Produced by pupils from

Primary School No 5 in Bielsk Podlaski, Poland

We all love animalsWe all love animals

People in Poland are very fond of animals. People in Poland are very fond of animals. Most families have got a pet. Some Most families have got a pet. Some people take their pets to shows. There people take their pets to shows. There are big internatlion shows. You can see are big internatlion shows. You can see thousands of cats or dogs there. There thousands of cats or dogs there. There are also lots of local shows. Adlut and are also lots of local shows. Adlut and children take their dogs, cats, birds, children take their dogs, cats, birds, horses and hamsters to these shows. horses and hamsters to these shows. There are prizes for the best animals. There are prizes for the best animals.

Horse riding is very popular in Horse riding is very popular in Poland. Children go to riding Poland. Children go to riding schools ,where they learn how to ride schools ,where they learn how to ride and how to look after horses .There and how to look after horses .There are lots of horse shows with prizes are lots of horse shows with prizes for riding, jumping and other events. for riding, jumping and other events.

Janów PodlaskiJanów Podlaski In Janów Podlaski there is famous all over the world stud farm. In Janów Podlaski there is famous all over the world stud farm. The Janów Podlaski Stud was established in 1817. It is the oldest

state owned and operated horse stud in Poland, is also one of the most beautiful.

Beginning in 1979, Janów Podlaski has been the host of the most important event for Polish Arabians - the Polish National Arabian Horse Show. Visitors from all over the world have been coming there evety year.

By hosting the National Championship Show in conjunction with the annual auction, global Arabian horse enthusiasts are afforded the opportunity to see Poland's most important events back-to-back, and to see the best produce of Polish Arabian horse breeding.

You can watch the beautiful horses and read more about them and the evens http://www.janow.arabians.pl/en/

There are lots of programmes abaut There are lots of programmes abaut animals on televison. There are animals on televison. There are programmes about wild animals from all programmes about wild animals from all over the word and about pets, too. One of over the word and about pets, too. One of the most popular programme is Animals the most popular programme is Animals Planet. A lot of children watch it. There Planet. A lot of children watch it. There are lots of zoos in Poland. The are some are lots of zoos in Poland. The are some National Parks, too. In these parks the National Parks, too. In these parks the animal aren`t in cages. They live in fileds animal aren`t in cages. They live in fileds and forests .People walk or ride round the and forests .People walk or ride round the park in their cars to watch the animals.park in their cars to watch the animals.

The animals are not pigs, nor do they come The animals are not pigs, nor do they come from Guinea. They are originally native to from Guinea. They are originally native to the Andes, and while they are no longer the Andes, and while they are no longer extant in the wild, they are closely related extant in the wild, they are closely related to several species which are commonly to several species which are commonly found in the grassy plains and plateaus of found in the grassy plains and plateaus of this region. Guinea pigs are widely this region. Guinea pigs are widely considered to be good pets. If handled considered to be good pets. If handled correctly early in their life, they become correctly early in their life, they become very amenable to being picked up and very amenable to being picked up and carried, and seldom bite or scratch .carried, and seldom bite or scratch .

My hamster`sMy hamster`s namename is is Stiuart and heStiuart and he’’s s a a male.male.

Hamsters don`t live very long. They only Hamsters don`t live very long. They only live for about two or three years oldlive for about two or three years old . I keep . I keep him in a cage in the the house, His cage is him in a cage in the the house, His cage is on a small desk in the hall. I can`t keep in on a small desk in the hall. I can`t keep in my bedroom, because hamsters are my bedroom, because hamsters are nocturnal nocturnal and they are very noisy at nightand they are very noisy at night ..

I love my hamste

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I love my hamste

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much.much.

