Readings and school visits
The book was written to be read out loud
Debra reads with children, talks with teachers, and brings the flock into classrooms, libraries and living rooms.
What a visit looks like
Debra reads a chapter — usually the one where Tunka dives for the best of the land, because children have opinions about that immediately. Then the room argues about it. Then she talks about how a story gets built out of an argument, and takes questions until the questions run out.
Sessions can be adapted for a single class, a whole year group, a library programme or a family event.
Activities and appearances
Running a preview in your school?
Debra would like to hear how it went. Notes from teachers who have read the book with a real class are the most useful thing anyone can send her. Send your notes.
Classroom resources
Ready-made discussion starters
Each one comes straight out of the book, and each one has more than one defensible answer.
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What is the difference between a leader and someone who just wants to be in front?
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Tunka's friends want to leave him without hurting him. Is that possible? How would you do it?
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Why do the buddies listen to Peewee, the smallest of them?
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Was Kiko right not to banish Tunka after the first chapter?
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The zoo birds are safe and fed and cannot leave. Would you trade the migration for that?
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Mokey is rescued by strangers — a boy and a doctor. What does that change about how the flock sees humans?
Adventures of Kiko and the Flock
An action-packed story about a flock of Canada geese who grow up on the migration trail — written by a retired teacher who never stopped telling children stories.