Sue Parsons
Image Sources
- The Earth from the Air for Children by Y Arthus-Bertrand (Thames and Hudson 2001)
This reference book contains 34 varied aerial photos, each with a world map pinpointing the location of the photo, a watercolour painting of a local child and some short text explaining the view and asking questions where appropriate.
Websites
- The Magic Hats by L. Santín, available at: www.edwdebono.com
Related Fiction
- Zoo by A Browne (Red Fox 1994)
A poignant, thought-provoking picture story book following a family day out at the zoo, with several illustrations of views into and out of the cages/enclosures. It begs the question as to what the animals see/dream of/imagine. If they were in their natural environment, what views would they see? - The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me Roald Dahl (Puffin Books 2004)
A boy called Billy meets a number of animals, all recruited to work for the Ladderless Cleaning Company. Billy has a great adventure at the Duke of Hampshire’s house, with the challenge of 677 windows. - 'At a window' by E Farjeon in Something I Remember (A Harvey (ed) Puffin 1989)
About a 90-year-old lady looking out at the poet below. - 'The child in the train' by E Farjeon in Something I Remember (A Harvey (ed) Puffin 1989)
About the view of the countryside and town whizzing past a child sitting at a train window. - 'Windows' by R Holban in A Year Full of Poems (M Harrison and C Stuart-Clark (eds) OUP 1996)
About how different it seems when you look out through from when you look back in through it. - The Hill and the Rock by D McKee (Anderson Press 1997)
About a house that stands on a lonely hill and has wonderful views, partly obscured by a large rock: what happens when the rock is removed? - 'Blake’s Tyger Revisited' by M Morgan in The Works 2: Poems on every subject and for every occasion (B Moses and P Corbett (eds) Macmillan 2002)
A modern version of Blake’s classic Tyger poem, but this time the tiger is depressed and captive in a zoo. - 'From my window' by I Souter in The Works 2: Poems on every subject and for every occasion (B Moses and P Corbett (eds) Macmillan 2002)
- The hidden house by M Waddell and A Barrett (Walker Books 1990)
About three wooden dolls looking out of a window of a house that becomes uninhabited and overgrown – good for the change theme. - 'From my window' by M Wilet and I McMillan in Earthways, Earthwise: Poems on Conservation (J Nicholls (ed) OUP 1993)
About living near a power station and the view of it.
Resources for Teachers
De Bono, E. (1970) Lateral Thinking Penguin Books.
De Bono, E. (1992) Teach your child to think Viking.
Six Thinking Hats, available at www.mindtools.com
Higgins, S. and Miller, J. Thinking Skills in Primary Classroooms available from the DfES
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