This week I have read 3 books; 2 picture books and a novel.
Title: The Arrival
Author: Shaun Tan
The Arrival is a story told through illustrations, there are no words in the book. It deals with the issues of immigration. The illustrations create a world that is strange and confusing which means the reader shares the experience of discovery and learning with the character. The strangeness allows the place to be anywhere. The openness of the way that it is drawn allows the reader to make connections to themselves. The whimsical aspects of the illustration creates interest.
Title: The Water Tower
Author: Gary Crew
The Water Tower is a very interesting book. Its plot is mysterious and it uses very descriptive language. The illustrations enhance the story by showing part of the story not told through the text. The ending in the story is very open. It would be easy to use many parts of this book as starting points for activities in the classroom, especially predictive activities.
Title: Breath
Author: Donna Jo Napoli
This is a re-telling of The Pied Piper of Hamlin. Donna Jo Napoli expands the story and places it in a real world context. It takes out the magic and fills in gaps so that the story is more direct. However it also adds allusions to real-world issues such as faith and multiculturalism. Napoli attempts to explain how the story could have happened.
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