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World Braille Day is celebrated in January and what better way to start the year than by celebrating inclusion.
“Norman is very surprised to have wings suddenly – and he has the most fun ever trying them out high in the sky. But then he has to go in for dinner. What will his parents think? What will everyone else think? Norman feels the safest plan is to cover his wings with a big coat. But hiding the thing that makes you different proves tricky and upsetting. Can Norman ever truly be himself?” (Bloomsbury Publishing) look inside & Tom’s Website. Perfectly Norman works well with primary learners of all ages.
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Front cover: Show the cover, don’t mention the wings yet, unless the children mention them. If so ask them to predict what they might mean about Norman
Back cover: Read the blurb. Emphasise the word wings and return to the front cover if children haven’t already noticed the wings.
Prologue image: The illustration is sequential to that on the back cover. Children might notice this over repeated readings.
Title page: Setting for the visual narrative. Note the grey colour, with Norman in colour … after several exposures to the book you might talk about this with the children.
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Visual and emotional: Reading facial expressions and identifying a cycle of emotions
Film: Interpreting a book trailer
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How are we different how are we the same?
I should always believe in myself and my “wings” that will let me fly;
Making individual posters – creating and describing an imaginary person.
Picturebooks in European Primary English Language Teaching 