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The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me

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Children love Roald Dahl’s books, because they make fantastical settings and characters so easy to believe in. Now you can absorb your classes even further into Roald Dahl’s wonderful world with this fun activity. These Roald Dahl ‘The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me’ worksheets are ideal for supporting your teaching on this story and helping children to understand the text. Told from the point of view of a young boy named Billy, The Giraffe and the Pelly and Metells the story of Billy's lifelong dream to own a candy store (which the British call a "sweet shop.") He almost constantly is reminded of this dream because of an abandoned building next to his home called the Grubber (an old term for a candy store). One third of The Ladder less Window-Cleaning Company, he is also known as, the ‘Dancing Monkey.’ He complains about the taste of the food in London and complains of not being able to eat walnuts. The Cobra

In reality, one can extrapolate a certain allegorical context from the story thanks to the period of national upheaval in which it was composed that would actually, ironically, make it one of Dahl’s most controversial stories. When reading Dahl’s books for children, one eventually notices a recurrence of what might be termed nationalist pride or xenophobia depending upon one’s perspective. Dahl is not shy about criticizing citizen of other countries within the context of comparison to the British. Usually, this is pretty much outright with no veil of symbolism or allegory, but on one level there is a deeply symbolic and allegorical reading of this particular book that seems deeply concerned with the issue of changes to England in the post-war society resulting from the influx of immigrants into the United Kingdom. Dahl masters yet another story here by finding new characters and new angles to approach. With another child protagonist (as attentive readers will see, many Dahl tales are narrated by children), the story progresses. The precocious narrator goes off to explore the world, alone. I noticed that there are rarely any parental figures found in Dahl's children's books, which was mentioned in a recent biography I read of the author. Billy is free to frolic and find his way, dashing off to an estate with three random animals, where they eventually clash with an armed robber. How interesting for a children's book to remove the 'adult flavour', at least parents, from the narrative and give complete control to a child seemingly the same age as the target audience. The story flows well and the characters work well together to forge a strong story and decent collection of morals and lessons that are threaded throughout. The monkey describes walnuts as being ‘scrumptious-galumptious, so flavory-savory, so sweet to eat?’. Can you think of different words / phrases to describe different senses (e.g. taste / touch / smell / hearing / sight). Listen to the audiobook version of the story. Could you narrate and record a passage from the book using expression / accents / sound effects / music?Make a ‘Wanted’ poster to encourage people to look out for ‘The Cobra, the cleverest and most dangerous cat-burglar in the world’. Look at the songs and rhymes in the story. Can you identify the rhyming words? Can you think of other words that rhyme with these?

Billy and the animals are one day asked by the Duke of Hampshire to clean the titular Hampshire house. They accept the Duke's request. As they clean one day, however, they catch a cat burglar trying to steal the Duke's wife’s jewels. Because of this, the Duke invites the animals to live on his estate so that they can be his personal helpers, meaning that they no longer their building. In turn, Billy turns their old building into a candy shop, fulfilling his lifelong dream. Update this section! Imagine that you could fit inside a pelican’s mouth and fly anywhere in the world. Where would you go to? Why? I’m think you may have got our Agency confused as there is no Darren or Cariller Cray working here! His first children's book was The Gremlins, about mischievous little creatures that were part of RAF folklore. The book was commissioned by Walt Disney for a film that was never made, and published in 1943. Dahl went on to create some of the best-loved children's stories of the 20th century, such as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Matilda and James and the Giant Peach.Billy's biggest wish is to turn a weird old wooden house into a wonderful sweet shop. But then he finds a giraffe, a pelly and a monkey living inside - they're the Ladderless Window Cleaners! Who needs ladders when you've got a giraffe? They become best friends and when they meet the richest man in all England, there's a chance Billy's scrumptious-galumptious dream just might come true . . . The Monkey, in both appearance and diet, bears a strong resemblance to Muggle-Wump, a monkey from two of Dahl's earlier books: The Enormous Crocodile and The Twits. The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me is a 1985 children's book written by Roald Dahl and illustrated by Quentin Blake. The plot follows a young boy named Billy who meets a giraffe, a pelican, and a monkey, who work as window cleaners. One can read this seemingly benign and controversy-free Dahl book published in the wake of massive social upheaval dedicated to dismantling the welfare state and reforming the country’s immigration policies—should one so desire—as a blistering critique of the entire social structure of post-WWII British history up to the election of Margaret Thatcher. Update this section!

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