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Support thoughtful reading of Lion: A Long Way Home — Young Readers’ Edition by Saroo Brierley, a memoir recounting his separation from his family in India as a young child, his adoption by an Australian family and his search for his original home years later. Using childhood memories and Google Earth, Saroo pieces together clues to his past. His story invites readers to explore identity, family and belonging, while considering the power of hope, perseverance and human kindness.

These comprehensive guided reading plans support teacher-led discussion through questions exploring comprehension, inference, language, text organisation and author’s purpose. Students are encouraged to draw on evidence, explain their thinking and consider different perspectives. Conscious communication questions explore feelings and needs, nurturing empathy and a compassionate classroom, while suggested response activities extend understanding and strengthen connections between reading and writing.

Themes explored: family and separation, adoption, identity and belonging, home, memory, cultural connections, survival, poverty, kindness and compassion, hope, perseverance, resilience, technology and discovery, reunion.

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