This wonderful book, which promotes rich geographical learning, will also inspire creativity across our connected curriculum. In writing, children will use the wordless narrative as a model for crafting vivid descriptions, sequencing events, and developing their own imaginative “journey” stories. The visual storytelling encourages pupils to focus on atmosphere, precise vocabulary, and clear narrative structure.

In art, the fantastical doorways, stairways, and shifting perspectives in Becker’s illustrations provide the perfect springboard into studying the work of M.C. Escher, the Dutch artist famous for his impossible buildings and mind‑bending tessellations. Children will explore how Escher plays with perspective, symmetry, and pattern, and then apply these techniques to create their own imaginative architectural drawings inspired by both European structures and the surreal worlds of Journey.

In music, pupils will listen to and compose pieces based on the idea of a journey—music that changes mood, pace, and dynamics as the traveller moves through different places. They will explore how composers use instruments, rhythm, and melody to suggest movement, discovery, and adventure.

Across the wider curriculum, this text will help children make meaningful links between subjects.  It will deepen their understanding of European geography, inspire expressive writing, develop artistic technique, enhance musical creativity, and strengthen their ability to notice, interpret, and respond to the world around them.

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