Year 3 have been studying the wonderful book ‘Our Tower’ by the amazing Joseph Coelho in their writing lessons over the past few weeks.
This magical story follows three children living in a tower block, as they embark on a fantastical adventure which helps them see their home in a new light. This story is a celebration of, and a reclaiming of tower blocks as a place where magic and adventure can happen.
It's a modern-day fable that shows the children of a tower block travelling to a strange, magical world inside a tree and meeting an old man with supernatural powers, only to realise that the magic they'd been looking for had been in their tower all along.
Beautiful illustrations complement the poetic narrative, creating an enchanting story which children and adults alike will fall in love with. This powerful story is about how society separates 'urban' spaces from the countryside, but the reality is that nature is everywhere, and everyone should have access to it.
The children have written their own fantasy stories based on the novel and are planning on sharing them with younger children in our school!
