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Farther. Grahame Baker-Smith (2011)

by Grahame Baker-Smith(Favorite Author)

3.83 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

1848771339 (ISBN13: 9781848771338)

languge

English

genre

Middle Grade & Children's

publisher

Templar Books

review 1: This book tells the story of a father and son and a dream to fly. The father is possessed with an unrelenting desire to fly which he never achieves. When the father goes off to war and doesn’t return, the dream of flying passes on to his son. This is a picture book for children of ages 8 and upwards. Although it doesn’t contain a lot of text, the words are beautifully woven into the pictures using different fonts and text sizes. The pictures themselves are intricate and detailed images put together in a unique way using photographs and illustration which in themselves tell a story. I found myself asking questions about the images and even making up a little more of the story in my head.I would recommend this book for year 4 literacy classes and I would say it wou... moreld be an excellent text to use in a creative writing class. Firstly I feel the images would generate interesting discussions in the class, around the characters’ emotions and feelings and also encouraging the students to use their imaginations when looking at the images. It could be used as a starting point for pieces of writing, either following on the story or by taking an image and creating a different story.
review 2: Although the title is Farther this book is about a Father and son who have an obsession with flying. The cover illustration reminds one of Gepetto and Pinocchio. This tale of a father's dream to fly is also reminiscent of Hugo. The father is a tinkerer who experiments with DaVinci style feathery flying machines. When Dad goes off to World War II, the dream is put on hold. After the son matures he picks up the project and is successful. He flies around the village helping others. The owner of a cat he rescued from a tree becomes his wife and they have a son. They wonder if their son will dream of flying too. The beautiful illustrations were digitally created. The palette is mostly blue and brown. My only complaint about the book is the words are too faint on the page. less

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