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The Dunderheads


School year: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6

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No. of pages 56

Published: 2010

Great for age 3-12 years

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What's in a name? Meet the Dunderheads, an unlikely band of kids with extraordinary hidden talents! Never, shrieked Miss Breakbone, have I been asked to teach such a scraping together of fiddling, twiddling, time-squandering, mind-wandering, doodling, dozing, dont-knowing DUNDERHEADS! Miss Breakbone, the school mistress, hates kids. She shouts, she confiscates, she makes kids cry. But one day she goes too far. She confiscates the one-eyed cat that Junkyard is going to give his mum for her birthday. So the children pool their many weird and wonderful talents to break into Breakbones house and get Junkyards cat back for him...

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

There are 56 pages in this book.

This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+).

This book was published in 2010 by Walker Books Ltd .

David Roberts was born in Liverpool. He studied fashion and worked in the industry for several years before going on to illustrate children's books. He has also published Dirty Bertie with Little Tiger Press. Paul Fleischman is one of America's leading writers for young people and has won many awards, including a Newbery Medal (the US equivalent of the Carnegie Medal). He lives in the US.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens - Ages 7-10 Years
This book was recognised in the Ages 7-10 Years category by the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens.

Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award - Grades 3-5
This book was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award.

Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award - Grades 3-5
This book was recognised in the Grades 3-5 category by the Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award.

Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books - Children
This book was recognised in the Children category of the Capitol Choices Noteworthy Books.

Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award - Fiction - Transitional
This book was recognised in the Fiction - Transitional category by the Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award.

Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
This book was recognised by the Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award.

Indiefab Award - Picture Book
This book was recognised in the Picture Book category by the Indiefab Award.

Kate Greenaway Award
The Kate Greenaway Medal is a prestigious annual award presented in the United Kingdom to honour outstanding illustration in children's literature. Established in 1955, the award is named after the famous Victorian illustrator and author Kate Greenaway, who is celebrated for her charming and distinctive illustrations in children's books. The Kate Greenaway Medal aims to recognize and celebrate exceptional illustrations in children's books, highlighting the critical role that visual storytelling plays in engaging young readers. The award is open to any book that is illustrated for children and published in the UK during the eligibility period. This includes various genres, such as picture books, graphic novels, and illustrated stories. A panel of judges reviews submissions to select the shortlist of nominated titles. The judging criteria focus on artistic merit, originality, and the ability to enhance the story being told. The shortlisted titles are announced each year, and the winner is selected from this list

Just the right note of dastardly charm. Schoolchildren will adore this story of pupil revenge. * Publishers Weekly *

 

Paul Fleischman's elegant, gently subversive story for six-to-nine-year-olds is beautifully served by David Roberts' gothic, intricate illustrations. * Financial Times *

 

You can almost hear the Pink Panther theme thrumming in the background... A fun stick-it-to-teacher romp with no redeeming message but cleverness in spades. * Booklist *

 

Deliciously outlandish, featuring an undercover caper complete with a hidden safe, grappling hooks made of paperclips, a classmate who just happens to be a hypnotist and a broken statuette with (real) emerald eyes. * Kirkus Reviews *

 

A celebration of multiple intelligences, teamwork, and kid power. * School Library Journal (starred review) *

 

Nothing quite so stings a child's natural sense of justice as being underestimated, especially by an adult in a position of authority. And nothing quite so gratifies that outrage as seeing the adult in question get his comeuppance - especially when it's at the hands of the children he has offended. That, in short, is the delicious dynamic at the heart of The Dunderheads, Newbery Medal winner Paul Fleischman's quirky illustrated caper. * The Wall Street Journal *

 

Exuberant illustrations * School Librarian *

 

Roberts's funky illustrations, replete with visual puns and amusing detail, repay close perusal * Inis *

 

a really good story about children cooperating and someone knowing exactly who is good at what * Bookwitch *