Teaching resources for Impossible Creatures: The Poisoned King by Katherine Rundell

Return to the extraordinary world of the Archipelago with this educational resource pack for Katherine Rundell’s The Poisoned King, the second book in the Impossible Creatures series. Designed for readers aged 9+, the activities explore themes including mythical creatures, friendship, freedom, revenge and justice, with links across English, PSHE and Citizenship.

Through close reading, discussion and creative activities, pupils can delve into Princess Anya’s character, explore the difference between justice and revenge, and consider some of the novel’s deeper questions around power, greed, freedom and responsibility. Further activities invite children to create magical potions, invent chimaeras, debate systems of government and explore the book’s connections with Hamlet, offering plenty of imaginative ways to extend their reading.