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This wonderful book follows a little girl who draws a magic door on her bedroom wall. Through it she escapes into a world where wonder, adventure and danger abound. Red marker pen in hand, she creates a boat, a balloon and a flying carpet which carry her on a spectacular journey … who knows where?

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  • Use the title as the starting point for your own story. What might your own story about a ‘Journey’ include?
  • Look at the illustrations on the front, back and inside covers. Discuss what you think it might be about.
  • As you explore the illustrations in the book, try to find features that might be clues about the rest of the story.
  • Think of your own captions, speech / thought bubbles to add to the illustrations.
  • Make a word bank that includes words you could use to describe the people, places and events in the story.
  • Create a narrative version of the story. Could you turn it into a playscript?
  • Imagine that you had a pen that could be used to draw (and create) real objects. What would you draw? Could you write a new story based on this concept?
  • Write a character profile about the girl. What do you know about her? How would you describe her?
  • Retell the story from the girl’s point of view. Could you write a diary entry for her?
  • Write a prequel to this story that explains where the magic red pen came from. Who owned it before the girl? Who made it? Why does it have special powers?
  • Choose one of the settings in the story. How would you describe it?
  • Write a newspaper article about a girl who goes missing through a magical doorway in her bedroom.
  • Write a newspaper article about the girl who arrived in the city in a red boat.
  • Stop reading when the girl first arrives at the city. Should she go in? Why (not)? Share your thoughts with others and vote on what you think should happen next.
  • Why is the purple bird being hunted by the people?

  • Create a game in which a girl has to rescue a special purple bird.
  • Create a video that shows the illustrations in the book and is accompanied by your own narration / speech.
  • Watch this trailer for the book. Could you use multimedia software to create your own book trailer?

Design Technology

  • Create a model of one of the airships in the illustrations.
  • Imagine that you could draw a magic door from your classroom / bedroom wall into another world. Draw the view to the other side.
  • Create a picture that shows what the girl can see at your favourite point in the story.
  • Could you create an additional page (or group of pages) that tells a different part of the story? Could you draw a sequel to this book?
  • The illustrations were created using watercolour paints. Can you try to paint using a similar style?
  • Look at the different characters in the story. Can you create your own illustrations of them? This video has some tips from the author / illustrator:

  • Compose a theme tune to accompany a movie version of this story.
  • Draw a map of the city the girl encounters.
  • How many different forms of transport can you find in the book?
  • Imagine that you had a flying carpet. Where would you travel to? Why?
  • Plan your own ‘Journey’. Where will you go? How will you get there? What will you need to take?
  • Find out about famous journeys, explorers and expeditions from history.

Religious education

  • Why do people sometimes go on special journeys as part of their religion? Can you find out more about these?
  • Look at the body language of the characters in the illustrations. What might they be thinking / feeling? How can you tell?

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A beautiful wordless picture filled with adventure and wonder.  Our protagonist feels alone in the grey city that surrounds her and traps her.  She wishes to travel and to see the world and for this to happen she will have to do it for herself.  With just a swipe of chalk and a lot of imagination she travels to far away lands filled with wonder and mystery; beauty and danger.

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The resource contains differentiated cross-curricular activities for Early, First and Second levels, adaptable to use as part of a whole school core book project, and includes ideas to support:

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Wordless picture books are a great starting point for a whole school project, as they are accessible to all learners. If you are new to using wordless picture books, you can find more ideas and support in our using wordless picture books resource .

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If a picture paints a thousand words, it’s easy to see why Aaron Becker’s picture book, Journey , tells such a fantastical, epic tale. Play picture detectives, tell oral tales and mime using magic crayons to draw something and make it come to life.

