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Birdlands by Anthony McGowan - Discussion Guide and Activities

This resource pack provides discussion prompts, activities and creative tasks designed to support reading Birdlands in the classroom, school library or book group. It is suitable for UKS2 and KS3 and supports cross-curricular links with English, Science, Art and PSHE.

Read this book for the following themes:
• Nature and the natural world – how animals survive in different environments
• Humans vs nature – how human activity affects wildlife
• Predators and survival – the dangers animals face in the wild
• Finding a home – what makes a place safe for animals to live
• Journeys and migration – why animals travel long distances
• Championing the underdog – small or weaker characters can still be brave
• Everyone has their own story – every animal has its own struggles and strengths

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