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“I am Jack”
(Monkey baa Theatre for Young People)
Touring Outback Arts Region: late August to
early September 2008.
Jack is smart and funny and eleven years old. Jack
is also being bullied and needs help. Unfortunately,
Jack’s mother is too wrapped up in herself to see
this and Jack’s teacher, Mr. Angelou, is too busy to
pay attention to the warning signs. But little does
Jack know that help is close at hand.
This excellent book about bullying, told in the
first person, focuses on the often overlooked
insidious taunting and teasing that bullies are so
adept at inflicting on their victims. The author
succeeds in making this topic accessible to young
readers by using humour and quirky illustrations to
offset this heavy subject. It also recognizes the
importance of family support and schools in the need
to respond to this problem in a proactive way.
While acknowledging that children have different
experiences in school, the lessons implied in I am
Jack may encourage our youth to be empathic towards
victims of bullying. (Based on the book by Suzanne
Gervay
Touring:
(with
funding from the Country Arts Support Program)
Wed 27 August COBAR
Fri 5 September WALGETT
Fri
12 September LIGHTNING RIDGE
Tues
9 September COLLARENEBRI
This regional tour is proudly supported by Outback
Arts AND by the Country Arts Support Program
For more details see
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