Stuck: Oliver Jeffers

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Winner – Prix des libraires du Québec 2017 international youth, for the illustration of The boy who swam with piranhas Floyd throws up an orang-utan ‘who surely had somewhere else to be?’. Write the story that explains where he was and how Floyd caught him. This book is ideal for young children in an Early Years setting as well as in Key Stage 1 (ages 4-7 years) as it is a very simple story that is based around child humour. The story is great for questioning and getting children to imagine and come up with their own ideas. What’s going to happen next? How is Floyd going to be able to get the kite down? The story allows for lots of discussion and open-ended questions, children are fully involved in the story and they will find it so funny to predict what is going to happen next. I love how the end to the story is also left open-ended, allowing for even more discussion and encouraging children to use their imaginations! This story would be a great foundation for introducing story-telling; getting children to write their own endings to stories, or even for children in the Early Years to draw or use role play to tell their story endings.

Resolution that Ties to the Beginning: The story ends where it began, with Floyd and his kite. This full-circle resolution aids in understanding the sequence of events.Look at Floyd’s facial expressions and body language at different points in the story. How is he feeling? Could you try to recreate his posture and explain what emotion is being portrayed?

Activity: To help students understand this trait, you could organize a ‘Kite Retrieval' activity where students brainstorm and write down all the possible ways Floyd could have retrieved his kite from the tree. Here We Are: Studio AKA on adapting Oliver Jeffers' children's book for TV". Creative Review. 20 April 2020 . Retrieved 8 March 2021. Activity: Students can draw or write about an unusual object they would throw into the tree to help Floyd, explaining why they believe their choice would be effective. Audience: This is a fantastic book for kids who like funny, silly stories. It is great for kids who like to read for humor as well as for teachers looking for a book to teach the reading strategy of making predictions. It would also be a great choice for a teacher looking for a book to use as a spring board for a fun writing assignment or a lesson on problem and solution. The larger size and non-conventional printing of the text as well as the strong illustration to text correlation would make it a good choice for a frustrated or reluctant reader to have a fresh fun start with a book.From figurative painting and installation, to illustration and picture-book making, his work has been exhibited in New York, The Brooklyn Museum, Berlin, Dublin, London, Sydney, Washington, D.C., and Belfast. [ citation needed] Sandberg, Marian (29 June 2015). "Es Devlin On U2's Innocence + Experience, Part 2". Live Design. Penton . Retrieved 25 November 2016. Sequential Actions: The story's sequential actions provide clear cause and effect relationships, which is essential for understanding this literacy skill. Activity: Have students write down the repeated pattern they notice in the story. Then, ask them to predict what might happen if the story continued. This exercise encourages critical thinking and helps students understand how patterns can aid in understanding sequences.

Winner – CBI Book of the Year Awards 2014 Children's Choice Award, The Day The Crayons Quit (illustrator) Rosita Boland (23 November 2012). "Banville wins novel of year at awards". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 20 January 2013 . Retrieved 23 November 2012.Creativity: The imaginative solutions Floyd comes up with to dislodge his kite demonstrate his creativity. Cultivating this trait helps students approach problems from different angles and think outside conventional norms. Can you design your own kite? Could you have a class competition? Which kite is best at flying? Which do you think of decorated in the nicest way? Oliver Jeffers is presented by Lazinc Gallery [2] in London and is regularly exhibited. The list of his one-man shows includes such exhibitions as Nothing to See Here (2013), [3] Measuring Land and Sea (2015), [4] etc. Think about the different sizes of the items that Floyd throws in the tree. How long / tall / heavy is each one? How could you measure them? What units of measurement would we need to use? Could you make a list showing the measurements of each item and use these to make a graph? (see Resources below)