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The Unlikely Burden and Other Stories

Author:	Dipesh Pabari and Lila Luce
Language:	English
Objectives:	Teaching children to respect and care for animals and the wider environment is an important step in sustainable development and the respect for human rights. This resource has been developed to teach compassion for living creatures. The material includes increasing (cognitive) knowledge, change in attitudes (affective objectives) and learning objectives. Examples of learning objectives include: 1. To understand the importance of animal welfare. 2. To understand that by promoting respect and care of animals, we are also promoting respect for human beings.
Type of Resource:	Book
Target Age Level:	Primary education 5 -11
Concepts/Issues:	Care/ protection
Curricular Area:	Personal & Social Education, Literacy, Science general, PSHE/Citizenship education, Geography, Mathematics/Numeracy
Learning Style:	Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Linguistic/literary, Affective/emotional/intuitive
Description:	This book is an anthology of 16 stories by writers from around the African continent which look at the relationships we have with farm animals, pets and wildlife. It explores some of the fundamental principles of life on earth, and how we share this space with animals in a variety of ways. Through the day to day stories, the children can truly understand the link between all living creatures. The stories will heighten a child�s sensibilities and attitudes towards all living creatures. The resource makes students aware of animal welfare issues that affect many societies. It will help children learn to respect the feelings of animals and to understand the suffering that humans inflict on them when we abandon, neglect or abuse them.
Contents:	There are three parts, with 16 stories and 26 activities: 1. Farm and Working Animals (five stories and six activities). 2. Companion Animals (five stories and 10 activities). 3. Wildlife (six stories and 10 activities). There is a glossary of terms at the end of the book.
Purchasing Info:	Cana Publishing UK Ltd (UK) / Longhorn Publishers Ltd (Africa)
Resource Publisher or Supplier:	Cana Publishing UK Ltd (UK) / Longhorn Publishers Ltd (Africa)
Contact:	13 Walnut Close Weldon, Corby UK / Africa NN17 3EE http://www.canapublishinguk.com/index.htm +44 (0) 1536 443502 sales@canapublishinguk.com
Detailed Information:	KEY CONCEPTS INCLUDED AND ILLUSTRATED: 1. Uses of animals. 2. Animal welfare. 3. The five freedoms. 4. Care of a working animal. 5. The reasons why we keep pets. 6. Taking care of pets. 7. Stray animals. 8. The myths surrounding wild animals. 9. Endangered animals. 10. The reasons why people eat wild animals. MAIN ACTIVITY The main activities involved in using this resource are reading, gaining and processing information, talking and writing about opinions, expressing views, making choices and decisions, empathy-raising, drawing and colouring, generating ideas, designing, calculating, stories and questions and answers. Examples of activities include: 1. An investigation into whether animals in your area are being humanely treated. 2. Designing a leaflet: How to look after your pet. 3. Writing a letter to a friend explaining what you did when you found a baby hyena all by itself in the wild. WHAT YOU NEED The teacher may wish to ensure that resources, such as paper and pens are available to students to undertake the activities. ASSESSMENT OF LEARNING Some of the activities offer the possibility to evaluate knowledge and attitudes. For example, there is the possibility for each student to imagine they are an advice columnist for a newspaper. Once they have they responded to a letter on animal cruelty, they can then enter into a group discussion about how they would deal with the situation. EXTENSION ACTIVITIES The resource includes extension possibilities for certain activities, for example the creation of a wildlife club for the protection of a particular animal. ISBN 978-99695-1397 ADDITIONAL USEFUL INFORMATION: This colour book includes stories grouped into three sections: Farm and Working Animals; Companion Animals; and Wildlife. After each section, there are activities for the children to undertake which are designed to either stand alone or fit in with current schemes of work. The resource can be used over a number of weeks. If ordering from UK please contact Cana Publishing UK www.canapublishinguk.com If ordering from Africa please contact: Longhorn Publishers (Uganda) Plot M220 Ntinda Industrial Area Jinja Road PO Box 24745 Kampala, Uganda Telephone: + 006 41 286093 Fax: 286397 Email: longhorn@infocom.co.ug or Longhorn Kenya Limited Funzi Road, Industrial Area, PO Box 18033-00500, Nairobi, Kenya Telephone: +254 2 532579/80/81 Mobile: + 254 733 616329 / +254 722 204608 Telefax: +254 2 558551 Longhorn ke Cables/Telegrams: Longhorn Kenya Email: enquiries@longhornbooks.co.ke

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