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Year 1 – The Journey

by lfraser | Jul 3, 2020 | KS1 (Year1/2) 2019-2020 , Uncategorized | 0 comments

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When we opened up our ‘topic box’ this week, we discovered a red crayon and a red door. We had lots of discussion about what we could be learning about before our teachers revealed our class text: ‘The Journey’ by Aaron Becker. This is a wordless picture book so we had to look carefully at the beautiful illustrations to help us tell the story. We stopped at this page:

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and we thought about what could be on the other side of the door. Here are some of our predictions:

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During our journeys week we learnt all about the significant person Amelia Earhart in history. After listening to the Little people Big dreams story all about her life we made paper aeroplanes and flew them outside (this was lots of fun and the children said they would love to make them at home). We also, created a timeline of her life and looked at some sources of evidence before thinking about what happened to her on her voyage around the world.

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We have had yet another busy but wonderful week in our kingdoms. Miss Fraser’s class have been inspired by all of the wonderful art work and the illustrations in our texts so far so we managed to find time for an art afternoon. During the afternoon, the children learnt all about the illustrator Quentin Blake (as some of the children have been reading Roald Dahl stories) and painted pictures just like him:

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We also created our active posters for the Gateshead Draw Unite competition (see our Year 1A post to see the fantastic posters).

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A lonely girl draws a magic door on her bedroom wall and through it escapes into a world where wonder, adventure, and danger abound. Red marker in hand, she creates a boat, a balloon, and a flying carpet that carry her on a spectacular journey toward an uncertain destiny. When she is captured by a sinister emperor, only an act of tremendous courage and kindness can set her free. Can it also lead her home and to her heart’s desire? With supple line, luminous color, and nimble flights of fancy, author-illustrator Aaron Becker launches an ordinary child on an extraordinary journey toward her greatest and most exciting adventure of all.

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A 2014 Caldecott Honor Book Follow a girl on an elaborate flight of fancy in a wondrously illustrated, wordless picture book about self-determination — and unexpected friendship. A lonely girl draws a magic door on her bedroom wall and through it escapes into a world where wonder, adventure, and danger abound. Red marker in hand, she creates a boat, a balloon, and a flying carpet that carry her on a spectacular journey toward an uncertain destiny. When she is captured by a sinister emperor, only an act of tremendous courage and kindness can set her free. Can it also lead her home and to her heart’s desire? With supple line, luminous color, and nimble flights of fancy, author-illustrator Aaron Becker launches an ordinary child on an extraordinary journey toward her greatest and most exciting adventure of all.

