A Trip to the Bottom of the World By F. Viva

Citation:

Viva, F. (2012). A Trip to the Bottom of the World with Mouse: A Toon Book. New York: Candlewich Press.

Lexile Score: N/A

Summary:

                This story is about a mouse and boy who go on an adventure. During the entire adventure the only thing the mouse wants to do is go home. The boy on the other hand keeps going to new places, promising soon their journey will be over. After many travels all around the world, the mouse and the boy end their journey, promising to go on another.

Evaluation:

                 Overall this book is definitely of high quality. The storyline is an adventure, which children like. The places the characters go are also interesting and will capture children’s attention. The book also doesn’t contain any stereotypes or racial opinions.

                The images in the book are also wonderful. They are cartoonish in a beginning graphic novel which is a great starter book to read before full graphic novels. The images also continue the story further in depth with detail.  The images of the book will keep and maintain children’s attention better than anything else.

Literary Elements:

Text: Written in beginning graphic form

 Characters: Mouse and Boy

Theme:  Exploring new things

Mini Lesson:

                 For this book I would have students create their own adventure book. Each student in the class would create a place for the characters to go. The students would then describe what the characters will do at that place.

Age: 4+