School Presentation 1

Jan Latta and endangered animals

An African ElephantK – Y3 duration 45 minutes

The power point presentation shows over 100 photographs of animals Jan has photographed in the wild. It starts with the Big Five of Africa, then some entertaining animals, finishing with endangered animals. There is question time after the show.

Y4 – 8 duration 60 minutes

Jan talks about coming face-to-face with a mountain gorilla in Rwanda and how this changed her life. She explains how the first book was created and ten books that followed. The power point presentation shows 100 photographs of animals in the wild and Jan shares some of her exciting adventures. Then question time.

REQUIREMENTS

The library or hall needs to be darkened to show the power point presentation. (Mac or PC disks) Jan needs to borrow the school’s projector and computer. She has a portable microphone. (Sydney only)

 

 

COMMENTS

"The books are most engaging, the realism of the photography and the simple, straight-forward text are unusual in today’s children’s book market."
UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME

"The students responded with enthusiasm to the presentation; their questions reflected their interest and eagerness to hear of Jan’s experiences."
HILLTOP PUBLIC SCHOOL

"You have certainly sparked the children’s enthusiasm for reading about the world’s endangered animals."
ST CHARLES PRIMARY SCHOOL, RYDE

"The children were enthralled with Jan’s performance. The topic was extremely pertinent to their interest and level... the photo’s were brilliant... the stories interesting and amusing."
BUDGEWOI PS, NSW

 

 

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