Teaching Notes

King of the Sky

By Nicola Davies (Author) and Laura Carlin (Illustrator)

Notes By Eva John

Category Picture Books - Fiction

About the Resources

A 7-page illustrated set of Teachers’ Notes.

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About the Book

A powerful and beautifully illustrated story about migration and the meaning of home.

Starting a new life in a new country, a young boy feels lost and alone — until he meets an old man who keeps racing pigeons. Together they pin their hopes on a race across Europe and the special bird they believe can win it: King of the Sky. Nicola Davies’ beautiful story — an immigrant’s tale with a powerful resonance in our troubled times — is illustrated by an artist who makes the world anew with every picture. A musical adaptation of King of the Sky has already met with success on the stage.

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Comprehensive teachers’ notes designed to develop critical thinking skills and a more sophisticated, considered response to texts and illustrations.

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The notes provide:

  • open-ended discussion points and activities to encourage the development of pupil independence, collaborative working and problem-solving
  • use of talking and writing partners to build pupil confidence
  • reading comprehension skills – literal, deductive, inferential, analytical, evaluative
  • vocabulary enrichment
  • drama activities
  • evaluation of, and innovation on, author techniques
  • research opportunities
  • stimulating writing and creative activities in response to text and illustrations
  • pupil engagement and creativity at the heart of activities
  • awareness of purpose and audience and selection of appropriate form, style, register and medium of communication.