SuitabookKrag and Johnny Bear
Ernest Thompson Seton
- Reading
- Read one story at a time, pausing to separate observed behaviour from the narrator’s interpretation. Discuss unfamiliar historical attitudes or wording as they arise; the ending and the intensity of individual encounters remain unclear.
- Themes
- Seeing wild animals as individuals: The stories portray a mountain ram and a bear through attention to habits, habitats and choices shaped by wild conditions. The book presents this through animal stories and realistic nature writing.
- Survival in a changing environment: Wild creatures’ lives are shaped by storms, cliffs, scent-trails, habitat and the impact of human presence. The book presents this through animal stories that explore survival and the impact of human presence.
- Worth knowing
- Pay attention to how survival is described and whether the animals are treated as individuals, symbols or both. Human encroachment and the dignity of wild creatures provide useful points for conversation.