Monday, 19 May 2008

A famous writer, painter or singer

























Ruth Rocha
Ruth Rocha was born in 1931. She lived in São Paulo. She belongs to "Academia Paulista de Letras". She created many stories for children.
Fred






Mauricio de Sousa
Mauricio de Sousa was born in Santa Isabel on October 27, 1935. His father, Antonio Maurício de Sousa, was a poet and a barber, a
nd his mother, Petronilha Araújo de Sousa, also delved into poetry. At 17 years old, he worked for a daily newspaper called Folha da Manhã as a crime reporter. In 1959 Sousa quit that job and began his comic book career. He created Turma da Mônica ("Monica's Gang"). Mauricio developed an interest in cartooning at a young age, and began to draw posters and illustrations for periodicals of Mogi das Cruzes, where he lived. Julia Resende


Thomas Brezina
He was born on 30th January 1963 in Viena. He likes writing stories. When he was a child, he liked reading exciting stories. He created "Turma dos Tigres": Lu (Lucas), Gigi (Brigite) and Patrik. He wrote over 400 books. He loves his dog Putzy.
Gabriel





Natalia Azevedo de Carvalho
She was born in 1988. She lived and studied in São Paulo. She loved books. Her most famous character is Kelly Martoer. Matheus


Caetano Veloso
Caetano Veloso was born in 1942 in Bahia, composer and singer, author of a lot of songs, a few his songs are:Allergy!Allergy!, It from morning...
Carolina




Candido Portinari
Candido Portinari was born in 1903. He lived in Brodosqui, Sao Paulo. After some time, he moved to Rio de Janeiro and studied in Liceu Artes e Ofícios and Escola Nacional de Belas Artes. He painted famous and beautiful paintings: O mestiço (1934), O lavrador de café (1934). He died in 1962.
Monique


James Barrie

The writer James Barrie, author of Peter Pan was born in Scotland in 1860. He moved to London, where he was a journalist. Peter Pan was created in 1904, the children loved and still love Peter Pan. James was a terrific writer!
Joao Victor Lima





Ivete Sangalo
Ivete is a very good singer. She was born in Salvador. She moved to Rio de Janeiro. She is very popular in Brazil. She worked a lot in films for example "Xuxa Gêmeas". She composed a lot of songs. My favourite one is POEIRA. Joao Victor de Paula

Monteiro Lobato
Monteiro Lobato was born in 1882, he created lots of stories, one of them was Sitio do Picapau Amarelo. Finally, Monteiro Lobato died in 1948.



Cecília Meireles
Cecília Meireles was born in 1901 in Rio de Janeiro. She was a poet , teacher and journalist.I n the period from 1919 and1927 she collaborated in the magazines: Arvore nova,Terra Sole Festa. She established the first infantile library of Brazil. She worked in the Departament of the Press and Propaganda in the government of Getúlio Vargas, directing the Travel magazine in Brazil (1936).
This is little of the life of Cecília Meireles.

Ana Laura




Tuesday, 13 May 2008

YOU DID IT AGAIN!!!


YOU DID IT AGAIN
YOU DID IT AGAIN
WHAT DID I DO?
WHAT DID I DO?
I TOLD YOU NOT TO DO
BUT YOU DID IT AGAIN!

Practise this tongue twister with other verbs such as: BOUGHT/DRANK/ATE/CAUGHT/SAW...

Monday, 12 May 2008

Saturday, 10 May 2008