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It also contains some opportunities to discuss how the characters are feeling, such as Roxanne as she leaves her home or her bear as he is contained in the cage for the safety of others, I would use this in a year two or three class. This story may also appeal to year five or six girls during independent reading.
As an adult, I rather enjoyed the simple, gentle story but I do wonder if a group of young children would appreciate it, despite the lack of excitement.
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Aug 22, Liv Wright rated it really liked it Shelves: This was actually the first book I ever read of Michael Morpurgo's and honestly it is so sad. I don't know how I can remember the plot because it was like 6 years ago when I first read this but I remember it being so sad and I think I loved the bear because obviously its a bear and bears are so cute. I think it is horrible that some bears are in captivity and are being forced to dance. In my opinion I think that animals should have rights too, so this made me think more about what people are doi This was actually the first book I ever read of Michael Morpurgo's and honestly it is so sad.
In my opinion I think that animals should have rights too, so this made me think more about what people are doing today. I recommend because it is so heartwarming and I enjoyed it. I just remember liking it and it upsetting me that people were cruel to animals. I will have to read again sometime This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers.
To view it, click here. This is a very brief novella, which was really lovely, until the end, when it got very sad. I read it aloud to my son. He was quite devastated at the end, when Roxanne gave in to temptation, Bruno, the bear died of a broken heart and Roxanne forsook Bruno and everyone in the village. Life always goes This is a very brief novella, which was really lovely, until the end, when it got very sad. Life always goes on. Aug 28, Megan Wiffen rated it really liked it. The Dancing Bear is a moving story set in an old fashioned village in the mountains; it follows a young orphan girl, Roxanne.
One day Roxanne finds a bear, she names him Bruno and with support from some of the fellow villagers she keeps him. They become best friends and their relationship becomes special and enchanting. When word spreads of Bruno, a film crew arrive to make a music video for a famous rock singer, Niki. Niki talks Roxanne into getting Bruno to dance for his video and Bruno does. Roxanne is heard singing to the bear one evening and Niki asks her to leave the village and Bruno to be a famous singer.
She leaves her beloved bear and he sadly dies. It would be great to read with a Key Stage 2 class, the story is short, captivating and has a grown up edge with serious subject matters. It is easy to read and has beautiful charcoal illustrations which capture the story wonderfully.
There are many classroom exercises you could do with this book. The class could write a story with a different ending if Roxanne stayed with the bear, what would have happened?
They could act out the book and play different characters showing the different emotions from each character. They could also write a diary from one of the characters point of view and how they felt about the bear being in their village. This book is charming and full of emotion; I would highly recommend giving this book a read. Aug 16, Aszerina rated it liked it Shelves: The Dancing Bear by Michael Morpurgo, tells the delicate story of an orphan called Roxanne who adopts an abandoned bear cub. The book is set in an isolated, mountainous village. The whole village allows Roxanne to adopt the bear, as they hope it will bring a financial profit to the village in the future.
This hope is fulfilled when a TV crew come to the village, looking for a dancing bear to be in their new music video. But the The Dancing Bear by Michael Morpurgo, tells the delicate story of an orphan called Roxanne who adopts an abandoned bear cub. But the video ends up featuring the bear and Roxanne. She is offered a chance of fame and luxury and leaves her sheltered life behind and her precious bear. The bear dies from heart break the next morning and the book ends.
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It was such a tantalizing and unique story. But I rather disliked the ending. I felt quite sad at how quickly the bear died and that the girl never came back for him. However, despite the ending I would recommend this book for KS2 readers. This book could be used in Literacy to explore other countries and ways of living outside of London which should really engage the EAL students.
It could also be used in PSHE to explore animal cruelty. Jun 09, Conorfinnerty rated it really liked it. This short story, perfectly complemented by Christian Birmingham's beautiful illustrations, is one that every child should read. The little village, tucked away in the mountains, is old-fashioned, cut off from the outside world and everyone is untainted by the modern way of life. Bruno is strong and lovable, This short story, perfectly complemented by Christian Birmingham's beautiful illustrations, is one that every child should read. Bruno is strong and lovable, and Roxanne a beautiful, gentle girl, who is inseparable from her beloved bear.
All the characters have clear-cut personalities - the grandfather crusty and bitter, Tiny cheerful and comical, the narrator a solitary old man, "content with my own company and my music. I would recommend this story to anyone, children and adults alike, and also to read any of Michael Morpurgo's other books. Oct 07, Katy Noyes rated it it was amazing. A short story from Morpurgo, but complete in its plot and character development. An orphaned bear is adopted by a girl in a mountain village, despite her father's protestations.
The bear brings about prosperity and tourism to the people, and when a music video crew later visit to film a famous singer's latest pop video, life will change yet again. Morpurgo doesn't ever seem to produce a dud.
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Despite its length, this is still engrossing. An old man of the village narrates the story, watching Roxan A short story from Morpurgo, but complete in its plot and character development. An old man of the village narrates the story, watching Roxanne and Bruno the bear through old, experienced eyes.
How will pop star Nicky affect them all? As are all Morpurgo's books at times, but this is intended for younger, beginning readers, so quite a brave move to write the tale this way. It certainly covers points about stardom, contemporary aspirations and friendship with as much depth as books ten times its length.
I listened to the audio version, and can recommend the reader as well as the book. He speaks clearly and gently, the voice of the narrator bringing him to life. Apr 09, Jude rated it it was amazing. Her grandfather refuses at first but when one of the villagers says that the bear could attract tourists and make money, Roxannes grandfather lets her keep it. When a film crew, come to town, looking for a dancing bear. Jul 04, Farhana Imran rated it liked it. This book is narrated through the eyes of the villages local teacher.
He explains how a small bear came down from the mountains and changed things forever. It's about a lonely girl called Roxanne who befriends this bear and their close bond. It's about an old man who only cares for money Roxanne's grandfather and how he manipulates his grand daughter to use the bear for monetary gain.
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It's about a film company which is looking for bear to star in it's new music video. Michael Morpurgo has a talen This book is narrated through the eyes of the villages local teacher. Michael Morpurgo has a talent for making his animals come to life, he makes us wish we too could have a bear as our friend. A must read for animal lovers. Apr 22, Dom Conlon rated it it was amazing. Another photograph of Jones shows him after his wound, still in the same greatcoat, but recuperating in England in hospital. His eyes look a little glassy and too wide, one side of his mouth droops, his partially open lips seem as if he were about to say something when the photographer caught him unawares.
It was only after the war, when he was demobilised, that his life-long shell shock would lead to two extended major breakdowns and to his increasing isolation. But his drawing of the bear and of the rats, and of other animals, like pigs, cows, horses and cats, are preternaturally alert to the facts and consolations of the body. His drowsing pigs possess the slung bellies of the rats, and the same sense of arrested motion; but their long snouts and heavy-fleshed indolence exude a sense of well-being and creaturely ease — their sleep has nothing to do with the stillness of rigor mortis setting in.
One pig, two rows of nipples sketched on her belly, lies fast asleep on her side, her mouth seeming to curl in an almost human grin. Another pig stands nearby, and stares down at her with a curious, contemplative look — almost a look of sadness — as if to say, as Jones would say about his comrades and himself: On the reverse page of this drawing is a drawing of the Angel Gabriel blowing a horn, his wings precisely and lightly sketched in, his flat forehead and rows of feathers, suggested by squiggled scallop shapes, making him look more animal than divine, and even more animal than human, since his wings dwarf his human-looking torso.