The Way Back Home
by Oliver Jeffers
Ages 3-7 years
When a boy's airplane crashes on the moon, he meets a stranded Martian, and together they must find a way back to their respective homes. A story about unlikely friendship and creative problem-solving.
EYLF Learning Outcomes
Children have a strong sense of identity
Children learn to interact in relation to others with care, empathy and respect
Children are connected with and contribute to their world
Children develop a sense of connectedness to groups and communities and an understanding of their reciprocal rights and responsibilities as active and informed citizens
Children are confident and involved learners
Children develop a range of learning and thinking skills and processes such as problem solving, inquiry, experimentation, hypothesising, researching and investigating
