Book Review: Tomi

Book Review: Tomi

‘Tomi’ is a true story, based on Tomi Riechental’s childhood experiences of the horrors of the Holocaust. The Holocaust was the time in World War 2 when Jews were treated like criminals and brutally murdered simply because of their different religion. Many people...
Word of the Day (3rd/4th Class)

Word of the Day (3rd/4th Class)

This is a 20 week week “Word of the Day” programme intended for use in 3rd/4th classes. It consists of five new words to learn in each of the 20 weeks of the programme. A dictionary explanation as well as a sample sentence including the word is displayed...
Book Review: Leo’s War

Book Review: Leo’s War

“Leo’s War”, written by Patricia Murphy, is a wartime adventure story which takes place in Rome during World War II at a time when the Germans occupied Italy. Leo and his sister Ruby live with their mother just outside Rome and their father is away...
Book Review: Spies

Book Review: Spies

Spies by Brian Gallagher is a book about three friends – Johnny, Stella and Alice – growing up during the Irish War of Independence. Stella is Canadian with a father who is an RAF wing commander, Alice and her family own the Mill Hotel of Balbriggan and Johnny is a...