1. What was in the boat that Tyke took? 2. What happened when a whale surfaced?
3. This extract is full of danger. How do the boys react? 4. Henry has more experience of the Arctic than Tyke. Find evidence of this in the chapter.
5. There are some interesting similes in this chapter. Find examples. 6. Make a list of the words or phrases in the first three pages which describe the landscape.
7. How do you think Henry became cut off from the others? 8. Which part of Tyke’s experience do you think he found the most frightening or dangerous?
9. Have you ever visited a country with a cold, snowy climate? Tell the class about what makes it different or special.
10. This story is set in the Arctic. What do you know about this part of the world?
11. Besides whales, what other animals do humans hunt? Do you think it is right to hunt animals? Give two reasons for and two reasons against the hunting of animals.
12. Have you ever helped to rescue someone or some animal? Have you ever had to be rescued? Talk about it.