Once upon a time there lived a brother and sister who were complete opposites and constantly fought and argued. One day they discovered the tunnel. The boy goes through it at once, dismissing his sister's fears. When he doesn't return his sister has to pluck up the courage to go through the tunnel too. She finds her brother in a mysterious forest where he has been turned to stone...
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"* "Steeped in as much symbolism as you dare extract... A fascinating book that will afford hours of imaginative unravelling." The Guardian * "A haunting, strange story with the feel of a Brothers Grimm tale. It will say a great deal to any child with brothers or sisters, and the pictures are - naturally - quite superb." Practical Parenting"
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Anthony Browne is at his most brilliant in a new edition of this profound picture book about sibling relations.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
By Lori
Format:Paperback
Recently used this book to teach adventure/mystery stories to year 3 class. Children loved the characters (brother and sister) as well as the mysterious aspect of what happened to Jack. Great for drama!
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By Celia B
Format:Paperback
At first, there doesn't seem to be much to the plot or depth of the story but like most of Anthony Browne's books, you will find something new every time you look at it that you haven't noticed before.
The story is about two siblings with gender stereotypical personalities and their attempt to resolve their differences by their mother's insistence. Their relation with one another change through a series of strange events.
Clearly inspired by well known fairy tales,the illustrations are dark and rich in symbolism. The sequence of events from the climatic point of the story also reminded me of a famous Hans Andersen story but I shall not reveal it here for those who wish to read this gem of a book.
Like all of Anthony Browne's books, the value is in looking over it again and discussing its deeper meaning and empathy with its characters.
The story is about two siblings with gender stereotypical personalities and their attempt to resolve their differences by their mother's insistence. Their relation with one another change through a series of strange events.
Clearly inspired by well known fairy tales,the illustrations are dark and rich in symbolism. The sequence of events from the climatic point of the story also reminded me of a famous Hans Andersen story but I shall not reveal it here for those who wish to read this gem of a book.
Like all of Anthony Browne's books, the value is in looking over it again and discussing its deeper meaning and empathy with its characters.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By L. Putt
Format:Paperback
I bought this book for my class as part of looking at adventure stories for Literacy . At first i didn't like it; the pictures seemed rather dark and frightening but after really looking at the pictures i began to see more and the children loved it.
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The Tunnel
Loved this book. The pictures alone tell a wonderful story. A must read book for children of all ages. Great for shared reading.
Published 12 days ago by Melsom
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My son was struggling with his literacy at primary school in year 6, and his teacher recommended this book to him as it has fantastic grammar and loads of level 5 content relevant... Read more
Published 22 days ago by S. Brown
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Children loved it!
Used the book with class in school. They loved the story and the cover proved though provoking for them - imagining what she would find in the tunnel? Where did it lead? Read more
Published 1 month ago by linda ruddock
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Fabulous book on so many levels
This is a superb book. I teach year 3 and used this book as part of the narrative unit - mystery and adventure. Read more
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This book is great for children and adults. The pictures are really lovely with lots of attention to detail. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Daniel Kürbs
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Lovely story, great illustrations.
I used in my 'adventure stories' literacy unit, and although the some of the language is a little 'old fashioned', the children loved the... Read more
I used in my 'adventure stories' literacy unit, and although the some of the language is a little 'old fashioned', the children loved the... Read more
Published 17 months ago by srob86
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Lovely Book
A good little adventure story with lots of elements that can be used in a classroom setting as well as enjoyed at home.
Published 23 months ago by F. Roberts
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the tunnel
An excellent book for all ages. The story is told through the eyes of two children, but with plenty of scope for inference and own interpretation. Read more
Published on 12 April 2011 by sal
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The Tunnel Review by Class 3
We used this book when we were learning about adventure stories. We enjoyed this story because the characters were interesting and the pictures gave us lots of detail and were very... Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2011 by Class 3 Bredon Hancocks
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Children's writing
This story is a great focus for children's writing and the picture on the front is a good talking point about where the tunnel could take you.
Published on 15 Mar 2011 by Mrs. V. Thomson
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