Zog

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So everything turns out happily as Gadabout and Princess Pearl fly away on Zog to become the first of the flying doctors!

The story of the dragons made me smile alot. It’s great to see them learn how to be dragons and make plenty of mistakes along the way. Dragon school looks cool and is a great idea for children to relate too. Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler come up with another winner with 'Zog', who is the biggest and keenest dragon in school but who proves to be accident prone when undertaking any task. He is trying to win a golden star but finds himself thwarted at every turn.Zog’ (2010) by the prolific and highly accomplished team of Julia Donaldson (author) and Axel Scheffler (illustrator) – is another solid, reliable and above all else, fun story with the usual lovely accompanying illustrations. He has various other mishaps in everything he tries to do and each time the little girl is there to lend a helping hand. With all his misadventures he realises that it will be difficult to achieve his ambition to win a golden star. Make a list of the rhyming words used in the story. Could you make a list of rhyming words or write a story that rhymes too? Could you write a similar story showing what different creatures might learn at their own schools (e.g. a unicorn, a mermaid, a goblin)? The children then used their own story maps and had two lessons to re-tell the story in their own words in their Literacy books (I included an input on rhyming here - children to identify and match the rhymes from Zog)

Investigate which materials would be suitable for Sir Gadabout’s armour. Which materials are the strongest? When Zog was younger, his teacher taught him to fly and he flew into a tree, so a girls put a plaster on his head. It was obvious in the movie that Zog didn’t really fit in with the other dragons. Pearl’s story was also expanded so I gained more of an understanding of the role she was being trained to fill. I liked them in the book but their personalities came to life on screen and I was more focused on their friendship developing through the years. I smiled while I read but I laughed throughout the movie.

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Before my little Moongazer came onto the scene, I had no idea who Julia Donaldson was. Now I find myself actively seeking out her titles in the library and in bookshops. She is a truly remarkable author.