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The overarching theme of this book is certainly tolerance and understanding, that it may be natural for people to separate from one another because of our differences, but it is also in our nature to find common ground and come back together. This is the story of Max, who is deaf and attends a boarding school, as he discovers an incredible miniature civilisation (created by his school caretaker) who are desperately in need of his help (which I think is such a cool concept! Max finds a way to communicate with Luke, the tiny boy who's Prince (and almost King) of one of the three tribes now living on the floor of the caretaker's room.

Max and the Millions by Ross Montgomery Max and the Millions by Ross Montgomery

The reds, greens and blues as a metaphor for societal divisions is a simple metaphor, but well executed. He goes to a boarding school where he has no friends his own age, because he finds communicating with the other boys too difficult. However, when he discovers a civilisation of millions behind the door of the school janitor's room, Max has to learn to lead a team.Like Kate DiCamillo, Montgomery’s use of miracles enables the deaf character to experience an inexplicable ease of communication access.

Max and the Millions | Book reviews | RGfE Max and the Millions | Book reviews | RGfE

The power goes to his head and, despite his friend Ivy's warnings, he forgets the golden rule: do unto others as you would have them do unto you - with disastrous consequences.With the help of Sasha, Max’s white American roommate; Sasha’s Sparkle Pony–obsessed little sister; Luke, a young Blue prince; and a Red girl named Ivy, Max helps unite the factions, saves the micro world from the evil headmaster, and discovers what happened to Mr. By providing a contextual explanation rather than just a standard definition, we can better help children understand the stories we are sharing with them and widen their vocabulary. After graduating, he experimented with working as a pig farmer and a postman before deciding to channel these skills into teaching at a primary school. If you looked through his pockets you'd find empty crisp packets, lists of things to do, and a bottle of that stuff you put on your nails to stop you biting them.