There's a Rang-Tan in My Bedroom

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The story is told from the little girl’s point of view. Could you rewrite part of it in the third person. In English, Class 4 are currently learning about poetic voice. We have been identifying the theme of different poems and what the poet is trying to say. So far we have explored the poems 'Cats' and 'Work and Play' by Ted Hughes as well as the poem 'Rat Race' by John Agard. Published in collaboration with Greenpeace and based on their film that became a viral sensation, There’s a Rang-tan in My Bedroom includes There’s a Rang-Tan in My Bedroom is based on the Greenpeace film that became a viral sensation, about a little girl who discovers a mischievous orangutan on the loose in her bedroom, and she can’t understand why it keeps shouting OOO! at her shampoo and her chocolate. But when Rang-tan explains that there are humans running wild in her rainforest, burning down trees so they can grow palm oil to put in products, the little girl knows what she has to do: help save the orangutans!

She can't understand why it's so angry about her shampoo and chocolate - but then it explains that the palm oil used to make them is leading to deforestation... and destroying his home. The children were exceptionally thoughful and were genuinely moved by both the poem and the advert. They certainly displayed their Secret of Succes 'To understand others'. Greenpeace’s new film, Monster, tells the story of a boy’s friendship with a mysterious jaguar he finds in his kitchen. The positives and negatives of farming palm oil, including deforestation which is referred to in the poem.We are happy to share with you our latest work. motherlondon.com/ and passion-pictures.com/uk/animation-studios/ called us to be part of this rescue mission. We brought Rang Tans story to life to show what's at stake if we continue to produce and consume palm oil at this pace. The scenes have been carefully hand-crafted and animated using various techniques including cell-frame, 3D, 2D and VR to bring to life the hand drawn animation in a flow of action through immersive camera. A fantastic team made it happen.

When a little girl discovers a mischievous orangutan on the loose in her bedroom, she can’t understand why it keeps shouting OOO! at her shampoo and her chocolate. But when Rang-tan explains that there are humans running wild in her rainforest, burning down trees so they can grow palm oil to put in products, the little girl knows what she has to do: help save the orangutans! Written in collaboration with @greenpeaceuk , the theme of this book is (unsurprisingly) saving our planet and the author and illustrator have done an excellent job of conveying this message in the sadness of the orangutan when she tells the girl why she’s in her home.

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There are only about 110,000 orangutans left in the world, as their habitats are being destroyed to make palm oil

Write a newspaper article about a girl who finds an orangutan in her bedroom. What does she do to help the orangutan? Can you include some quotes from the people involved? You won’t see our Christmas advert on TV this year, because it was banned. But we want to share Rang-tan’s story with you… 🎄 🐒 My Littles really enjoy chatting about and discussing how we can treat our planet 🌍 better so I was excited to be asked to review this one with them as I knew they’d be keen on it. Oh Rang-tan in my bedroom now I do know what to do. I’ll fight to save your home and I’ll stop you feeling blue. Today in our lesson we have been exploring the poem 'There's a Rang-Tan in my bedroom', which was created by Greenpeace, an environmental charity which focuses on protecting the natural world.

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Catherine Doyle on new book The Lost Tide Warriors, a children's adventure full of Irish myth and magic information about orangutans and palm oil plus exciting ideas about how young readers can make a difference. When a little girl discovers a mischievous orangutan in her bedroom, she can’t understand why it keeps shouting at her shampoo and her chocolate. But when Rang-tan explains that there are humans running wild in her rainforest, burning down trees so they can grow palm oil to put in products, the little girl knows what she has to do: help save the orangutans! Was Rang-tan banned? Want to know more? Here are some key facts for children about orangutans and palm oil to help you and your family make a difference... Read the forward for this book by Emma Thompson. Could you write your own foreword for a different book?