Nome de código: Banana

Code name: BANANAs

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Jaciara Alexandrino, Nº9, 10ºG

David Walliams

David Walliams is an English comedian, actor, writer and television personality. He wrote about 50 books until now.

SEtting - PROTAGONIST - ANTAGONIST - genre

frederick frown

Antagonist

Owner of the London Zoo that wanted to capture Gertrude the gorila

1940

London

Eric

Protagonist

He is an orphan with 11 years old and he wanted to save Gertrude the gorila

Genre

Epic comedy adventure

This 11-year-old boy is short, has pricked ears and wears glasses (with one of the lenses broken). Unfortunately, like many children of that time, Eric lost his parents in the war and was left with a organ. Therefore, he is almost always sad and silent. The only thing that makes him happy is visiting London Zoo. It was there that he formed a very special friendship with a huge furry friend. I'll talk more about her later.

Eric

Bearing in mind that Frederick Carranck is the general director of London Zoo, you might be surprised if he tells you that he doesn't like animals. All species of creatures give you the creeps. Carranck lives in perpetual fear of being bitten, drooled on or, worse, peed on. So he spends most of his time hiding in his office, as far away as possible from all those scary creatures. The man is so ridiculously chic that, when he speaks, it seems like he eats a few syllables.

Frederic Carranck

Bearing in mind that Frederick Carranck is the general director of London Zoo, you might be surprised if he tells you that he doesn't like animals. All species of creatures give you the creeps. Carranck lives in perpetual fear of being bitten, drooled on or, worse, peed on. So he spends most of his time hiding in his office, as far away as possible from all those scary creatures.

Frederic Carranck

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Plot

It’s 1940 and Britain is at war with Germany. Eleven-year-old Eric loves nothing more than spending his days at London Zoo, especially with his very favourite animal, Gertrude the gorilla. But with bombs falling all over London, Eric realises he must rescue Gertrude. Together with his Uncle Sid, a keeper at the zoo. Eric and the gorilla embark on an epic adventure across London and to the seaside – but they haven’t escaped just yet. While hiding out, they uncover a top-secret Nazi plot…

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Why I liked the book

I really like this book because I like animals and I also really like knowing more about history mainly because the book talks about war, the Second World War

Interactive question

About Gertrude

Eric’s favourite animal at London Zoo is Gertrude, the gentle giant gorilla! Gertrude loves seeing Eric every day, and is about to embark on an incredible adventure with him. She likes to imitate the walk of anyone she passes by, especially the zoo director.

Frederick Carranck

The man is so ridiculously chic that, when he speaks, it seems like he eats a few syllables.