Want to know more? Here are some key facts for children about orangutans and palm oil to help you and your family make a difference... This book has been a brilliant catalyst for discussion with the Littles, particularly my five year old, who has today written a letter to “the boss of the chocolate factory” to ask them to use only responsibly sourced palm oil and not that which has come from destroying swathes of our rainforests. There are only about 110,000 orangutans left in the world, as their habitats are being destroyed to make palm oil information about orangutans and palm oil plus exciting ideas about how young readers can make a difference. There’s a Rang-Tan in My Bedroom is based on the Greenpeace film that became a viral sensation, about a little girl who discovers a mischievous orangutan on the loose in her bedroom, and she can’t understand why it keeps shouting OOO! at her shampoo and her chocolate. But when Rang-tan explains that there are humans running wild in her rainforest, burning down trees so they can grow palm oil to put in products, the little girl knows what she has to do: help save the orangutans!

The positives and negatives of farming palm oil, including deforestation which is referred to in the poem.This poem has formed the basis of the Iceland Supermarket advert which was banned from being shown on the television due to its political message. It tells the story of Rang-tan, a young orangutan who finds herself homeless and hiding out in a little girl's bedroom. The primate explains how her habitat has been destroyed by the deforestation that comes with making some crude palm oil. Catherine Doyle on new book The Lost Tide Warriors, a children's adventure full of Irish myth and magic There’s a Rang-Tan in My Bedroom is a beautiful book which highlights an important message to young children in an easy and accessible way. My children have asked to read this book repeatedly since it arrived I would recommend it for every young child. We are happy to share with you our latest work. motherlondon.com/ and passion-pictures.com/uk/animation-studios/ called us to be part of this rescue mission. We brought Rang Tans story to life to show what's at stake if we continue to produce and consume palm oil at this pace. The scenes have been carefully hand-crafted and animated using various techniques including cell-frame, 3D, 2D and VR to bring to life the hand drawn animation in a flow of action through immersive camera. A fantastic team made it happen. The story is told from the little girl’s point of view. Could you rewrite part of it in the third person.

When a little girl discovers a mischievous orangutan on the loose in her bedroom, she can’t understand why it keeps shouting OOO! at her shampoo and her chocolate. But when Rang-tan explains that there are humans running wild in her rainforest, burning down trees so they can grow palm oil to put in products, the little girl knows what she has to do: help save the orangutans!The children were exceptionally thoughful and were genuinely moved by both the poem and the advert. They certainly displayed their Secret of Succes 'To understand others'.

Robin Stevens, author of Murder Most Unladylike, on how her main character Daisy is coming out as gay This decision provoked a storm of controversy, and the resulting publicity helped the film reach more than 30 million online views. Watch Monster – the sequel to Rang TanYou won’t see our Christmas advert on TV this year, because it was banned. But we want to share Rang-tan’s story with you… 🎄 🐒 She can't understand why it's so angry about her shampoo and chocolate - but then it explains that the palm oil used to make them is leading to deforestation... and destroying his home. Written in collaboration with @greenpeaceuk , the theme of this book is (unsurprisingly) saving our planet and the author and illustrator have done an excellent job of conveying this message in the sadness of the orangutan when she tells the girl why she’s in her home.

Today in our lesson we have been exploring the poem 'There's a Rang-Tan in my bedroom', which was created by Greenpeace, an environmental charity which focuses on protecting the natural world.This book is full of charming illustrations and the central character is an adorable and very friendly looking orangutan who causes havoc in a little girl’s house. Actress Emma Thompson, brand ambassador for Greenpeace, has lent her voice to the environmental charity's latest work – an illustration of the loss of rainforest habitat in Indonesia at the hands of palm oil plantation owners.