Wiesner uses a device that is familiar from children’s cartoons such as Tom and Jerry: you only see the legs and feet of Mr Wuffles’ owner. Do these pictures remind you of anything you have seen before? (You may want to share pictures of the cave painting at Lascaux). The ants use pictures to tell their history. How do the aliens communicate with the ants? How do you think we would try and communicate with aliens? (You might want to make connections with other examples in literature, or show the Pioneer Plaque as a real example from the Pioneer space explorer). Make the point that we can often use analogy to work out some word meaning in unfamiliar languages. exclamation marks and there’s a mark that looks similar to the question mark). What do you think the triangles mean?)Īre any of the symbols also used in our language? (e.g. Also, the photo where the aliens and ants make a dash for it. look at the picture showing the aliens having their photograph taken with the ants. Can you work out or guess what they are saying? What clues do you use to help with your interpretation? Have you ever been on holiday to a country where you didn’t speak the language? How did you try and communicate with local people?Īre there any symbols that are easy to translate? (e.g. Find out about the UK Aliens Act 1905 What are the aliens referred to in the act?ĭavid Wiesner uses geometric symbols to represent the aliens’ speech.Alien to describe a visitor from another planet was first used in 1953.Root word Alius – Latin (other) Linked with inter alia (between others) alias (another name).What technologies do the aliens possess?.What do you think the different colours mean? Does this tell us anything about their society? Are there similarities with our own society? The aliens have different coloured uniforms.When we first see the aliens, what do their expressions tell us about how they are feeling?.represents achievement, states ownership, claims new territory). Why do explorers like to plant a flag? ( e.g. You could look at images of human exploration such as Edmund Hilary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay). Why do you think the aliens have come? Are there any clues to their purpose? (The flag and camera suggest an expedition.In what ways are the aliens similar to, or different from, what you imagine aliens would be like? In what ways are the aliens different from, or similar to, humans?.All the other toys still have their price tags, so the spaceship is marked out as being different). When did you first realise that the spaceship was not one of Mr Wuffle’s toys? (There is a shadow of a flying spaceship on the back cover. Depending on what has arisen from the initial discussions, you may want to look more closely at some of the following: Looking deeply
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