Judy Schachner's "Skippyjon Jones", is an extremely fun and entertaining multi-cultural book. This story tells the reader about a Siamese cat with an overactive imagination. Skippyjon Jones would rather be El Skippito, who is a great sword fighter, than anything else. There are many Spanish words used in the text along with many Spanish references. As the story builds so does the chaos in the drawings. The drawings get more complex and out of control. We, as the reader, learn that even thought Skippyjon Jones is young and small he is still able to help others. I think that this is a key topic that should be discussed with students in elementary education. I would recommend this text to any of the students that I teach. This book would provide a great opportunity to discuss character analysis.
No comments:
Post a Comment