{"id":1475,"date":"2020-11-14T14:12:05","date_gmt":"2020-11-14T14:12:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/?page_id=1475"},"modified":"2022-08-05T20:42:33","modified_gmt":"2022-08-05T20:42:33","slug":"coraline","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/pw\/language\/coraline\/","title":{"rendered":"Coraline by Neil Gaiman"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Plot<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Coraline Jones and her family have just moved to a new flat.\u00a0 Her parents are busy and Coraline feels lonely and bored, so she goes exploring.\u00a0 When she discovers a strange door her unusual neighbours warn her it is dangerous and not to go through it. Coraline ignores them, opens the door and goes through a passageway, only to find herself in a flat identical to her own, and two &#8216;other parents&#8217; with button eyes. They seem more interested in her than her own parents, but are they as lovely as they seem, and why do they want to replace her eyes with buttons?<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Author &#8211; Neil Gaiman<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mousecircus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Neil Gaiman&#8217;s website for younger readers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neilhimself\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Neil Gaiman on Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TBfFmbNt5kk?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sd4w6I9F--k?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"border: 2px solid #99cc00\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><em><span style=\"color: #333300\">Discover more about Neil Gaiman<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #333300\">and his work in the Library catalogue<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/dewey15.nled.org.uk\/ORL01\/#!dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in school<\/a>\u00a0 OR\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/#!dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">at home<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Themes &#8211; universal ideas<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Accepting other people, choices and consequences, families, fear and bravery, home, imagination, illusion and reality<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>More to explore &#8211; motifs, symbols, context, setting<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Adder stones, boredom, buttons, challenges, curiosity, evil mothers in fiction, exploring, garden wildlife, ghosts, mirrors, names, parallel universes, performances, pets, portals, proverbs, shape shifters, snow globes, souls, toys, wells.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Did you know?<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Neil Gaiman came up with the name Coraline because he mis-typed the name Caroline.<\/p>\n<p><em>Coraline<\/em> has links to a ballad called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.poetryfoundation.org\/poems\/44475\/la-belle-dame-sans-merci-a-ballad\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>La Belle Dame sans Merci<\/em> <\/a>by John Keats, which is the story of a knight enchanted by a beautiful, magical woman. He discovers that he is just the most recent of the men she has bewitched, but he cannot bring himself to leave the cold hillside he is lying on in case she returns, even though winter is coming.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not clear whether all this is all just the knight&#8217;s imagination &#8211; just like in <em>Coraline<\/em>. In <em>Coraline<\/em>, the Other Mother is also called the Beldam.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Further reading<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<table style=\"border: 2px solid #99cc00\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td bgcolor=\"#FFFFFF\">\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"color: #333300\"><em>Discover these titles and more<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><em><span style=\"color: #333300\">through the Library catalogue<\/span><br \/>\n<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/dewey15.nled.org.uk\/ORL01\/#!dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">in school<\/a>\u00a0 OR\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/#!dashboard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">at home<\/a><\/h5>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>You can explore more of Neil Gaiman&#8217;s work on his website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mousecircus.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MouseCircus.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dpDl4RQuQYg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktrust.org.uk\/book\/t\/the-graveyard-book\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Graveyard Book<\/em><\/a> is another brilliant Neil Gaiman story about Bod, who is brought up by the ghosts in the local graveyard.\u00a0 The Library has copies of <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/?serviceId=ExternalEvent&amp;brSn=7483&amp;brKey=1978106977\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the original book<\/a> and the <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/?serviceId=ExternalEvent&amp;brSn=9161&amp;brKey=1608015224\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">graphic novel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you like the idea of a finding a strange doorway in an old house, try <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktrust.org.uk\/book\/t\/the-lion-the-witch-and-the-wardrobe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe<\/em><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.narnia.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">C.S. Lewis<\/a>. Lucy discovers Narnia when she opens an old wardrobe. <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/?serviceId=ExternalEvent&amp;brSn=3798&amp;brKey=1421528851\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Library copy available<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktrust.org.uk\/book\/a\/alices-adventures-in-wonderland2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Alice&#8217;s Adventures in Wonderland<\/em><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alice-in-wonderland.net\/resources\/background\/lewis-carroll\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Lewis Carroll<\/a>. Alice discovers a strange world when she falls down a rabbit hole, and also meets another talking cat, the enigmatic Cheshire Cat. The Library has copies of the <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/?serviceId=ExternalEvent&amp;brSn=10382&amp;brKey=982066039\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">original novel<\/a>\u00a0and a\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/?serviceId=ExternalEvent&amp;brSn=10325&amp;brKey=735546592\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">graphic novel version<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasybookreview.co.uk\/Ransom-Riggs\/Miss-Peregrines-Home-for-Peculiar-Children.