Monday 12 November 2012

Hans Christian Anderson

This term we will be reading a book by the famous children's author Hans Christian Anderson.

Can you write a short biography about him? Have you read any books or fairy tales by him? If so share your thoughts with the rest of the class.

Who was Hans Christian Anderson?

20 comments:

  1. Hello everybody, today in class Miss Williams told us to write a little summary about a book that was written by Hans Christian Anderson. I am going to talk about Thumbelina, her I go! There once lived a woman and she was desperate for a child, so she went to an fairy for help. So the fairy gave her an barleycorn and she planted it in her garden after two or three days it grew into an big turnip. So she gave it a kiss and woosh it opend up and there she saw a tiny baby so she called it thumbelina. That story really touched the tip of my heart thank you for listening. Here are other storys that Hans Christian Andersen wrote, the red shoes, the Emperors new clothes and the ugly duckling also The little mermaid.

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  2. Well done Funmi! This is an excellent summary of Thumbelina.

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    1. Thank you very much miss williams

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  3. Hello again to everyone I am going to be talking about another book by HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON here I go oh yes its called the ugly ducking There once lived a duckling who stayed in burdock leaves with her broods waiting for them to hatch but sooner she was getting tired of waiting and waiting and waiting so she thought to her self these eggs must hatch sooner or later. Meanwhile the other baby ducks were have much more fun swimming than having to climb the slippery banks and sit under a burdock leaf having a gossip with their mother. Just hours later at length one shell cracked then another and from each egg came a living creature that filled its head crying "peep,peep" thank you for reading my summary I hope you enjoyed it.

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    1. I can see you writing book reviews for a national newspaper when your older Funmi. Another great review!

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    2. Oh thank you Miss Williams your the best. If it was not for Mr Highman and you who encouraged the rest of my classmates.

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  4. Hans Christian Andersen was born april 2 1805 and died at august 1875 he done many books like The snow queen,the little mermaid,the little match girl and thumbelina. His poetry and stories have been translated into more than 150 languages.

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    1. Super facts about Hans Christian Anderson Tobi. Can you also tell me where he was born?

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  5. Hi, I know a book which is based on the liitle mermade and i like it because it has a young tallented girl called Ariel.

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    1. Thank you for sharing your thoughts Dillantay and welcome to the world of blogging!

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  6. Did you know that han chastian anderson made one of the most well known movies. It is called the little mermaid.

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    1. Have you seen the film Yashua, if so tell us what you thought about it.

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  7. did you know thatAgast 4 1875 hans christian andersen died of insidious

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    1. A great fact Deborah. What else can you tell us about him?

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  8. Hey i'm Sashay i'm not sure who is Han Christian Anderson is but I know that he wrote an amazing story called The Little Mermaid and that's a fairy tale I like because Ariel is an helpful girl and very tallented.

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  9. Hi I am talking about a book called Hansal and Gretel. I love the story, but it is sad because the stepmother was so horrible to her 2 stepchildren.

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  10. Hello Bloggers. I'm going to be retelling a book by Hans Christian Anderson and it is named the red shoes here I go!

    There once lived a little girl, pretty and dainty. But in summer time she was obliged to go barefooted because she was poor, and in winter she had to wear large wooden shoes, so that her little instep grew quite red.
    In the middle of the village lived an old shoemaker’s wife; she sat down and made, as well as she could, a pair of little shoes out of some old pieces of red cloth. They were clumsy, but she meant well, for they were intended for the little girl, whose name was Karen.
    Karen received the shoes and wore them for the first time on the day of her mother’s funeral.It was such a miracel.

    THANK YOU FOR READING AND THE MORAL THAT I GOT FROM THIS STORY WAS IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOUR POOR BECAUSE MIRACELS CAN ALWAYS COME YOUR WAY NO MATTER WHAT.

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  11. Hello to all you bloggers out there im going to share another wonderful storie written by Hans Christian Anderson named The Empores New Clothes here i go

    Once upon a time there lived a vain Emperor whose only worry in life was to dress in elegant clothes. He changed clothes almost every hour and loved to show them off to his people.

    Word of the Emperor's refined habits spread over his kingdom and beyond. Two scoundrels who had heard of the Emperor's vanity decided to take advantage of it. They introduced themselves at the gates of the palace with a scheme in mind.

    "We are two very good tailors and after many years of research we have invented an extraordinary method to weave a cloth so light and fine that it looks invisible. As a matter of fact it is invisible to anyone who is too stupid and incompetent to appreciate its quality."

    The chief of the guards heard the scoundrel's strange story and sent for the court chamberlain. The chamberlain notified the prime minister, who ran to the Emperor and disclosed the incredible news. The Emperor's curiosity got the better of him and he decided to see the two scoundrels.

    "Besides being invisible, your Highness, this cloth will be woven in colors and patterns created especially for you." The emperor gave the two men a bag of gold coins in exchange for their promise to begin working on the fabric immediately.

    "Just tell us what you need to get started and we'll give it to you." The two scoundrels asked for a loom, silk, gold thread and then pretended to begin working. The Emperor thought he had spent his money quite well: in addition to getting a new extraordinary suit, he would discover which of his subjects were ignorant and incompetent. A few days later, he called the old and wise prime minister, who was considered by everyone as a man with common sense.

    "Go and see how the work is proceeding," the Emperor told him, "and come back to let me know."

    The prime minister was welcomed by the two scoundrels.

    "We're almost finished, but we need a lot more gold thread. Here, Excellency! Admire the colors, feel the softness!" The old man bent over the loom and tried to see the fabric that was not there. He felt cold sweat on his forehead.

    "I can't see anything," he thought. "If I see nothing, that means I'm stupid! Or, worse, incompetent!" If the prime minister admitted that he didn't see anything, he would be discharged from his office.

    "What a marvelous fabric, he said then. "I'll certainly tell the Emperor."
    THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR READING THIS THE MORAL THAT I GOT FROM THIS STORY WAS TO ALWAYS BE TRUTHUL

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  12. I really am enjoying learning about Hans Christian Anderson and The snow Queen.

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  13. Hans Christian Andersen was born in the town of Odense, Denmark, on Tuesday

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