Curiosity-led knowledge building
Children’s questions provide the organising route into rainforest information, with answers intended to build knowledge and additional prompts encouraging thought.Exploratory / explanatoryExploratory / explanatory: the book explains or explores the subject without an established evaluative position.Exploratory / explanatory: the book explains or explores the subject without an established evaluative position.How the book presents it: The structure presents curiosity as a way into informational learning rather than as a character conflict or narrative problem.
Talk about: Which questions genuinely extend the child’s thinking, and which simply introduce facts?