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About the Book When they first arrived, they came quietly and stealthily as if they tip-toed into the world when we were all looking the other way. Ade loves living at the top of a tower block. From his window, he feels like he can see the whole world stretching out beneath him. His mum doesn’t really like looking
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Boy in the Tower by Polly Ho-Yen A Guide for Reading Groups Main characters Ade – a loyal and determined boy who lives with his mum in a flat in a London tower block. Mum – Ade’s mum who is suffering from depression and refuses to leave their flat. Gaia – Ade’s best friend at school who lives in the tower block opposite Ade’s.
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Ade’s decision to leave the tower block to go and rescue someone he thinks he has seen outside. The children begin the lesson by considering whether this was a responsible decision, using evidence from the text to support their viewpoint. PART TWO When studying hapter 19 in Lesson 6, the children were introduced to tension devices.
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This book was nominated for the Carnegie Medal and shortlisted for the Blue Peter and Waterstones Children’s book awards. Context From the seventeenth floor of the tower block where he lives with his mother, Ade watches as the buildings fall around him. The Bluchers - a strange and terrible kind of plant - are taking over the city, and
- Level 1 books are for children who are just beginning to learn about books and reading. At this stage, your child is likely to be learning the alphabet at nursery, and may be able to recognise some simple, common words.
- By this stage, your child will be able to use their knowledge of letters and sounds to work out new words, though they may still need help.
- At this level, your child will be using phonics to help them read slightly more complicated words, including words with common digraphs like ‘ee’, ‘oa’, ‘ch’, and ‘th’.
- By Level 4, your child will be using their phonics knowledge to work out words quickly, and will know a range of common tricky words (like ‘said’, ‘some’, and ‘what’) by sight.
write for a range of real purposes; select appropriate grammar and vocabulary; note and develop initial ideas, drawing on reading and research where necessary; ensure the consistent and correct use of tense throughout a piece of writing. On pages 15–16, Ade describes what he can see from his window.
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Three children descend their grey tower block home and find more than just adventure in the depths and beauty of an ancient tree. A wizened tree-grown man gifts them a special stone which grants the children power. Power to see the magic in their home.
