What happens?
The friends find themselves in a country full of marshes and thick grass. The forest is full of animals. The Lion had never seen such a beautiful place. When the tiger sees the Lion he welcomes him as King of the Beasts and asks that the Lion helps to fight their enemy and bring peace to the forest.
Have a think ..
Take a moment to think about these questions:
The Lion loves his new and exciting habitat but the Scarecrow thinks it’s gloomy. Why do you think they see the forest in such different ways?
How do you think you will adapt to life at High School? We all have to adapt to the new things that are happening around us and the situation with life after lockdown. Will you need to be open to new and possibly exciting challenges?
Sometimes we might need to ask for help if we are unsure of things. Who would you ask?
Focus on .. animal adaptations
Animals have made some amazing adaptions to survive in the environments in which they live.
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Challenge yourself!
Animals have adapted to suit the environment they live in. But what would happen if you took an animal from its usual habitat and moved it somewhere else?
Choose an animal from a very cold place. Make changes to it as if it was living in a very warm place. Would you change its colour, its shape or its habits? You could make a model, draw or use collage.
More to explore
If you loved this chapter, why not check out some more ideas
More to read
These books should be available through your secondary school librarian. If we’ve found a free version online, we’ve added the link after each book.
Sky dancer by Gill Lewis is a story about Joe and the birds of prey up on the moors.
Just so stories by Rudyard Kipling. Explanations of why some animals are the shapes they are. Online version here.
How the whale became and other stories by Ted Hughes. More alternative explanations for why animals are the shapes they are.
Holes by Louis Sachar. There used to be a lake at Camp Green Lake. Now it’s a barren desert and the boys sent there have to dig a hole a day, everyday. Why?
The Tiger by Rudyard Kipling. What happened to Mowgli from the Jungle Book after he returned to the village. Online version.
Alice’s adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Alice follows a white rabbit and falls down a rabbit hole into a strange land.
