Great Science Stories: Duffy's Lucky Escape

Watch the author, Ellie Jackson, tell her story. Duration: 13 minutes

Age 5 - 7 years

Curriculum topics: seasonal changes, living things and their habitats, plants, animals including humans, interactions and interdependencies, relationships in an ecosystem.

Duffy’s Lucky Escape will transport you to a tropical paradise to learn that not all that floats is food. A positive, inspiring, beautifully illustrated true story about the problem of ocean plastics with a happy ending.

Written by Ellie Jackson, Illustrated by Liz Oldmeadow.

Great Science Stories bring science to life with creative and magical tales to capture your pupils’ imaginations and broaden their horizons. Encourage pupils to ask scientific question with direct to classroom story telling videos from leading children’s authors and illustrators.

Listen, think and share your questions.