FArTHER

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I found myself asking questions about the images and even making up a little more of the story in my head. Much later, the boy, now a young man finds himself drawn once more to his father's drawings and failed experiments. A young boy, bewitched by his fathers unrelenting passion to fly; a desperate craving that absorbs his every waking minute, finds himself entranced by the dream. This book is quite complicated for a picture book and so would be best for KS2 as it's quite difficult to follow and the story and meaning is open to interpretation. Although it doesn’t contain a lot of text, the words are beautifully woven into the pictures using different fonts and text sizes.

Themes such as war, love, death and dreams could all be discussed as a class and the book deals with each of these very sensitively which justifies the recommended reading age of 5+. This three-week Writing Root begins by introducing the concept of dreams and how important they are in our lives. The story and illustrations work intricately together to produce an emotionally moving book which had me close to tears. And why not try older children and use it as a source for a discussion - about families, about dreams and growing up, about loss, about poetry, about art.Winner of the 2012 Greenaway award, this truly is an inspirational story showing how any dream can be fulfilled with love and motivation. The unique illustrations have an almost eerie feel to them, which adds to the intrigue and questions that the story raises - for example, as I read the book I kept wondering why the father wanted to have wings, and what was driving his desire to fly away. Graham's clever use of photographs, collage and illustration make his style completely original and unique. In the classroom, I would not use this book with kindergartners or first grade, but 2nd grade might be an acceptable age. It could be used as a starting point for pieces of writing, either following on the story or by taking an image and creating a different story.

Cleverly symbolic, underscoring immediately the conflict between reality and fantasy - a beautiful book.What happens to his father is never clarified; whether he died or was lost is unclear, but his son and in the end his grandson follow his dream. Not only are the illustrations whimsical and creative and beautiful, the story is wonderfully touching' - Myfavouritebooks. Firstly I feel the images would generate interesting discussions in the class, around the characters’ emotions and feelings and also encouraging the students to use their imaginations when looking at the images.

we are drawn into a world of impossible dreams, dreams that while beautifully described and hauntingly evocative are tinged with a deep despair. The worthy winner of the Kate Greenaway Award, announced yesterday, is this stunning and highly imaginative picture book .Much later, the boy, now a young man, finds himself drawn once more to his father's drawings and failed experiments. These often thought-provoking stories look at the reactions ordinary people have to the unusual situations they find themselves in and feature a host of different illustrative styles ranging from collage to painterly Edward Hopper-esque scenes. A complex book that has several themes that would appear more prevalent the older or 'mature' the reader. I would recommend this book for year 4 literacy classes and I would say it would be an excellent text to use in a creative writing class. The story is open for interpretation because of its unusual content, however more common themes arise such as family, loss and ambition, which people may relate to.

His first title for Templar Books, Leon and the Place Between, was short-listed for the Kate Greenaway Medal, and FArTHER went on to win in 2011. I think this is a great discussion piece if you want some higher level questioning in your classroom. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.It warrants several readings and close observation as the imagery is layered and there is much to be gained from poring over its carefully built details. This stunning picture book by significant author Grahame Baker-Smith won the Kate Greenaway medal in 2011 and explores the relationship between a father a son. The illustrations really do bring this picture book to life and the size of the book make it perfect for reading to groups of children. Grahame Baker-Smith is a self-taught award-winning illustrator from Oxford who completed his training at Berkshire School of Art.