Joseph Hilaire Pierre René Belloc was an Anglo-French writer and historian. He was one of the most prolific writers in England during the early twentieth century.
I am a huge fan of Belloc's "Cautionary Tales for Children" which is a collection of humorous short stories about what happens to naughty children.
I have used two of the poems from this collection extensively with my ESL students : Jim Who Ran Away From His Nurse and Was Eaten by a Lion and Matilda Who Lied and Was Burned to Death.
Beginner level students have learned the texts through mime and have written, illustrated and recorded their own adapted versions. More advanced & intermediate students have worked directly with the text on comprehension and vocabulary exercises.
Jim Who Ran Away From His Nurse and Was Eaten by a Lion
Matilda Who Lied and Was Burned to Death
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