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A masterwork. —The New York Times An imaginative adventure story whose elaborate illustrations inspire wonder, careful examination and multiple reads. —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) Wonder mixes with longing as the myriad possibilities offered by Becker’s stunning settings dwarf what actually happens in the story. Readers will be both dazzled and spurred on imagined travels of their own. —Publishers Weekly (starred review) [An] auspicious debut… [a] captivating wordless story… The strong visual narrative makes this an appealing choice for a wide range of ages. By the turn of the last page, children will immediately begin imagining the next adventure. —School Library Journal (starred review) First-time author Becker sweeps readers away on the very best kind of journey, allowing a complex color scheme, intricate fantasy environments, and a stirring sense of adventure to tell the story without a single word. … Laudable for its adventuresome female protagonist, scope, and sense of fun, this title will draw girls and boys back to it again and again. —Booklist (starred review) There is much to pore over in the watercolor and pen-and-ink illustrations, and when the boy and girl ride off together at the end on a tandem bicycle with one red wheel and one purple wheel, readers will want to follow them. —The Horn Book This is a wordless picture book that will be transcendent for readers and appeal to a wide variety of children. … This is a beautiful tale that will visually delight for years to come. —Library Media Connection (highly recommended) We live in a time with a lot of flash and beep and tweets. Mr. Becker has made a beautiful reminder that there are times we need to turn it off. Sometimes we need a book, some quiet, and our imagination. It’s so well done. —Erin Stead, 2011 Caldecott Medal Winner for A Sick Day for Amos McGee I fell into this breathtaking adventure and didn’t want to leave. This is a book of extraordinary magic and beauty. —Julie “Jules” Danielson, Seven Impossible Things Before Breakfast [A] gorgeously illustrated, imaginative take on the wordless picture book.. . It’s a true feast for both the mind and eye! —Favorite Things (FamilyFun blog) Dreamlike… Like Harold and his purple crayon before her, the child discovers that she can use a crayon to make an imaginative escape — and what an escape it is! … Dazzling. —The Wall Street Journal [A] wordless tour de force… Completely original. … Becker’s breathtaking urban and bucolic scenes map out a visual narrative that reflects the girl’s journey—both external and internal. … Here’s hoping there’s more to come from this talented newcomer. —Shelf Awareness for Readers (starred review) Talk about making your own adventure! … [E]xtraordinary kindness and a couple of crayons produce an ending so original and satisfying you can’t but shake your head and smile. This gorgeous, wordless book is a gem. —Redbook [A]n absolutely magical tale… Becker’s picture book is one of the finest get-lost-in-your-own-imagination tales of loneliness, escape, adventure, and, ultimately, new friendship that I’ve read in quite some time. —USA Today Online Becker launches readers into a wordless adventure amid exotic lands and narrow escapes—thanks to the bright red marker-wielding heroine. Think Crockett Johnston’s ‘Harold and the Purple Crayon’ crossed with Neil Gaiman’s ‘Stardust.’ A lonely girl steps from her black-and-white world into a vast, colorful journey. Some stories, including this one, don’t need words to fire the imagination. —The Boston Globe With its fine attention to detail and jaw-dropping storyline, Becker has created a modern day classic in the midst of an overpopulated genre. … I don’t get to use this word very often when I’m talking about books for young children but I’m going to dust it off and use it now: Beautiful. There’s no other way to describe Journey. —Betsy Bird, A Fuse #8 Production (SLJ Blog) This absolutely gorgeous wordless picture book is a testament to the skill of author/illustrator Aaron Becker. As Journey ends, you’ll want to immediately return to the beginning to experience it again. —NPR Books A lonely girl takes her red crayon, draws a door on her bedroom wall and walks into a world of steampunk flying machines and turreted canal cities. She navigates this fantasy realm via boat, balloon and flying carpet, all drawn with her crayon. Journey is a clear nod to Crockett Johnson’s Harold and the Purple Crayon , but this version doesn’t have words; instead Aaron Becker tells his story through meticulous watercolor and pen-and-ink illustrations. —NPR Monkey See Becker’s wordless masterpiece is both timely and timeless, drawing inspiration from the classic "Harold and the Purple Crayon" to draw the reader into an entirely new and beautifully-rendered world. —The Huffington Post Worldless picture books are nothing new, but it takes a special touch to create one that appeals to both pre-readers (have them "narrate" their own story to you as you leaf through) and older students who can appreciate the layers of silent storytelling. ‘Journey’ accomplishes this feat and just might be the perfect title for one last summer roadtrip … Film illustrator Aaron Becker’s creation is at once simple and nuanced, a beautifully tactile version of the best Pixar shorts. —Austin-American Statesman With this wordless tour de force, Aaron Becker gives a nod to the likes of Crockett Johnson and Shaun Tan—but in a completely original work. … Becker’s breathtaking urban and bucolic scenes map out a visual narrative that reflects the girl’s journey—both external and internal. By the conclusion, readers see that all she needs is a likeminded friend. Here’s hoping there’s more to come from this talented newcomer. —Twenty by Jenny

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Follow a girl on an elaborate flight of fancy in a wondrously illustrated, wordless picture book about self-determination — and unexpected friendship. A lonely girl draws a magic door on her bedroom wall and through it escapes into a world where wonder, adventure, and danger abound. Red marker in hand, she creates a boat, a balloon, and a flying carpet that carry her on a spectacular journey toward an uncertain destiny. When she is captured by a sinister emperor, only an act of tremendous courage and kindness can set her free. Can it also lead her home and to her heart’s desire? With supple line, luminous color, and nimble flights of fancy, author-illustrator Aaron Becker launches an ordinary child on an extraordinary journey toward her greatest and most exciting adventure of all.

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This is a beautiful wordless picture book following a young girl through her imagination to a world where things don't always work out as she expects. She has to think fast, but with a little creative problem solving and a lot of imagination she's able to discover just what she was looking for—a friend. A fresh take on a journey with elements vaguely reminiscent of Where the Wild Things Are and Harold and the Purple Crayon!

