Grey Bear Goes on a Wild Life Adventure
About the Book
Grey Bear is an affectionate cat and a real homebody, living at the Rescued Cats’ Centre. A visit to a wild life park leads him to imagine he is a wild animal but he is soon brought down to earth.
This book can be used to encourage open discussion with pre-school and school children on two important topics.
- Understanding the concepts of same and different. This can open up to further discussion as to differences between people and acceptance of who we are.
- The difference between ‘domestic’ and ‘wild’ and the work zoos are doing to provide a natural ‘wild life experience for the animals.
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ISBN 978-0-473-28473-2
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About Grey Bear
Grey Bear is a very affectionate cat and likes nothing better than ‘smooching around home’ at the Rescued Cats Centre. Soft and gentle, he likes to head butt and loves being brushed.
About the Book
Grey Bear is an affectionate cat and a real homebody, living at the Rescued Cats’ Centre. A visit to a wild life park leads him to imagine he is a wild animal but he is soon brought down to earth.
Children enjoy animal antics. Many will have enjoyed visiting a zoo or animal park and will be able to relate to Grey Bear’s adventure at the wild life park. Parents / teachers are able to discuss the concepts of ‘same and different’ and ‘tame and wild’ with the young readers.
Teacher Notes
Preschool / Year One and Two
Have a selection of objects which belong to the same group. Place on a tray along with one object which does not belong to the group. eg you might have 4 items made of wood and one item of metal. Ask the children to choose the which item is different from the others and why. This exercise can be done several times with a variety of objects.
Before reading the story show the front cover and read the title of the book Grey Bear Goes on a Wild Life Adventure. Ask the children if Grey Bear is a wild or a domestic animal. Discuss the word ‘domestic’ and what it means. Read the story, pausing after the first few pages to let the children fill in same of different. This may be best done with a PDF on screen so the children can take advantage of the colour coding of ‘same’ and ‘different’.
Follow-up activity:
Mime and play acting. The repetitive nature of the story and the different characters in the story make
this an excellent vehicle for an instant mime or play. Children can be selected to play the roles of the various animals and can either mime the animal as the teacher reads the book again or if a classroom set is available the children can be prompted to read their ‘part’.
