Who is 'Leonard of Quirm'? What/where is 'Quirm'? What is the man painting? Why does he have his eyes closed? Who built the ship? Why does it have oars, a rudder, a sail, a hot air balloon and dragons pulling it? Can it travel on water too?...
What happened here? Why are the buildings under water? Why are the lights still on in the buildings? Who is the person on the street below? What are they doing there? Why did they build a lighthouse in the middle of a town? Why is the girl standing on...
Without showing the title - What is this? Where is this? Describe the image and explain what's happening. Share the title. Is this what you thought a time machine would look like? Why/why not? How does it work? How long did it take them to build it? Why are there...
Describe this creature. What is Rupert? Is that the name of this creature, or the species? Where does Rupert live? What does he eat? Why are his ears so large? Why are his hands and feet webbed? Is he friendly? Does he live with any other creatures? What does Rupert like to...
Share the image without revealing the title. Tell me 5 things about the person who lives here. Does this house belong to a man or a woman? Why do you think that? How sure can you be? What kind of personality do they have? What are their interests? Is...
Why are all of these people on the boat? What has happened? How do they feel about it? How did they manage to get so much onto the boat (including a house!)? Where do you think this is? Why? [Link to Geography and current events] Why aren't there any other...
What is the nightwolf? Where does it come from? What does it do? Is it running away from something/towards something? Who is the person in the foreground? What is their job? Do you think they have been here for long? Why is there a fire? Have they been waiting for the...
Describe this setting. Think carefully about the language you choose to describe the lights. Compare this setting to Pandora: https://youtu.be/GBGDmin_38E (jump to 2:45 for a direct comparison). Create a voiceover description (like in the video) for this setting. Where is this? Is it somewhere on Earth? Why are the plants...
What do you think is interesting about the octopus? What did you already know and what have you learnt? [Challenge children to recreate the image in a group relay.] Why has Matt Dawson presented the facts in this way? What is the effect of the layout...
Describe the man. What sort of character is he? Do you think he's good or bad? What is on the other side of the door? Does the key belong to the man? Should he be going through the door? How is he feeling? Why is he looking back? Will the key work?...