The unlikely pair of Bev and Kev have wandered their way into the library of Albion North Primary School.
Early childhood book of the year of 2023, ‘Bev and Kev’ explores themes of friendship and acceptance through the story of, giraffe Bev and elephant Kev, who become best friends.
The heart-warming tale written by Katrina Germein and illustrated by Mandy Foot is set in the African savanna and shares lessons about loving yourself in your own skin, and the value of a true friend.
Students from each year level took part in a different activity that was related to the book, with a focus on challenging their literacy skills.
Assistant principal Ian Murdoch said the end result of the book display is “incredible”, taking up an entire wall in the school’s library.
“The kids were phenomenal, they all gave it a go and it has come up a treat,” he said.
“The display was a joint effort from the entire school. Our preps created a collage of Bev the giraffe, the years 1 and 2 wrote adjectives to describe Bev’s feelings inside the outline of an giraffe, years 3 and 4 came up with synonyms for the word ‘big’ and drew them into an outline of an elephant, and years 5 and 6 researched fun facts about different animals which they wrote into outlines and them coloured in.”