Every month my mum Every month my mum takes me to the shop in takes me to the shop in town. Ittown. It `s my favourite `s my favourite shop. There are lots of shop. There are lots of animals there. I buy food. animals there. I buy food. My hamster eats My hamster eats vegetables,vegetables, seseeedd , fruit , fruit and drink water.and drink water. StiuarStiuart t is is fluffy,fluffy, smoth smoth and and fast. It has got long fast. It has got long whiskers , sharp claws.whiskers , sharp claws. a a very short tail,very short tail, and veryand very very sharpvery sharp t teeth . I feed eeth . I feed it every two days. I put it every two days. I put clean wather in to his clean wather in to his cage every day.cage every day.

My dogMy dogI have got one pet-dog. The dog is a I have got one pet-dog. The dog is a

female and her name is Sonia. She is female and her name is Sonia. She is one year old. Sonia has got short, one year old. Sonia has got short, brown fur. She has got small eyes. brown fur. She has got small eyes. She has got a small nose, long tail She has got a small nose, long tail and long ears. She eats bones. She and long ears. She eats bones. She sleeps in a basket in my bedroom. sleeps in a basket in my bedroom.

This is Natalka`s dog. It`s name is Hipek. She feeds him every day. She gives him dog food and clean water. He sleeps in the basket in her bedroom.

She plays with him after school and takes him for a walk.

She likes her dog very much.

CatsCatsIt is said that human beings and cats It is said that human beings and cats

have probably lived together for have probably lived together for more than 10,000 years.more than 10,000 years.

The house cat comes from the African The house cat comes from the African Wildcat.Wildcat.

Today there are dozens of different Today there are dozens of different cat breeds. cat breeds.

Cats’ fur have a wide variety of Cats’ fur have a wide variety of colours, and their fur can be short or colours, and their fur can be short or long with many patterns e.g. a long with many patterns e.g. a spotted tabby pattern, tortoiseshell, spotted tabby pattern, tortoiseshell, calico.calico.

Cat’s body is 12-20" long, and its tail Cat’s body is 12-20" long, and its tail is 0-15" long.is 0-15" long.

This is a cat called Tekila. It is a female. It is also Sebastian’s cat. He takes care of her. Sebastian likes his cats a lot.

This cat’s name is Puky. It is a male. It is Sebastian’s cat.

More pictures of Puky.More pictures of Puky.

Please don`t wake me.

No, don’t shake me.

Leave me where I am. I’m only sleeping.

CatsCats

Cat in art. work

Picture made by a pupil from Primary School No 5, Bielsk Podlaski, Poland

We like fish. We usually keep them in a tank.

Picture made by pupils from Primary School No 5, Bielsk Podlaski, Poland (class 3)

Fish in art. works

Pictures made by pupils from Primary School No 5, Bielsk Podlaski, Poland.

Some of us keep birds. The most popular are budgerigards, parrots, canaries, and nightingales . We look after them carefully. We give them seeds and clean water every day. We clean their cages every two or three days.

We also like painting birds. There is one of our art. works about birds.

Picture made by a pupil from Primary School No 5, Bielsk Podlaski, Poland (class 5)

BUDGERIGARDSBUDGERIGARDS

Lion lives in Africa. It is a very fast animal. It has got whiskers , sharp claws, smoth fur, a long tail, sharp teeth,on the neck its fur is long and fluffy.It has got a yellow and on the neck dark fur. They only live for about twenty or thrity years.

Lion is my favourite wild animal!!! You can see a lion and other wild

animals at the ZOO.

ElephantElephant

There are three main living species of elephants: African Bush Elephant, African Forest Elephant and Asian Elephant. An elephant can live as long as 70 years and sometimes longer.It has got a big ears. It uses their ears for temperature regulation. The elephant has got strong legs. It can stand for very long periods of time without tiring.

We can see the elephants in the zoo. The nearest one is in Warsaw.

Picture made by a pupil from Primary School No 5, Bielsk Podlaski, Poland .

Karol Rzepniewski,Natalia Stańczyk,

ANDKatarzyna Matuszak.

under the supervision of Beata Lenartowicz