Visualizing and Verbalizing Stories Books 1, 2, and 3 have original Kindergarten to 8th grade short paragraphs and stories to help students develop an imaged gestalt. Each story is high in imagery and is followed by imagery and Higher Order Thinking (HOT) questions to develop concept imagery. Concept imagery is crucial to critical thinking and reading comprehension, and the stimulation and practice of concept imagery improves comprehension on all levels.