Grand Opening

Yesterday, I completed the task of writing a recount of an imaginary situation, explaining how I opened Cheetah Territory at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. Can you spot the anecdote (a short story, normally funny, used in recounts)? Last week at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, I opened Cheetah Territory. This was my reward for winning a competition for … Read more

Giraffe

Today, I have continued last week’s English topic of figurative language. However, I have written a description of the giraffes at Yorkshire Wildlife park instead of a place. I hope you enjoy! As it eats, the giraffe wonders, ‘Why am I like a diplodocus?’ The giraffe bends its neck to reach the lower leaves, its … Read more

Yorkshire Wildlife Park: Jungle Lookout Play Area

In English, I have been focusing on figurative language. Yesterday, I wrote a description of the Jungle Lookout Play Area at Yorkshire Wildlife Park. I also completed the bonus task of using similes, metaphors and personification at least once. I hope you enjoy! The Jungle Lookout Play Area is like a simple maze with plenty … Read more

The Zoo

I thought it rather strange today,When visiting the zoo,To find the creatures living there,Are just like me and you. So wild and acrobatic,The monkeys in their cage,Delight in swinging high and low,Performers on a stage. Dignified and tall,The penguins on the ice,Waiters in their black and white,Proper and precise. Gazelles turn together,A troupe of graceful, … Read more

A Magical Tale Full of Laughs

The Wonderful Wizard of Oz is a classic adventure by Lyman Frank Baum (1856-1919). While this chapter book is not part of a series, it was made into a film. Dorothy and her dog Toto get trapped in their house by a cyclone. The cyclone carries the building to the distant land of Oz. Upon … Read more