A number of positive themes run throughout the novel including the dangers of prejudice and stereotyping, leadership styles, and the positive results that can come through hard work, perseverance and courage. Babe: The Gallant Pig is a charming story with an unforgettable cast of characters. It is an adaptation of Dick King-Smith s 1983 novel The Sheep-Pig, which tells the story of a farm pig who wants to do the work of a sheepdog. Babe is taken to the Sheepdog Trials, where he astonishes the judges and spectators by excelling at herding the sheep. Destined for the oven, Babe changes that destiny by becoming skilled at the process of sheep-herding. Shortly after his arrival, the piglet is adopted by the sheepdog. Aligned to your State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included.Įveryone is astonished when sheep farmer Hogget brings home a pig from the county fair. Create a trading card for one of the characters in the book. Conduct an interview with Babe for the London Times. Brainstorm reasons why Farmer Hogget never named his pig. Identify statements about Babe herding ducks as true or false. Write sentences using the vocabulary words from the story. See search resultsfor this author Dick King-Smith(Author), Melissa Manwill(Illustrator) 4.
Students explore the concept of prejudice and give an example of this from their own experiences. Babe: The Gallant Pig Paperback 18 July 1995 by Dick King-Smith (Author) Visit Amazons Dick King-Smith Page Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Great discussion questions engage students to think deeper about the text. Set in rural America, other themes are those of farm life, sheep, sheepdogs, pigs and sheepdog trials.Anyone can overcome their destiny in this story of a pig who saves himself from the table. Babe: The Gallant Pig is a charming story with an unforgettable cast of characters. Destined for the oven, Babe changes that destiny by becoming skilled at the process of sheep-herding. 'Originally published in Great Britain under the title: The sheep-pig.' A piglet destined for eventual butchering arrives at the farmyard, is adopted by an old sheep dog, and discovers a special secret to success. About the Novel: Everyone is astonished when sheep farmer Hogget brings home a pig from the county fair. Aligned to your State Standards and written to Bloom's Taxonomy, additional crossword, word search, comprehension quiz and answer key are also included. The fast-paced story of an extraordinary pig that wants to be a sheepherder. Students explore the concept of prejudice and give an example of this from their own experiences.
Anyone can overcome their destiny in this story of a pig who saves himself from the table.
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