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What is Granny Weatherwax like? What does her appearance tell you about her personality? Would you like to meet her? Why/why not? How did her cloak get torn? Why does she wear such strong boots? What is in her hat? Is there a meaning behind her name? Does she look like...

Describe the lily pads. What can you see beneath them? Whose feet are they? What are they doing under there? How did they get there? Does anyone know that they are there? Tell the story before and after this picture. Credit: Nikolas Andrikopoulos...

What do you notice about this city? What kind of people live here? Where could it be? Does it remind you of anywhere? Why? Who is in the red boat? Why are they there? Credit: Illustration from 'Journey' by Aaron Becker, author and illustrator of the Journey Trilogy. The final book in the series...

What type of dragon is this? What does it eat? Where does it live? Does it like humans? How should a person take care of it? Can it be trained? Link to 'How to Train Your Dragon' - resources here: http://www.howtotrainyourdragonbooks.com/ Illustration © Paul Kidby www.paulkidby.com...

How does this photograph make you feel? Why? Who is the boy? Why is he there? How is he feeling? Why aren't there any leaves on the trees? Look at the sky. What is the effect of the colours? Is there a message behind this picture? Earth Day - 22nd...

What are the features of the lizard keyboard? Why was it designed this way? How can it be used? Why is it better than a normal keyboard? Create an advert for it and try to persuade someone that they should buy one. Can you think of a better hybrid invention? Credit: Redmer...

What is 'The Monster's Ring'? Is the boy wearing it? What is special about it? What has happened to the boy? Which change happened first? Will he always be this way? How is he feeling? What might he be thinking? Credit: Tony DiTerlizzi http://diterlizzi.com/home Cover to 'The Monster's Ring' by Bruce Coville 2002...

Where could this be? Who can you see? Why are they here? Where are they going? Are the trees giant or are the people tiny? What time of day do you think it is? Why? Credit: Goro Fujita...

Who is this? What can we learn about him from his clothing? What is he holding? Why? Why is he in the forest? What does his facial expression and body language tell you about how he's feeling? What is he looking at? What is he thinking? What do you think...

How is the crocodile feeling? How do you know? Why is it feeling that way? Why is it wearing a collar and lead? Who is the old lady? Why is she holding the crocodile on her lap? What does the sign behind her mean? What does the phrase 'crocodile tears' mean? Credit:...