Museum Trip

I love books with puzzles, books with kids having to figure things out for themselves without adult help, and books with an atmosphere of magic. "Museum Trip" has all of that. The feeling of mystery is enhanced by the book's lackof dialogue, and mostly lack of any words at all. The only legible words in the story are "MUSEUM" over the door and Henri Rousseau's signature on a painting. Being unable to read the inscriptions on the cards next to the terrific mazes enhances the feeling that something inexplicable is happening.

In addition to the pages of delightful mazes, which invite the reader to imagine the boy and themself finding their way through, there are details in the background of some pages that reward slow contemplation and show more examination. show less

I’ve never really liked wordless picture books, and I was scared when I sat down to read this one that it would be just like any other. However, when I opened the book and started reading, I barely focused on the fact that the story had no words! I read the story with the pictures, and it made it so easy to follow. That’s the number one reason I love this story; another reason is because it allows students to be very creative and imaginative. There are multiple places in this story that students can stop and think “I wonder what will happen next”. It teaches them about foreshadowing and context clues, and builds curiosity/interest. For example, when the main character gets lost in a museum while he was daydreaming (another show more common theme in multiple children’s books), the child can wonder what is going to happen next, or when he is daydreaming about being stuck in a maze, the student can try to guess if he is going to make his way out of the maze. I really liked how they’re able to have that opportunity. Lastly, I just really enjoyed the illustrator’s hard work on these pages. The pages come alive, with bright characters and realistic setting that sparks interest almost immediately, even on the cover! show less

This is another wordless book that would be great for primary and intermediate students. The illustrations follow a young boy who breaks away from his class on a field trip and goes on an adventure alone until eventually meeting back with the class. I thought this book was super fun and creative as it had realistic and imaginative aspects that I think students would love. I think it would be fun to have intermediate students look through the book and write their own stories that go along with the illustrations in the book.

Even the cover of this delightful wordless book draws the reader into a fun adventure of a little boy while at the museum on a school class trip. The boy stops to tie his shoe and the next thing he knows is that the group has moved on without him. He wanders into a room with labyrinths, and ends up 'going into' the maze and on an adventure to make his way to the finish line. When he finishes, he finds his class, but leaves with a gold medal around his neck as the prize for successfully completing the maze.

This is a wonderful book to encourage children's imaginations and help them see how objects can come to life. I think many children can sympathize with getting or being lost and this story helps them imagine a fun adventure along the show more way. This is a great book to introduce children to the concepts of sequences and beginning, middle, and end of stories. It would be fun to have children draw or tell alternative endings to help encourage their creativity. show less

I think this book would be great for intermediate level age groups. It's a wordless book, but leaves so much to the mind to be creative and imagine what is going on. The story follows a class going to a museum, where one student gets lost and left behind from the group. He finds himself in a secret doorway where he finds a case with mazes in it. He then "hops" into the mazes (looking at them, but the pages show him actually in the maze solving them). He completes them all and wins a medal. It shows him looking at them one last time, then he leaves and meets back up with his class. The very end shows him leaving the museum with the class, with a medal around his neck. The museum tour guide also has a medal, which is thought provoking for show more students, gets readers to wonder if everything he experienced was real or imagination.
Mazes are a full page in the book as well, great for readers to solve on the side for fun! show less

This is a great wordless picture book. A little boy is on a class field trip when suddenly his class gets away from him. He decides to wander off, exploring the museum, which is something many child readers can relate to. Coming across a magical room, he finds a maze. I really like this book because it requires a bit of imagination on the reader's part. For English Language Learners particularly, this book allows for expression of creative thinking and personal interpretation. Despite being wordless, it tells a fun story while being easy to follow. I highly recommend!

This wordless picture book starts off with a little boy going on a field trip with his classmates to the museum. The little boy wanders off and gets lost in the museum. While the boy is wandering alone around the museum, we get to see what it is like to get lost in his imagination, and also the historical layouts that are around the museum. No words are needed in this story. With the little boy expressing himself through facial expression. It is easy for a child to pick up on the emotion that the little boy is giving throughout his journey. I gave this book a 4/5 because even though this helps a child with building their own imagination, it didn't draw me in as a reader with clear artillery. However I would use this in my classroom to show more promote building a student's sense of wonder and creative side. show less