making our way through my youngest sons David Walliams Christmas present books - and he never disappoints does he?! They've felt phoned-in and rushed-out for a while now. I was pleased to see another period piece here (after The Ice Monster), especially as my eldest is studying World War II at school. And there are some great war details included, so that was a positive.

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Orphaned by the war, Eric has few friends but Gertrude, a gorilla at London Zoo, and her keeper, his uncle Sid. The German bombs end up causing Gertrude to escape her cage, which in turns means the owner of the zoo determines to have her put down (yep, it's a bit forced), so the three of them decide the best course of action is to run away. Cue a big country-wide chase, and lots of female clothing. And a final act involving two not-at-all suspicious old ladies in a dilapidated seaside boarding house.

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I loved that this book was set during World War 2. This setting added a great opportunity for a little bit of history to be sprinkled into the story. The history that was featured in this story was interesting and made for some truly funny scenes. Code Name Bananas is illustrated throughout, not like a picture book but with frequent use of expressive font and size changes as well as frequent pictures.