The Great Paper Caper: Oliver Jeffers

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For a time, the F.B.I. continued the investigation. On October 31, 1973, the man who had been denied access to the papers and whom the bureau had described as its prime suspect was questioned by a federal grand jury. He denied any knowledge of the theft. The records of the grand jury are sealed. I asked Roger Newman if he was the suspect who had been brought before the grand jury. He said yes. “I told them I didn’t know much, and that was that,” he said. I asked him if the experience had been terrifying. He said, “If you tell the truth, and you have nothing to worry about, it can’t be that terrifying.” Mr. Smart: Sorry to interrupt Mr. Guest but that was the police on the phone. They want us to ask the children if they have seen a bear! There has been reports of one in the local area! An exciting picture book, featuring brand new characters from highly-regarded, best-selling, multi-award-winning talent, Oliver Jeffers. About This Edition ISBN: The Supreme Court has no policies for preserving the papers of its Justices. Illustration by John Cuneo Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments

I am writing to you to ask you for your help. Recently I have been in a spot of trouble with the police and am not sure how to make things better. There is some humor, some sweetness, some interesting, intricate pictures, and quite a bit of whimsy.From the illustrator of the #1 smash hit The Day the Crayons Quit comes a whodunnit just right for the youngest of readers (not to mention instructions for how to build the perfect paper airplane!)

Miss Mills: Mr. Guest – I’m really sorry to interrupt your assembly but it’s a bit of an emergency- all of the paper has gone missing and I can’t do any photo copying for the classes. There was loads of paper before the holidays! Oliver Jeffers' work takes many forms. His distinctive paintings have been exhibited in galleries worldwide, and HarperCollins UK and Penguin USA publish his award-winning picture books, now translated into over 30 languages. Fly some paper aeroplanes and measure how far they fly. Can you put the results into a graph and describe what happened?

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Have a paper aeroplane competition, using recycled paper to make your planes. Can you plan the competition? Which prizes could you award (e.g. furthest flight, highest flight, best decoration, best teamwork)? Henry loves books. However, his pleasure isn't derived from reading them but from eating them instead, and the more he eats, the smarter he gets. I guess it’s for older kids. There is text within some of the pictures that work best for independent readers. It's at the end that we learn of Bear's ambitions, and the compassion shown is so sweet. That end will make you smile, as will the practical "punishment" with Bear replacing what he destroyed. Throughout school there was sawdust and more logs – further evidence that something peculiar had happened.

Esta es otra obra de arte del gran Oliver Jeffers que vuelve a sorprender a grandes y pequeños con su humor dulce y desenfadado. La trama, como en otras ocasiones, se encuentra en conexión con uno de los problemas que nos atañe a todos hoy en día: la sobreexplotación del medio ambiente. There was also an envelope for each year group and a copy of the book, The Great Paper Caper by Oliver Jeffers. The front cover had a picture of the Bear!

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This is an intelligent and entertaining picture book, with unique and fascinating illustrations. It carries a topical ecological message and includes added extras such as instructions for making paper aeroplanes. The wonderful Oliver Jeffers, illustrator of such books as The Day the Crayons Quit, and author/illustrator of titles like How to Catch a Star, creates an entertaining picture-book mystery and ecological fable in The Great Paper Caper. As the residents of the forest notice that branches have begun to go missing from the trees, they attempt to solve the mystery, accusing each other at first, and then banding together to find the culprit. A local bear, in the meantime, obsesses about becoming a paper airplane-making champion like his forbears... I spotted this book at one of my libraries and just had to have it. The cover, the blurb, they both sounded so much fun. And then I got the book and saw it was by Oliver Jeffers. Imagine my delight! I just love his work, and was even more excited to read the book. Jeffers was born in Australia in 1977 and brought up in Belfast. He studied visual communication at the University of Ulster, and graduated in 2001. Jeffers became passionate about making picture books when he began to understand the subtle relationship between words and pictures –‘that was what excited me. Until I got really involved, I hadn't realised how just a few words can totally change the meaning of a picture.’ Now living in New York, he works as a painter, designer, printmaker and installation artist, but remains very busy making picture books.