Ariane Chottin

Genre: Fantasy; Informational
The character of the little kangaroo must make a brave decision to go out on his own to save his family. He must rely on the kindness of others to find the answer to what they kangaroos must do to escape the drought. The character of the little kangaroo, though an animal, is a realistic character, as he must make a hard choice and rely on other people and make friends to succeed in his journey. The plot of the story, though predictable, has a saisfying conclusio. show more One element of a writing is repetition, which you find each time the kangaroo must have help to get one step closer to where he is going. The setting is very appropriately Australia, and is shown through the detailed artwork and the many different animals introduced throughout the story. The book is also informational because at the end of the book, there are several facts about kangaoos which children would find very interesting. show less

Genre: Fantasy/Informational
Age Appropriateness: primary
Media: colored pencil
Review: This is a good example of fantasy, because the animals take on human characteristics. They talk to one another and try to find answers by asking other animals they come into contact with. At the end of the story there are facts about turtles, what they like to eat, find shelter, each turtles shell is unique and where the go to find shade or get out of the cold.

Little Beaver gets lost and is befriended by a Squirrel family. He annoys the littler squirrels when he starts to build a nest, which is huge, because he has no time to play. Then a little squirrel finds creatures that look just like Beaver and he finds his true parents. The end.

When he migrates to warmer waters with his mother and other dolphins, young Scooter's impatience to go exploring leads him into danger.