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Aaron Becker learned while living in Granada, Spain, that many of the city’s stone churches had at one point been mosques and, before that, Roman ruins. Which got him thinking: What wisdom can something as still as a rock share with the rest of us? While he could only guess at the answer, he does have some experience with these ancient fragments of earth. After all, the house where he grew up in Baltimore was built from, you guessed it, stone. Aaron Becker lives in western Massachusetts.

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  1. Journey

    Buy This Book * More books by Aaron Becker. This wonderful book follows a little girl who draws a magic door on her bedroom wall. Through it she escapes into a world where wonder, adventure and danger abound. Red marker pen in hand, she creates a boat, a balloon and a flying carpet which carry her on a spectacular journey … who knows where?

  2. Journey by Aaron Becker Year 1/2 English planning and resources

    Journey by Aaron Becker - picture book. Two weeks of English planning (for 4 lessons per week - 8 lessons in total). Suitable for KS1. Planning includes Year 1 and Year 2 work as it is from a mixed class. Resources included that can be printed and stuck into exercise books.

  3. Journey

    Year Group: Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4, ... Author(s): Aaron Becker. Membership Only "The most fantastic way to launch the year: our whole primary school is excited to write." Anna Chidzey, whole school, British International School Riyadh ... This is a two-week Whole School Writing Root for Journey by Aaron Becker. The resource ...

  4. Journey by Aaron Becker Activities KS1/2 or SEN

    VideosFile previews. ppt, 1.12 MB. ppt, 2.79 MB. A couple of lessons I made linked to the picture book Journey. Pupils really enjoyed this and I also linked it to the trailer on YouTube.

  5. Journey by Aaron Becker

    Journey by Aaron Becker. Journey by Aaron Becker is a wordless picture book that promotes confidence, independence, perseverance, problem solver, risk-taker and thinkers. A lonely girl escapes through a mysterious door in her bedroom wall, holding a red crayon. She finds herself in a strange and beautiful forest.

  6. Literacy Shed Plus

    A beautiful wordless picture filled with adventure and wonder. Our protagonist feels alone in the grey city that surrounds her and traps her. She wishes to travel and to see the world and for this to happen she will have to do it for herself. With just a swipe of chalk and a lot of imagination she travels to far away lands filled with wonder ...

  7. Aaron Becker » Teacher Resources

    Teachers, Librarians & Parents Teacher Resources. One of the joys of writing children's books is the feedback I get from teachers, librarians, and parents who have found interesting and creative ways of using my stories with their children. Wordless picture books offer lots of room for interpretation, not just in their retelling, but in the ...

  8. PDF Resource created by activities

    LIT 0/1/2-13a, LIT 0/1/2-20a, LIT 0/1/2- 26a, ENG 0/1/2-19a, ENG 0/1/2-31a Now familiar with the story and format, pupils can develop their creative writing skills. Writing prompts/planning frames will stimulate imagination and scaffold ideas. Whole school/stage partners Create an adventure starting in Nursery/P1.

  9. Using Journey for a cross-curricular book project

    Age group: 6-8, 9-11. This resource will support you to use the wordless picture book Journey by Aaron Becker as part of a whole school project. The resource contains differentiated cross-curricular activities for Early, First and Second levels, adaptable to use as part of a whole school core book project, and includes ideas to support ...

  10. Journey by Aaron Becker Lesson Planner and Activities

    Journey, Quest, and Return by Aaron Becker Lesson Plans & Activities. This is an interactive read aloud lesson plan bundle for a 3 week comprehensive literacy unit for the wordless books Journey, Quest, and Return by Aaron Becker. The plans include a teacher script with strategic stopping points and questions for students in each book.

  11. Journey by Aaron Becker: Inference And Visual Storytelling ...

    Journey by Aaron Becker: Inference And Visual Storytelling For KS2 In This Wordless Picturebook ... Primary Art & Design English. Similar resources. Leap year activities - KS1 lesson plan ; A River by Marc Martin - KS1/2 cross-curricular activities ; Mother's Day colouring pages - Free UK printables ... Reception Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 ...

