Een goed volgbaar verhaal in grote letters, met geluiden in grotere en speelse lettertypes tussendoor. Hier en daar staan illustraties en de hoofdstukken zijn ingedeeld als ware ze onderdeel van een geheim dossier. Fijn is dat er achterin een stukje staat met wat niet-fictieve feitjes over de 2de Wereldoorlog. Vrij simpel verhaal dat veel kinderen zal aanspreken, en verfrissend omdat de focus echt ligt op de avonturen met de gorilla ipv een realistischer oorlogsbeeld wat in de meeste oorlogsboeken geschetst wordt. Onthoud dus dat dit vooral een fantasie is over dieren, maar dan gezet in een historische setting. Gorillas are the largest of the great apes, but sadly they are critically endangered because of habitat loss and poaching. I personally found some font choices harder to read than others, especially serif fonts with “shaking” special effects. However, I think I successfully read the entire text. David Walliams is fast becoming a global phenomenon in the world of children’s literature – his ability to wow fans is unprecedented with global sales over 14.1 million.

Code Name Bananas: The hilarious and epic children’s book Code Name Bananas: The hilarious and epic children’s book

Londen, 1940. Brittanje is in oorlog met Nazi-Duitsland gewikkel. Die 11-jarige Eric woon by sy ouma nadat hy beide ouers in die oorlog verloor het; sy pa het gesterf toe ‘n torpedo die skip, HMS Grafton, getref het, en sy ma toe ‘n bom haar werksplek verwoes het. Ouma is streng en effe doof en maak gebruik van ‘n gehoortrompet, maar Eric, ‘n kort seuntjie met bakore en ‘n gekraakte bril, is nietemin baie lief vir haar. Sy gunsteling plek is egter die dieretuin waar sy grootoom, Sid, die opsigter is. Oom Sid het in die Eerste Wêreldoorlog albei bene verloor en moet nou oor die weg kom met ‘n geroeste paar blikbene wat aardige geluide maak. Hy en Eric deel ‘n groot liefde vir diere, veral vir Gertrude, die gorilla. Wanneer haar lewe in gevaar is, huiwer hulle dus vir geen oomblik om haar te probeer red nie. Hulle avonture met Gertrude van Londen tot by ‘n verlate kusdorpie, agtervolg deur polisie en gekonfronteer deur Nazi-spioene, al die pad tot by Downingstraat 10, word op ‘n skreeusnaakse wyse in hierdie heerlike dik boek (amper 500 bladsye) vir lesers van ses jaar en ouer vertel.During a crazy war between Britain andNazi Germany, eleven-year-old Eric decides he will spend his days at the place he loves most... London Zoo. But there is one animal in particular that Eric adores most - Gertude the Gorilla! Withbombs falling down overLondon, Eric must rescue Gertrude before it's too late. Together with his Uncle Sid, a keeper at the zoo, the three go on the run. But while hiding out at the seaside they uncover a top-secret Nazi plot... Code Name Bananas is a funny book and it takes place in the second world war and the Natzi are bombing London. Eric is the main character that lost both parents in war, so now lives with his grandma. he gets bullied a lot at school so after he has a secret spot, the London Zoo! where he meets his best friend Gertrude the Gorilla!

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More than two million homes were destroyed across the UK during the Blitz. To stay safe, many families spent the night sleeping in air raid ‘shelters’ Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments Discover the super special friendship between a little boy and a huge gorilla that just might save the day! Grandma is “deaf” so, this being the 1940s during World War II, she uses a hearing trumpet. Cue the usual jokes about hearing impaired people misunderstanding others. Code Name Bananas is ondanks de setting in Wereld Oorlog II vrij onschuldig qua taalgebruik en qua aard. En toch spannend. Eric is nog vrij recent een wees geworden - allemaal door de oorlog die gaande is. Hij woont nu bij zijn oma en bezoekt graag zijn oom in de dierentuin van Londen. Dat doet hij overigens stiekem - zijn oom werkt daar en zo besparen ze geld. Hij helpt zijn oom met de dieren en heeft een speciale band gekregen met Gorilla Gertrude. Wanneer er bombardementen gehouden worden, vindt Eric dat het tijd is voor actie. Wat er volgt is een spannend avontuur om Gertrude te redden en veilig te houden in oorlogstijd.Obedient little boys go to bed when told. So Eric goes to bed… then sneaks out the window to visit Gertrude. There are three types of gorilla – the eastern lowland, western lowland and mountain gorilla. All stuff themselves with up to 30kg of leaves, stems and fruit each day, but some also eat insects, snails and tree bark! The Blitz lasted from 7 September 1940 until 21 May 1941. Every night, cities such as London were bombed by the German air force.

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Bonus materiaal sluit in: ‘n dramatis personae; feitelike notas oor Brittanje in die oorlogtyd; kaarte, en fiktiewe gidse tot dierebollie en grade van stink – met kool onderaan die lys en bobbejaanboude heel bo. Die formaat verseker ook addisionele vermaak: die roman word aan die leser deurgegee as ‘n gedeklassifiseerde geheime oorlogsdokument: ‘Hierdie storie sal vir tagtig jaar in die Britse Intelligensiediens se kluis bly, soos baie nasionale geheime, en dan, eers dan, sal die lêer uiteindelik openbaar gemaak word.’ (456) en ‘Die lêer is nou pas openbaar gemaak en…dit is die boek wat jy nou net gelees het.’ (475) Britain is at war with Germany. As bombs rain down on the city, orphan boy Eric forms an extraordinary friendship with a remarkable gorilla: Gertrude. Eric spends his days at the place that makes him most happy: London Zoo. But when the zoo is no longer safe Eric must go on an epic adventure to rescue Gertrude. Together with his Uncle Sid, a keeper at the zoo, the three go on the run. But while hiding out at the seaside they uncover a top-secret plot . . . escape the clutches of evil villains . . . and in the end they save the day! Eleven-year-old Eric spends his days at the place that makes him most happy: London Zoo. And there’s one animal in particular he loves: Gertrude the gorilla. Shy, gentle, peaceful animals, they live in the forests of central, sub-Saharan Africa, including Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. As Nazi bombs fall, Eric realises his friend needs saving and rescues Gertrude from the zoo with help from Uncle Sid. The three of them hide out at the seaside, but soon they stumble upon a top-secret Nazi plot that will require all their wits and bravery to stop.

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