After reading this story with children in year 1 during their topic of Light & Dark, it had a great link with various of lessons; light sources, Guy Fawkes night, festivals of light and things that we can see in the dark tent. It was a really useful book for the children to link what they have been learning about in Geography and Science with Light & Dark to what happened in the story with Plop, and it could also link with children's fears of the dark and explaining to them all the positives that happen and that they will see when it is dark outside. It can definitely be used as a cross curricular book in Science, Art, Literacy and Geography with the topic of Light & Dark in the national Curriculum.

Write a report about owls. What is their habitat? What do they eat? What special abilities do they have? Oh, mulțumesc, spuse Buf apucând ciorapul cu ciocul, apoi prinzându-l într-o gheară. Mulțumesc foarte mult. Mă duc să-l atârn chiar acum. " (p.56-57) The chapter titles all begin with ‘Dark is?’. Can you think of other ways of describing the dark? Could you write another chapter for the story linked to your description? Who might the owl meet in your chapter?The story is about a young barn owl called Plop, who is frightened of the dark. The plot is divided into seven chapters, each covering a night during which Plop learns something new about the dark: dark is exciting, dark is kind, dark is fun, dark is necessary, dark is fascinating, dark is wonderful and dark is beautiful. Plop is gradually persuaded that the dark has its advantages. sa de a percepe frumusețea întunericului dispare pe parcurs, el fiind ajutat de o serie de personaje auxiliare care, rând pe rând, îi prezintă diversele minunății care fac nopțile speciale: focurile de artificii, sclipirea stelelor, fulgerele nopții, putința de a te ascunde, de a medita, apariția lui Moș Crăciun, etc.

Filled with gentle humour and comfort, Jill Tomlinson's animal stories have been enjoyed by children who want to snuggle down with a good read for decades. This edition of The Owl Who Was Afraid of the Dark is beautifully illustrated by Paul Howard. About This Edition ISBN: Make a timetable that shows the things that you do on a typical day. Add the things that Plop does during his day. How are they similar / different? My son didn't sound keen when we started, but very soon warmed to the main character. It certainly helped that he had the name 'Plop'!

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Ce păcat! Toată lumea ar trebui să aibă Moș Crăciun, E nemaipomenit să te trezești dimineața și să pipăi ciorapii, încercând să ghicești ce e înăuntru.

Thinking of adjectives: Plop is described as being 'soft', 'fluffy' and 'fat'. Can you think of any synonyms for these words?

On 13 February 2022, the BBC broadcast the story on their CBeebies Bedtime Story programme, read by Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge. That evening Plop is brave and flies down to a boy scout who is guarding the camp-fire and he tells Plop that dark is fun as he and the other scouts sing around the fire; Plop stays with them until the fire has sunk to a red glow and then he flies home. The same conversation as before ensues with his mummy; although the scout says dark is fun, Plop still doesn't like it AT ALL. As well as helping to calm any fears, doing themed activities based on this book can help children with lots of other important skills too, such as turn-taking with the board game. Plop's parents are rather nonplussed that their (barn owl) son is afraid of the dark, won't come out at night, won't go hunting with them. They send him out to talk to other creatures about the nighttime. Plop meets humans and animals who all talk to him about their experience of life after dark. Can they change his mind? Plop makes an ‘EEEEEEEK’ sound for the young lady. Think about the different noises that animals make. How do they use these to communicate with each other?

Mrs Barn Owl explains that the dark can be ‘silver or blue or grey or lots of other colours’. Can you paint a picture showing dark scenes in different colours?

This is a lovely read for a parent, I really empathised with Mr and Mrs Barn Owl. I enjoyed the repetition of the hunting expeditions and their never-endings quest to fill their son's stomach. E un artificiu rotitor. Când am aterizat, băiatul a crezut că sunt un artificiu rotitor. O, nu-i așa că e frumos? Și el a crezut că eu sunt un asemenea artificiu. Plop the baby Barn Owl is gorgeous and the other characters are beautifully written - his patient and long-suffering parents especially! Each chapter titles proves to be very interesting, portraying the many good qualities about the dark: dark is exciting; kind; fun; necessary; fascinating; wonderful; and beautiful. Plop explores these qualities from different characters and experiences during the day time, when he enjoys being outside, gradually changing his perception of the dark throughout the story. A really lovely story about a baby barn owl called Plop who does not follow the stereotypical owl instinct of being nocturnal due to the fact that he does not like night time, and dread being out in the dark. The story is set as Plop being the main protagonist, in which he describes the world at night is ‘nasty’ and repeats the phrase “I don’t like it AT ALL", adding extra emphasis to the fact he doesn't like the dark. As the story goes on, Plop meets many different characters, and experiences many new things, helping him to move beyond the negative mage he has previously built up about the dark.