  12. Comprehension Strategies

    This mini unit will explicitly step students through using key comprehension strategies to understand a wordless picture book. This unit uses the text 'Journey' by Aaron Becker and gives students the opportunity to explore and analyse the rich illustrations and complex story plot. Students will also use drama and art to connect with the ...

  13. Year 1

    When we opened up our 'topic box' this week, we discovered a red crayon and a red door. We had lots of discussion about what we could be learning about before our teachers revealed our class text: 'The Journey' by Aaron Becker. This is a wordless picture book so we had to look carefully at the beautiful illustrations to help us tell the ...

  14. Journey

    JOURNEY IDEA 9 - HOT AIR BALLOON ADVENTURE. Here is the next video in the series exploring the amazing picture book Journey by Aaron Becker. In this next idea, pupils combine their flyover tours with their hot air balloon to create their own travel adventures. Click the picture to access the video if you have subscribed through Facebook.

  15. Aaron Becker » JOURNEY

    A 2014 Caldecott Honor Book. A lonely girl draws a magic door on her bedroom wall and through it escapes into a world where wonder, adventure, and danger abound. Red marker in hand, she creates a boat, a balloon, and a flying carpet that carry her on a spectacular journey toward an uncertain destiny. When she is captured by a sinister emperor ...

  16. PDF SUMMER 1 MEDIUM TERM PLANNING: ENGLISH YEAR 5 THE JOURNEY Formal or

    SUMMER 1 MEDIUM TERM PLANNING: ENGLISH YEAR 5 THE JOURNEY Formal or Informal By Aaron Becker PLANNING PROMPTS What is the writing purpose? Inform, persuade, instruct, entertain, recount. What form will the work be presented in? Diary, letter, newspaper, story, recipe, poster, leaflet, blog, web page, twitter. ... PLANNING FOR WRITING RETURN TO ...

  17. Journey (Aaron Becker's Wordless Trilogy, 1)

    Amazon.com: Journey (Aaron Becker's Wordless Trilogy, 1): 9780763660536: Becker, Aaron, Becker, Aaron: Books ... My daughter raved about this book when her Year 1 class looked at it at school, and so I have used this book with my Reception class for the past 9 years. Each year, children notice something I have never seen before.

  18. Journey by Aaron Becker: 9780763660536

    About Journey. A 2014 Caldecott Honor Book Follow a girl on an elaborate flight of fancy in a wondrously illustrated, wordless picture book about self-determination — and unexpected friendship. A lonely girl draws a magic door on her bedroom wall and through it escapes into a world where wonder, adventure, and danger abound.

  19. Journey (Aaron Becker's Wordless Trilogy Book 1) Kindle Edition

    Journey (Aaron Becker's Wordless Trilogy Book 1) eBook : Becker, Aaron, Becker, Aaron: Amazon.com.au: Kindle Store ... My daughter raved about this book when her Year 1 class looked at it at school, and so I have used this book with my Reception class for the past 9 years. Each year, children notice something I have never seen before.

  20. Journey

    File previews. docx, 20.54 KB. English unit linked to Journey by Aaron Becker.

  21. Journey (Aaron Becker's Wordless Trilogy Book 1) Kindle Edition

    Journey (Aaron Becker's Wordless Trilogy Book 1) - Kindle edition by Becker, Aaron, Becker, Aaron. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. ... My daughter raved about this book when her Year 1 class looked at it at school, and so I have used this book with my Reception class for the past 9 years. Each year ...

  22. Journey by Aaron Becker (The Journey Trilogy, #1)

    Journey. Written and illustrated by Aaron Becker. Book # 1 in the The Journey Trilogy Series. Hardcover. $ 16.99. $ 16.97. Add to cart. 4 - 8. Reading age.

  23. Journey Worksheet by Aaron Becker

    docx, 86.68 KB. pdf, 71.63 KB. What's behind your magic door worksheet? Good starter to introduce Journey by Aaron Becker.