Burks, J. (2014). Bird & Squirrel ON ICE. New York City, NY: GRAPHIX.
Bird & Squirrel on ice is a graphic novel about a bird and a squirrel's adventure through an ice-centered journey. Along the way, they meet a great whale, their newest enemy, and they use their great wit to escape the whale.
The illustrations in this book doesn't contain any blunt stereotypes- it does not contain people related characters, but rather uses animals. The animals are not realistic to real life, except the whale. There are different genders in the book. The female is a strong female character in the book, and not scared of the situation.
The book does contain some voudou type spirit worship of fire. Obviously, if you don't agree with this type of thing, it would not be suitable for your children. The rest of the book follows a storyline- the storyline is not very strong- however the characters do use a bit of problem-solving to solve their problems. Overall, I would say that the book is a 4 out of 10 stars.
Literary Elements:
Setting: Ice climate, caves, some open water
Characters: Curious, slightly dumb, scaredy-cats, curious, adventurous
Tone: Excited, Fun, Happy, Thrill-seeking
Lexile Level: GN290L
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