PRP Post 5

Fox by Margaret Wild and Ron Brooks (2000)

Fox is a picture book written by Margaret Wild and Illustrated by Ron Brooks (2010).  This books tells an emotional story that retells the story of European settlers from the point of view of animals.  Two of the main characters within this novel are the feral ‘Fox’ who has migrated to Australia and also ‘Magpie’.  The story is presented in a very interesting manner with some brilliant visuals of the outback desert.   These visuals encapsulate the beautiful red sandy landscapes and the scrub that accompanies it.  Although this is a picture book it would definitely be better read to older readers above the age of 7 as it deals with some quite complicated and emotion provoking concepts in regards to the settlers treatment of indigenous people.  This would be a great book to read children to get them thinking and hence begin a topic on indigenous Australians.

The Slobberers by Paul Jennings and Morris Gleitzman (1997)

‘The slobberers’  is the first novel in the ‘Wicked’ series written by Paul Jennings and Morris Gleitzman.  This novel is a great story of adventure with lots of wacky twists throughout the story.  It has a very deep message about getting along as both Rory and Dawn are forced to work together to survive despite their differences.  This novel also deals with the very sensitive topic of divorce for teenagers and shows the point of view of two children dealing with this.  It is overall a very wacky and entertaining tale and could be a very valuable and enjoyable read for young adolescents.