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Miss Peregrine&#8217;s Home for Peculiar Children<\/em><\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/ransomriggs.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ransom Riggs<\/a> is stopped in time and can only be reached through an old tunnel. Library copy available.<\/p>\n<p>Reaching other world is a vital part of the <em>His Dark Materials<\/em> series by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philip-pullman.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philip Pullman<\/a>. The Library has copies of the\u00a0original series and a\u00a0graphic novel version of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktrust.org.uk\/book\/n\/northern-lights\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Northern Lights<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasybookreview.co.uk\/Garth-Nix\/Sabriel.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Sabriel<\/em><\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.garthnix.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Garth Nix<\/a> features an all-knowing cat called Mogget, a cat that reveals his true nature later in the book. <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/?serviceId=ExternalEvent&amp;brSn=3509&amp;brKey=1382284463\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Library copy available<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktrust.org.uk\/book\/v\/varjak-paw\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Varjak Paw<\/em><\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sfsaid.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">S.F. Said<\/a> is a more realistic cat, and he&#8217;s in search of knowledge. <a href=\"http:\/\/opac.ea.n-lanark.sch.uk\/ORL01\/?serviceId=ExternalEvent&amp;brSn=7425&amp;brKey=674931128\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Library copy available<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Chronicles of Ancient Darkness<\/em> by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.michellepaver.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Michelle Paver<\/a> is the story of Torak, trying to find a place to belong after the death of his father, complete with pet wolf. The first in the series is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.booktrust.org.uk\/book\/w\/wolf-brother\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wolf Brother<\/a>. Library copies available.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Literacy and Language<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>At the beginning of Coraline\u00a0 is an quotation:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.<\/p>\n<p>G.K. Chesterton<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>This is an epigraph: a short saying or quotation at the beginning of a story that suggests something about the theme of the book.<\/p>\n<p>How do you think this epigraph relates to <em>Coraline<\/em>?<\/p>\n<p>What genre do you think fits <em>Coraline<\/em> best? Some people think <em>Coraline<\/em> is a terrifying horror; some would say it&#8217;s an exciting adventure; others suggest fantasy or a modern fairy tale. What would be your suggestion?<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Numeracy<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>There are 14 doors and 21 windows in Coraline&#8217;s house. Can you estimate how many rooms there are in her house and suggest what they might be used for? There are some clues in the story but you will probably have to work how some rooms are used for yourself.<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Health and Wellbeing<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Coraline is bored by herself, but many people think is boredom is good for children and helps mental health.<\/p>\n<p>Can you think of any positive effects of boredom? What do you do when you&#8217;re bored?<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Rights Respecting Schools<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2138\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/?attachment_id=2138\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"113,117\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rrsa4squarelogo.png\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2138 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28200613\/rrsa4squarelogo.png.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"113\" height=\"117\" \/><\/a>Coraline&#8217;s real parents are busy working from home so she has to spend a lot of time by herself.<\/p>\n<p>Do you think they are breaking the <a href=\"https:\/\/cypcs.org.uk\/rights\/uncrc\/articles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UN Convention on the Rights of the Child<\/a>?<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><em>Developing the Young Workforce<\/em><\/span><\/h5>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2141\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/pw\/language\/dracula\/dyw2logo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\" data-orig-size=\"134,118\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DYW2logo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2141 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/public\/olhslrc\/uploads\/sites\/39247\/2021\/04\/28213511\/DYW2logo.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"134\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Coraline repeatedly says she is an explorer.<\/p>\n<p>What skills and qualities do you think an explorer would require?<\/p>\n<p>Does Coraline have these qualities yet?<\/p>\n<p>What do you think she might end up exploring?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plot Coraline Jones and her family have just moved to a new flat.\u00a0 Her parents are busy and Coraline feels lonely and bored, so she goes exploring.\u00a0 When she discovers a strange door her unusual neighbours warn her it is dangerous and not to go through it. Coraline ignores them, opens the door and goes &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/pw\/language\/coraline\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Coraline by Neil Gaiman<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2376,"featured_media":0,"parent":890,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1475","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1475","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2376"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1475"}],"version-history":[{"count":27,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3687,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1475\/revisions\/3687"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/nl\/olhslrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}