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Forces Investigations at Home and School

26/2/2021

Art in the style of Quentin Blake

26/2/2021

Here are some facts about Quentin Blake.

Quentin Blake is an English writer of children’s books, and an illustrator. He has illustrated several books for children by the popular writer, Roald Dahl, and has won several awards.

He was born in Kent in 1932 and had his first drawing was published when he was only 16.

He studied English literature at Cambridge before working at London’s Royal College of Art for over 20 years.

Quentin Blake has illustrated over 300 books, including over 30 he has written himself.

In 1974, he illustrated the first book by Dr. Seuss that Seuss didn’t illustrate himself.

He has also designed store logos and postage stamps, and drawn on the side of buses. He has presented the children’s programme Jackanory and is patron of several charities.

One of his biggest projects was a large mural on a disused building near St. Pancras station in London. The mural was designed to greet passengers arriving in London by train.

In his spare time, Blake enjoys giving talks, reading, bird watching and cycling.

He owns a home in France and sometimes tries to read books written in French.

Blake was awarded the CBE in 2005, and was knighted for his services in 2013. He has won several other awards, including the 1980 Kate Greenaway award for best children’s book illustration.

Ancient Greece in Year 3!

11/2/2021

To mark the end of our ancient Greek topic we all dressed up; people wore olive crowns, tunics and cloaks and held shields, spears, medals and Olympic spears.

We had a quiz covering some of the things we have learnt but there were also some new facts.

Our favourite was:

The Ancient Greeks did not eat beans, why?

Answer: They believed they contained the souls of the dead.

The Broad beans were seen as flesh-like. Due to their black-spotted flowers and hollows stems, some believers thought the plants connected earth with Hades, providing ladders for human souls.