I used the following ‘posters’ to create the above map display that encouraged all my children, and lots of others around our school, talking about reading and geography. Please feel free to use and adapt as you see fit. ☺

Wollaton Hall in Nottinghamshire, England.

Wollaton Hall, in Nottinghamshire, England was used as the location for Wayne Manor in the most recent Batman movie trilogy! Wayne Manor is the home of Bruce Wayne (Batman) and, in the comics, is located in the fictional city of Gotham.

Afghanistan.

Tony Stark is given the electromagnet that becomes his key strength to prevent shrapnel from a wound reaching is heart whilst being held captive in a cave system in Afghanistan.

It is this moment that ultimately leads to the creation of the Iron Man!

Forest Hills, New York.

Peter Parker is orphaned aged 6 and goes to live with his aunt and uncle (May and Ben) in a New York suburb called Forest Hills. It is in New York that he is bitten by a radioactive spider, gaining the superpowers that lead to him becoming Spiderman!

Sydney, Australia.

The actor Hugh Jackman, famous for playing the role of Wolverine in the X-Men movies, was born in Sydney, the largest city in Australia! The X-Men are a group of superheroes, considered to be ‘mutants’ – a human subspecies – who have superpowers

because of the X-gene.

Metropolis, Illinois.

Superman lives in the fictional city of Metropolis, named after a small town in the US state of Illinois. Superman arrives on planet Earth as a baby after his home planet is destroyed. He is adopted by Jonathan and Martha Kent who name him Clark Kent before discovering his super strength and other powers!

Wakanda, Africa.

The Black Panther, also known as T’Challa, is the King and protector of the fictional African nation of Wakanda. Wakanda is a land-locked, sub- Saharan country. The nation has been isolated for hundreds of years and is now considered the most technologically-advanced

county on the planet.

The North Atlantic Ocean.

Aquaman is the son of an Atlantean Queen and it is his birthright to become King of Atlantis. Atlantis is a lost, underwater Kingdom located deep beneath the surface of the North

Atlantic Ocean.

Antarctica.

The Fantastic Four are a group of scientists who gain superpowers after being exposed to cosmic radiation. They set up a headquarters in Antarctica in order to conduct potentially dangerous experiments

with mixed results.

Shanghai, China.

Ling Lei, also known as Aero, is a new Chinese superhero created by Marvel. By day she works as an architect, but at night she uses her ability to control air currents to protect China’s largest city from all manner of villain!

The Amazon, Brazil.

Wonder Woman, also known as Diana of Themyscira, is a superhero with the power of the Gods, carved out of a piece of clay! She is also Princess of the Amazons, a huge area of rainforest in Brazil, and stands

for love, peace and truth.