The Photo That Never Happened
What happens when the girl who checks everything shares a photo without checking it first? Maya Mistry sees a photo of a shark fin at Foundry Lock, on the exact stretch of canal where the Grand Kettlebridge Duck Race is about to be held. It looks completely real. Before she knows it, she has shared it everywhere with six fateful words attached: Looks real to me. Maya M. Now the race might be cancelled, half the town is worried, and Otto the very confident chatbot is making things worse. To fix her mistake, Maya must look properly at the photo, spot the tells that give a fake away, and learn why checking before sharing matters. Written to support online-safety learning in UK schools at Key Stage 2 (KS2), mapped to the relevant strands of the curricula across all four UK nations. The story uses no real AI tools and collects no data, and it is priced to be affordable for teachers buying classroom copies.
About the book
The Photo That Never Happened is a Safety Spotters story for safety spotters (ages 7 to 11). It takes one idea about screens, AI and staying safe online and turns it into a proper story children remember. No real AI, no accounts, no data collected.
Questions parents and teachers ask
What is The Photo That Never Happened about?
What happens when the girl who checks everything shares a photo without checking it first? Maya Mistry sees a photo of a shark fin at Foundry Lock, on the exact stretch of canal where the Grand Kettlebridge Duck Race is about to be held. It looks completely real. Before she knows it, she has shared it everywhere with six fateful words attached: Looks real to me. Maya M. Now the race might be cancelled, half the town is worried, and Otto the very confident chatbot is making things worse. To fix her mistake, Maya must look properly at the photo, spot the tells that give a fake away, and learn why checking before sharing matters. Written to support online-safety learning in UK schools at Key Stage 2 (KS2), mapped to the relevant strands of the curricula across all four UK nations. The story uses no real AI tools and collects no data, and it is priced to be affordable for teachers buying classroom copies.
What age is The Photo That Never Happened for?
Children aged 7 to 11 (Safety Spotters). It works as a read-aloud and for early independent readers.
Does it contain any real AI or collect data?
No. It is a fixed story. There is no real AI in the book, no accounts and no data collected from children.
How do I get a free copy?
Teachers and families can request a free copy at safetyspotters.com/free.