black dog books 15 Gertrude Street Fitzroy Victoria 3065 Teacher Notes 03 9419 9406
[email protected] There was a time when for tuppence you could ride on the back of an elephant at a zoo. Queenie: One Queenie was one such elephant. Until her Elephant’s Story death in 1945, she patiently carried up to 500 people a day. Written by Corinne Fenton and illustrated About Queenie: One Elephant’s Story by Peter Gouldthorpe Queenie was found in India. She was captured and taken to Melbourne Zoo, where she gave rides, was teased and retaliated Teacher Notes in kind. She was the star of the zoo. When she killed her keeper prepared by Joy she was destroyed even though she was loved by many. Lawn, Children’s Literature Consultant Themes Readership Elephants Primary - Junior Secondary Zoos Class study – Zoos, Conservation, Australia in the Bullying early twentieth century Visual literacy Relationships between humans and animals Independent reading Animal death Genre Picture book, history These notes may be reproduced free of charge for use and study within schools but they may not be reproduced (either in whole or in part) and offered for commercial sale. black dog books 15 Gertrude Street Fitzroy Victoria 3065 Teacher Notes 03 9419 9406
[email protected] India Queenie, the elephant, came from India. Discover more about India from the SOSE/HSIE book Queenie: One Elephant’s Story, particularly from the illustration where Queenie is loaded onto the truck and taken to Calcutta (cows – Hindu, writing, buildings, people, clothes). Also use other sources to discover more about India.