Lawrence Hill
Beatrice
and croc harry
Deep in the Argilia forest, 11-year-old Beatrice wakes up in a treehouse, with very little memory about her past. Every night, things she needs magically appear. With her bed, books, a bag she calls her Beasack, a slingshot, and the fixings for oatmeal, Beatrice sets off to find out who she is and how to get home. Although there are no other humans in the forest, all of the animals can talk with each other. Beatrice befriends a king crocodile named Croc Harry, a rabbit called Horace Harrison Junior the Third, and a tarantula named Fuzzy. They help her solve puzzles and pass tests in an attempt to leave the forest. With her new friends by her side, Beatrice learns about friendship and finding strength in hard times. Beatrice's adventure shows how important it is to believe in yourself and to have friends who support you.
INTRODUCTION
BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Comprehension
Start Here
Before you crack open “Beatrice and Croc Harry”, watch Ainara’s book review, and join her on a bike ride in the forest where she meets the author, Lawrence Hill.
Go Deeper
More to Explore
In each module, you will be invited to spend time exploring some of the ideas introduced in the book. Make sure you check out the links in this section to discover more interesting, cool, and fun stuff!
Check out author Lawrence Hill’s website:
Get Creative
Get Creative
While reading this book, we invite you to create a progressive STORY MAP. This is a map of the story setting, but it is more than that. It also shows the paths that the characters take through the story. Each week we’ll add more details and extend the paths to follow the action of the story. Have you ever made anything like this?
We need to make sure we leave space for all of the action coming up, so we’ve created a template for you to start with. You’re welcome to use this template (print it out and add details as we go) or create your own from a blank sheet of paper.
Check out these gorgeous movie plot maps from Andrew DeGraff
Here’s a REALLY simple example of a story map
Journal
Writing Prompt
In each module, you will be invited to write some of your thoughts related to the story. You will be given writing prompts… feel free to use these, or write about any other thoughts or connections that came up for you while reading. You can use your own notebook as a journal OR print this journal booklet to fill in as you go.
Writing prompt:
Imagine waking up one day, alone, with no memory of your past. How would you go about rediscovering your identity? Cogitate* on the factors that contribute to your identity and how it shapes your sense of belonging… what would be most important that you find out about yourself?
*cogitate: a fancy word for think
