Replying to LO25944 --
Here's some nominations from among my old favorites:
Mental Models:
James Thurber's "Many Moons" (younger children), "The Secret Life of Walter
Mitty" (older children).
Whole systems (for older children):
George R. Stewart's "Storm", "Fire", and "Years of the City".
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