RED DOT
YOUNGER READERS
Name Class
Younger Readers – Years 3 & 4 Older Readers – Years 5–8 Mature Readers – Years 9 and above Red Dot website: https://sites.google.com/site/reddotbookawards20152016/
Dear Students, Welcome to your Red Dot Book Award activity book. The Red Dot Book Award and the Singapore Readers Cup are a yearly event organized by school librarians in Singapore. Each year, eight books are chosen to be read, and students vote for the one which they think is best. But the Red Dot Book Award is not just about choosing the best book. It’s also a chance for schools to compete against each other to see which team can remember the most about the books. This Readers Cup event takes place in May 2016. Inside this activity book, you’ll find extra information related to the eight books chosen for this year’s challenge. This booklet is designed to support your reading and make the challenge more fun for you. Here are some suggestions on how to use it. In the mood for some action-adventure, or would you prefer a ghost story? Did you just read about a family tragedy and want something a bit lighter? Use the summaries to help you decide which book to read next. Keep track of your reading by using the Reading Log. Show your parents and teacher, especially if they set reading homework. Use your wider reading to boost your vocabulary by recording new words that you find in the Word List. If you can organise this page well, Ms Taylor or Mr Gourlay will reward you with a sticker when you finish each book. Once you have finished each book, test your memory by having a go at the review. Describe the story, the characters and the setting. Finally, give the book a star rating out of five. Once you’ve finished all eight books, while the books are still fresh in your mind, decide on your ranking on the back page. When the time comes, cast your vote. Happy Red Dot Reading… Ms Taylor and Mr Gourlay Library Staff
Samurai versus Ninja: The Battle for the Golden Egg by Nick Falk and Tony Flowers
In the Edo Period of Japan, two teams fight for supremacy – the serious samurai and the scheming ninjas. To determine who is the best, a deadly contest is held. The prize is the Golden Egg, the most magnificent treasure in all of Japan. DATE
FROM PAGE
TO PAGE
WORD LIST
Complete? Ask your parent to sign to receive a sticker! Parent’s Signature
Review What happens in the story?
Who are the main characters in the story? What are they like?
Where does the story take place?
Write three quiz questions that you could use to test your friends. 1. 2. 3.
Colour the stars to rate the book:
☆☆☆☆☆
Darcy Burdock by Laura Dockrill
Ten-year-old Darcy Burdock is one of life’s noticers. Curious, smart-as-a-whip, funny and fiercely loyal, she sees the extraordinary in the everyday and the wonder in the world around her.
DATE
FROM PAGE
TO PAGE
WORD LIST
Complete? Ask your parent to sign to receive a sticker! Parent’s Signature
Review What happens in the story?
Who are the main characters in the story? What are they like?
Where does the story take place?
Write three quiz questions that you could use to test your friends. 1. 2. 3.
Colour the stars to rate the book:
☆☆☆☆☆
Jake in Space: Moon Attack by Candice Lemon-Scott
Jake is sent to remedial space-car driving school on the Moon. Nothing could be more embarrassing. He soon uncovers a sinister plot and must summon his courage, and driving skills, to save everyone.
DATE
FROM PAGE
TO PAGE
WORD LIST
Complete? Ask your parent to sign to receive a sticker! Parent’s Signature
Review What happens in the story?
Who are the main characters in the story? What are they like?
Where does the story take place?
Write three quiz questions that you could use to test your friends. 1. 2. 3.
Colour the stars to rate the book:
☆☆☆☆☆
The Last King of Angkor Wat by Graeme Base
Among the ruins of Angkor Wat, Tiger, Monkey, Water Buffalo, and Gecko argue over who would make the greatest king. An ancient elephant suggests a race to the top of the hill. DATE
FROM PAGE
TO PAGE
WORD LIST
Complete? Ask your parent to sign to receive a sticker! Parent’s Signature
Review What happens in the story?
Who are the main characters in the story? What are they like?
Where does the story take place?
Write three quiz questions that you could use to test your friends. 1. 2. 3.
Colour the stars to rate the book:
☆☆☆☆☆
Monkey and Me by David Gilman
Nine-year-old Beanie is coping with more than most kids his age, including treatment for leukaemia. But Beanie’s not bothered, he just wants to be part of his big brother’s gang of friends. To show he’s got what it takes, Beanie braves a scary deserted house where he finds a young chimpanzee. DATE
FROM PAGE
TO PAGE
WORD LIST
Complete? Ask your parent to sign to receive a sticker! Parent’s Signature
Review What happens in the story?
Who are the main characters in the story? What are they like?
Where does the story take place?
Write three quiz questions that you could use to test your friends. 1. 2. 3.
Colour the stars to rate the book:
☆☆☆☆☆
The Seven Deadly Finns by John Chambers
A deadpan, riotous, highly illustrated cacophony of madcap Irish shenanigans for boys and girls of seven years and up. One moment in time. One larger-than-life family. Each chapter follows a different Finn during the same ten minutes, building to a candid camera Finnale with a hilarious twist. DATE
FROM PAGE
TO PAGE
WORD LIST
Complete? Ask your parent to sign to receive a sticker! Parent’s Signature
Review What happens in the story?
Who are the main characters in the story? What are they like?
Where does the story take place?
Write three quiz questions that you could use to test your friends. 1. 2. 3.
Colour the stars to rate the book:
☆☆☆☆☆
Quinny & Hopper
by Adriana Brad Schanen and Greg Swearingen Quinny has a lot to say. Hopper gets to the point. Quinny has one speed: very, very, extra-very fast. Hopper proceeds with caution. Quinny has big ideas. Hopper has smart solutions. Quinny and Hopper couldn’t be more different. They are an unstoppable team. DATE
FROM PAGE
TO PAGE
WORD LIST
Complete? Ask your parent to sign to receive a sticker! Parent’s Signature
Review What happens in the story?
Who are the main characters in the story? What are they like?
Where does the story take place?
Write three quiz questions that you could use to test your friends. 1. 2. 3.
Colour the stars to rate the book:
☆☆☆☆☆
Pigsticks and Harold by Alex Milway
Pigsticks is the last in a noble line of explorers, and he’s decided it’s time for him to follow in his forepigs’ footsteps – with an assistant to do the heavy lifting, of course. When his help-wanted ad draws a motley crew of candidates, he chooses a hapless delivery hamster named Harold. DATE
FROM PAGE
TO PAGE
WORD LIST
Complete? Ask your parent to sign to receive a sticker! Parent’s Signature
Review What happens in the story?
Who are the main characters in the story? What are they like?
Where does the story take place?
Write three quiz questions that you could use to test your friends. 1. 2. 3.
Colour the stars to rate the book:
☆☆☆☆☆
Which book do you think is best? Now that you’ve finished all eight books, and while the books are still fresh in your mind, decide on your ranking. Your choice will help to decide which book will win! (1 is best; 8 is worst).
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