The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog

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In Chapter Two, Trevor gets dragged through the street market by Streaker. Can you write a newspaper report (or the police report) about this incident? When he was about eighteen he started writing very serious stories for adults, but none of them were published. By the time he was twenty-one he was writing stories for children after realizing that he loved writing funny stories and making people laugh. Alfie's parents are very silly, and it's no time at all until young Alfie shows common sense beyond his years. Soon, he is headteacher, town mayor and prime minister of the country - all before his ninth birthday. Giggles and guffaws aplenty.

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Find out the distances from different places around the world to your home. How long would it take to get there if you could travel at one hundred miles an hour?Language activities based around the book. I read chapter to class, then we discuss characters, language, what happens next etc. Covers listening, talking and language skills. Clever story and FUN! Since my own dog is of similar character and a speed demon himself one could easily exchange his name for Streaker. If Jeremy wasn't a writer he would want to play the piano really, really well, or be a terrific artist. Read the information about the author on the inside cover and think of some questions that you would like to ask him. Jeremy Strong is a fantastic children's author. His books are side splittingly funny and once you have read one your children will be asking you to get more.

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When Mad Iris, a large and crazy ostrich, escapes from a local farm, Ross and Katie decide that they have to look after her and keep her at their school, Pudding Lane Primary. A fun, frantic and extremely readable story.Trevor’s mum promises him thirty pounds if he walks Streaker every day in the holidays. Make a list of things that you could buy with thirty pounds. How much change would you get? Write your own story about a different ‘Hundred-Mile-An-Hour’ animal. This could be a pet, a wild animal or an endangered species. At one point in the story, Trevor mentions that his dad has a fax machine. What is this? Can you find out about other electronic methods of communication?

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Create a table that shows the different words used to describe the main characters in the story (Trevor, mum, dad, Streaker, Tina, Charlie etc). I read this with my 6 year old. We thought it was funny & enjoyed the ridiculous things Trevor got up to with his dog, Streaker & his friend, Tina. LoveReading4Kids exists because books change lives, and buying books through LoveReading4Kids means you get to change the lives of future generations, with 25% of the cover price donated to schools in need. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. Design a vehicle that Trevor could travel in while being pulled behind Streaker. Could you make a model of this and test it in a race with your friends’ models?

Jeremy Strong used to be Headmaster to The Diary of Dennis the Menace author, Steven Butler! Steven thanks Jeremy for helping to turn him from a reluctant reader, to an avid reader and finally a writer. Strong's books are hugely popular with young children with their breezy, daft exuberance Sunday Times Hello Yellow - 80 Books to Help Children Nurture Good Mental Health and Support With Anxiety and Wellbeing - Armistice Day: A Collection of Remembrance - Spark Interest and Educate Children about Historical Moments

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At the end of Chapter Nine, Sergeant Smugg threatens to have Streaker put down. Write a persuasive letter to him that encourages him to change his mind. This book is absolutely awful and I’d recommend everyone avoids it. I would have given it zero stars and that would have still been too many. Charlie puts frog spawn in the bath at the park. Can you create a poster that teaches people about the life cycle of a frog? Think again, Streaker is not like other, normal dogs. Streaker has his own agenda and makes life challenging and exciting for Trevor and his family. Trevor must find a way to walk Streaker whilst keeping him under control and without attracting too much attention from the school bully, the police, fire brigade and his parents.From The Hundred-Mile-an-Hour Dog to karate princesses and hot cross bottoms, there's a Jeremy Strong story to suit every child's sense of humour. Jeremy's readers range from 7 to teen, perfect for fans of Roald Dahl and Morris Gleitzman. Think of some questions that you would like to ask the author. Here is a video in which he gives tips about writing funny stories: