Circles
A mother vulture teaches a baby vulture about the cycles of life and death.
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SHORT STORY FOR KIDS WRITTEN BYÂ ALEX LATIMER
ILLUSTRATED BY PATRICK LATIMER
DESIGNED BYÂ GORDON LATIMER
EDITED BY DIANE AWERBUCK
* THE STORY ‘CIRCLES’ WAS CREATED BY BOOK DASH AND IS LICENSED UNDER A CREATIVE COMMONS ATTRIBUTION 4.0 LICENSE. MINOR FORMATTING CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE TO THE ORIGINAL WORK FOR EASE OF READING ON OUR WEBSITE.
LET’S DISCUSS THE STORIES ~ IDEAS FOR TALKING WITH KIDS
Dying and Loss
1. Why do you think this story is called ‘Circles’?
2. Can you think of any other examples of circles in the living earth?