The Goat Who Sailed The World
The Goat Who Sailed the World is a novel
written by Jackie French. It is about a twelve year old boy, Isaac who joins
the crew of the Endeavour as a master servant. Isaac isn’t considered to be
good enough to get hay for the Goat, which produces milk for Cook and the
officers. This Goat is very lucky as it has been able to sail around the world.
Further through the novel we seen a friendship blossom between the Goat and
Issac one that is so strong it is able to withhold whatever is thrown their way.
This book has many themes that could be
further explored in a classroom. Some of the themes include:
-Exploration
-Friendship
-Courage
-Discovery
-Survival
-Life at sea
-Hardship
The narrative pattern of this novel is a voyage;
this is a theme that is very common among many books, picture books
particularly. This book could be used in history to create a time line of the
events of Cook and his crew. It could be used in Society and children could
research some of the stops that are made throughout the story. It could also be
integrated in health as children can look at the diet of the crew.
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