THERE'S A SHARK IN THE BATH

by Sarah McIntyreIDEAS FOR TEACHERS

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Take a look at the endpapers for 'There's a Shark in the

Bath'.

List all of the nouns that Sarah McIntyre has drawn in this

undersea setting. Return to these nouns and build a

descriptive phrase around them using adjectives, verbs and

adverbs-

e.g. tiny crabs scuttle around the sandy sea-bed.

Choose your favourite phrases and record onto strips of

paper and then rearrange the strips of paper into an 'Under

The Sea' poem. Which order is most effective? Why might

this be? Share with a friend. Which language choices do

they find to be effective? Can they help you to improve your

poem.

Use books and web resources to identify the creatures and plants that Sarah McIntyre has

illustrated on the endpapers. Create factfiles on the types of life that can be found under the

sea.

THE SEA

Further Sea-Life Related Reading

Barry the Fish with Fingers- Sue Hendra

Commotion in the Ocean- Giles Andreae

Sharing a Shell- Julia Donaldson and Lydia

Monks

Hooray for Fish- Lucy Cousins

This Is Not My Hat- Jon Klassen

Flotsam- David Wiesner

Mister Seahorse- Eric Carle

Flip Flap Ocean- Axel Scheffler

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http://easyscienceforkids.com/all-about-fish/

http://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/animals/sea-

life/strange-sea-creatures/

http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/fi

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http://www.kidzone.ws/animals/fish1.htm

http://www.ducksters.com/animals/fish.php

Look at famous artworks of the sea. There are some examples at -

https://www.theguardian.com/culture/gallery/2013/jul/13/10-best-sea-pictures. How do the

different artworks make you feel? What do you notice about the use of colour? Why may the

artist have chosen to use colour in this way? Look at Sarah McIntyre's use of colour? Would you

expect this in a sea picture? What is the effect of using colour this way? Experiment with colour

to create your own sea artworks.

Further Shark Related Reading

Surprising Sharks- Nicola Davies and

James Croft

Smart About Sharks- Owen Davey

Shark in the Park- Nick Sharratt

Shark Vs Train: Chris Barton and Tom

Litchenheld

Smily Shark: Ruth Galloway

Wigglesbottom Primary: The Shark in the

Pool- Pamela Butchart and Becka Moor

Shark School: Davy Ocean and Aaron

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Look at how Sarah McIntyre depicts the different

members of the shark family. They all are the same

basic shape and design but have different features

to distinguish them from each other- moustache,

eye-lashes, braces. How would you draw other

members of the shark family? Grandma? Grandad?

Can you create a shark family 'photo' album?

Could you write a guide to help other people who

may encounter this family? Would you have different

tactics for each member of the family?

Don't forget to check out Sarah's free resources

for this text

at http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/theres-a-shark-

in-the-bath/

You could sing the classic camp-fire

song 'BABY SHARK'. There's a version

of this

at https://www.youtube.com/watch?

v=XqZsoesa55w

http://www.kidzone.ws/sharks/

http://discoverykids.com/category/sharks

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http://www.natgeokids.com/uk/discover/a

nimals/sea-life/great-white-sharks/

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Compare Sarah's shark to photographs of sharks. Which features are the same? Which have

been exaggerated or altered? Why might that be? What is the effect of this?

Can you create your own illustration of a shark? What do you want the audience to know

about this shark? What feature can you highlight in order to make this point?

How would you describe your character? Develop a range of descriptive vocabulary and

display this in a frame around your illustration.

Look at Dulcie's body language in the illustrations. What do

they tell you about the way she feels and how she is going to

handle this strange situation? Use dramatic techniques such

as hot-seating and freeze-framing to explore Dulcie's feelings

at the different points in the story.

Don't forget to check out Sarah's free resources for this text

at http://www.jabberworks.co.uk/theres-a-shark-in-the-bath/

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How will Dulcie deal with the

elephant in her cereal? Does

she need similar tactics to the

shark? Roleplay the scenario

and then create your own

picture book to show what

Dulcie does next.

Choose a scene from the story and draw

in comic book form. Include thought

bubbles to represent what is going on in

Dulcie's mind. What is she thinking as

she brushes a shark's teeth?

Take time to explore Sarah McIntyre's

illustrations of 'There's A Shark in the Bath'

and discuss the visual jokes.

Include some picture-only jokes in your story

of the elephant in the cereal.

Look at the ways that Dulcie manages to

catch, trick and ultimately defeat the

sharks. Develop a list of adjectives for her

heroic actions and further develop into a

kennings poem that lists the ways that she

is a hero

e.g. I'm a...

shark-catcher

paste-squeezer

tooth-brusher

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Further Hero Related Reading

Max The Brave- Ed Vere

The Brave Beast- Chris Judge

Scaredy Squirrel- Melanie Watt

Superkid- Claire Freedman and Sarah

McIntyre

About Sarah McIntyre

Illustrator and writer Sarah McIntyre is easy to spot in her pointy glasses and hats. Sometimes she writes and draws picture books

and comics herself, sometimes she illustrates books for other people, including Giles Andreae, Alan MacDonald, Gillian Rogerson, Anne

Cottringer and Claire Freedman. When she makes books with Philip Reeve, they both brainstorm the story ideas together, then Philip

writes them and Sarah illustrates them. But occasionally they swap roles for a bit. And they love dressing up.

Information from www.jabberworks.co.uk

Sarah’s books have won several awards, including: * The Independent Bookshop Week children’s award 2016 – Pugs of

the Frozen North, with Philip Reeve * UKLA Book Award 2015 – Oliver and the Seawigs, with Philip

Reeve * Prix Enfantasie 2015- Oliver and the Seawigs, translated into

French by Raphaële Eschenbrenner * The Leeds Graphic Novel Award 2011 (now called The Young

People’s Comic Award) – Vern and Lettuce * The Bishop’s Stortford Picture Book Award 2010 – Morris the

Mankiest Monster, with Giles Andreae * The Sheffield Children’s Book Award, Overall Winner 2010 –

Morris the Mankiest Monster, with Giles Andreae