The Iron Man: Chris Mould Illustrated Edition: 1

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I think nobody knew the Iron man was falling as I do not think anybody was at the beach at the time so nobody saw the iron man fall he was also far in the distance so nobody saw him. If people saw him the just probably thought it was just a old pile of junk falling of the cliff. Faber and Faber (other editions available) Age 7-9 The Iron Man was written nearly 50 years ago by the poet Ted Hughes, originally to entertain his own children. Told in five chapters representing five nights it is ideal for bedtime story reading over a week. The book tells what happens when a mysterious iron giant arrives in a farming community. Initially treated as a threat, The Iron Man later becomes a hero saving the world from a dangerous space monster. It is mainly told from the point of view of Hogarth, a young boy who forms a friendship with the Iron Man. Exciting, poetic and dramatic this book is great for read aloud to children. There is lots to think and talk about too with the dilemma of what to do about the Iron Man for example. Watch a narrated animation of the opening of the story here. The family who has a picnic on the hill feel an earthquake. Can you find out what causes earthquakes?

Y dyn haearn, transl. into Welsh of The Iron Man by Emily Huws; illus. by Andrew Davidson. Llanrwst: Gwasg Carreg Gwalch, 2004 ISBN 978-0-86381-936-0 The Iron Man is taller than a house? How tall is this? What units of measurement might be sensible for measuring things taller than a house?I think the author Ted Hughes used a lot of similes to describe the Iron man so you could know what kind of person he is. He used a lot of them as he wants to give as much description about the Iron man to the readers as he can . Astronomers spot the growing star in the Constellation of Orion. Can you find any other constellations? The word immense means big and massive this infers and describes the Iron man perfectly as be is big and massive . We do not know his size to be exact as he is unmeasurable so we do not know. Rautamies, transl. into Finnish of The Iron Man by Sinikka Sajama; illus. Andrew Davidson. Karkkila: Kustannus-Mäkelä, 1993 ISBN 978-951-873-267-2 The Iron Man, illus. by Laura Carlin. London: Walker Books in collaboration with Faber and Faber, 2010 ISBN 978-1-4063-2957-5

The Iron Man helps the world to become more peaceful. Think of ways that we can help to encourage people and countries to live more peacefully alongside each other. Le Géant de fer, transl. into French of The Iron Man by Sophie de Vogelas; illus. by Philippe Munch; Folio cadet 52. Éditions Gallimard Jeunesse, 1984 ISBN 978-2-07-031052-4 I think the iron man is a good character because he was only trying to get some metal to eat . So that is why he ate the farmers tractors . However , I think that the iron man is a bad character as well because he ate the farmers tractors without asking . If the iron man has asked then they could have given spare metal to the iron man , that wouldn’t have caused a problem . Use the robot paper templates to create profiles of different robots or to write a new robot story (see Resources below).

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The Iron Man: A Story in Five Nights title listing at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 6 October 2013. Select a particular edition (title) for more data at that level, such as a front cover image (7 available) or linked contents. For the 1968 and 1985 editions, later printings only. Use speech marks to write the conversation between Hogarth and his dad when Hogarth explains that he has seen an Iron Man. In 1999, Warner Bros. released an animated film using the novel as a basis, titled The Iron Giant, directed by Brad Bird and co-produced by Pete Townshend. Look at the robot illustrations (see Resources below) and write about each one. What special skills do they have? What adventures might they have?

Draw and label a ‘before and after’ diagram of the Iron Man. Start with a picture of the Iron Man at the top of the cliff, then a picture of the Iron Man after the fall. Use evidence from the text to carefully label your diagram. Be a ‘Word Detective’ and search for examples of powerful verbs in Chapter 1. Explain how the verbs are used. Sort them into groups; verbs that describe activity and verbs that describe stillness. Can you use any of these verbs in sentences of your own? After playing this game for two rounds, the dragon is so badly burned that he no longer appears physically frightening. The Iron Man by contrast has only a deformed ear-lobe to show for his pains. The alien creature admits defeat. When asked why he came to Earth, the dragon reveals that he is a peaceful "star spirit" who experienced excitement about the ongoing sights and sounds produced by the violent warfare of humanity. In his own life, he was a singer of the " music of the spheres"; the harmony of his kind that keeps the cosmos in balance in stable equilibrium.Looking to see how your class' reading comprehension skills are coming along? This The Iron Man Differentiated Reading Questions Activityis just what you need. Differentiated to support all abilities, the worksheets feature comprehension questions for each chapter of the story, as well as the answers for you. A catalogue of Pembroke’s Hughes-Adamson material is available on request from the College Librarian Pat Aske, at [email protected]