An eco-adventure book - Lost Lives (addresses deforestation, orang-utans and palm oil)

The book is about a young girl, Megan, who finds a magic atlas which transports her to another world. Here she meets the Manyak tribe and finds out why their land is being destroyed and why the orangutans are under threat of extinction. She learns that she can talk to animals and how to use her newly discovered magical powers to take revenge. She makes friends in unlikely places and experiences a new life which she doesn’t want to leave. The book highlights the environmental issues in Borneo where vast swathes of land are being deforested and then planted with palm oil.

This books can be used for 8 years old right up to 12 year olds.

The resource includes:

1. Detailed planning covering 6 genres: diary, discussion, instructions, book review, information and poetry. However, the resources can be downloaded from http://www.kreativefutures.co.uk/lost-lives.html this includes all the resources.
2. Feedback on the book and the assemblies can be found on http://www.kreativefutures.co.uk/what-people-say.html

The book is an excellent resource to raise the issues facing the environment.

The books helps children learn through stories by:
a) Tackling topical environmental issues
b) Offering quality discussions through strong themes
c) Introducing aspirational language
d) Demonstrating grammar and sentence structure in line with National Curriculum expectations.

There are three other eco-adventure books (George the Fraud and the Dragon, The Day the Turtles Came Home and What a Load of Rubbish).