Reading: An Eagle in the Snow (Tuesday; 18/5) (Friday; 21/5)

K: Know the summary of An Eagle in the Snow.

U: Understand the main character in the story.

D: Read Part One - Chapter 1 of An Eagle in the Snow.


Words of the Day

1. Eagle

2. Snow


An Eagle in the Snow by Michael Morpurgo


It is based on a true story and is about a man who could had have stopped the second world war from happening.

It is 1940 and Barney and his Nan are on a train escaping to the countryside but a German fighter planes tries to shoot the train, meaning it has to hide in the tunnel. A strange man sitting opposite them decides to tell them a story about his friend, Billy Byron, the most decorated soldier of the first world war, the person who had a chance to end the war before it even began. But sometimes the truth is hard to see and even harder to live with…


For those who do not have the physical copy of the book, fear not! Click on this link to read the e-book version :)

Once you're on the website, scroll downwards until you see the links below:


Click on whichever you prefer, whether it's on desktop or mobile. I have requested the PDF version and am currently waiting for a response. Once I have it, I will send it to you kids :)


Task Time

For your task, please read Part One: The 11:50 to London (Chapter 1). For those using the BooksVooks website, you can start on page 8 to page 14.

There will be Quizizz question related to P1:C1. The Quizizz dates are as below:

5 Autumnus - Next Tuesday (25/5)

5 Aestas, Ver, and Hiems - Next Friday (28/5)

Have fun reading!

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