Book Summary – Feb 2013
The Wild Girl by Christopher Wormell
The Wild Girl is clever because she can catch fish. She can make fire. She is lonely.
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Wild and lonely
April 17, 2013
The Wild Girl
February 16, 2013
D: Do you know the story of the Wild Girl?
Me: No.
D: She was all alone in the world, but she’s clever! …How is she all alone? I thought you have to be born from adults.
Me: That’s right – so where are her parents?
D: I don’t know – we’ll find out when Mrs V reads the rest of the story.
Personal space
December 15, 2012
D: Hippos are dangerous – we learned it in school today. Some people think they’re – y’know – kind. BUT if you go onto their piece of land, they will ATTACK you! And they eat humans. Did you know that?Me: You’d better not go onto their piece of land then.
D: No, or they will ATTACK! And gobble me all up.
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Sounds from the wilderness
December 9, 2012
D: On my way back from school I saw a wild cat – when I looked at it, it looked at me and Sophie and it went “hhheh!” [makes an angry cat face]
Me: And what did you do?
D: I looked at it again and it went “hhheh!” again.
Me: What do you think it was trying to say?
D: It was trying to say “I want to pull your hair out!”
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