Directly related to the book:

• Where is the snail’s home? Describe it.

• Why is the snail constantly moving on the rock? What does the snail want? 

• Do the other snails on the rock feel the same as the anxious snail?

• Why did the snail jump on the whale’s tail? Where do they plan to go?

• What animals live in the arctic? 

• What animals live deep in the ocean? 

• How does the snail feel when it is lighting and causing huge waves?

• Why does the snail feel small? What are some of the largest land features?

• What bad thing happens to the whale? 

• Why can whales not survive on the beach? What do whales need to survive?

• Who helps save the whale?

• How do the school students help the whale and the snail? Who do they bring with them to help? 

• Why are the firemen spraying water on the whale? 

• Why do the other snails decide to get on the whale’s tail? How did the snail encourage them to do this?

• Who are the main characters of the story? 

• What is the biggest problem that occurs in the story?

Related to personal experiences:

• Do you want to travel the world? What do you want to see? Where do you want to go? 

• What is your preferred way to travel? Boat? Plane? Car? 

• What animals have you seen in the ocean? 

• What is one thing you have seen that made you feel small? Describe it.

Books by Julia Donaldson

The Smartest Giant in Town 

Cave Baby

A Squash and a Squeeze

Room on the Broom 

The Paper Dolls

Tyrannosaurus Drip 

The Gruffalo’s Child 

Charlie Cook’s Favorite Book

Books about Whale 

I Lived Inside a Whale by Xin Li

Good Night Whale by Adam Gamble & Mark Jasper

Trapped! A Whale Rescue by Robert Burleigh

The Storm Whale in Winter by Benji Davies

To the Sea by Cale Atkinson

How Long is a Whale? by Alison Limentani

The Whale in My Swimming Pool by Joyce Wan

 I Won What? by Audrey Vernica

The Boy And The Whale by Mordical Gerstein

No More Plastic by Alma Fullerton

Books about Snails 

Walter the Wonder Snail by Neil Clark 

Snail Boy by Leslie McGuirk  

Tiny Snail by Tommy Carter Branson

The Noisy Snails by Michael Myers

The Snail Who Forgot the Mail by Adler Sigal 

Are You a Snail by Judy Allen 

How to Party Like Snail by Naseem Hrab

Snail in Space by Rachel Bright

Mr. Snail’s Counting Trails by Rosie Greening