tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040911948950965125.post6747060443542487069..comments2022-02-15T07:55:22.034-06:00Comments on Book Wind: To Timbuktu: Nine Countries, Two People, One True StoryTom Philionhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06066393537809002425noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040911948950965125.post-35190891003435001782013-04-25T13:45:10.018-05:002013-04-25T13:45:10.018-05:00I agree with you Zak, it seems a bit odd that the ...I agree with you Zak, it seems a bit odd that the author would not include more cultural references in a book in which the characters explore a wide variety of countries, cities and cultures. Whenever I come across books that seem a bit vague with regard to these references, I always feel the author had to leave them out because he/she has never been to any of the places mentioned in the book. When you talked about the pork dumplings, I have to admit I thought that the was the "typical" food Americans think people eat in China. Imagine my surprise then, when I looked at her blog (caseyscieszka.com) and discovered she stayed in Morocco with a host family! Go figure! I am at a loss as to why she would not have included more cultural references then.<br /><br />By the way, it looks like she married the illustrator, according to a recent post on her blog!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06712006559598844575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5040911948950965125.post-88147557421930699742013-04-24T17:52:21.098-05:002013-04-24T17:52:21.098-05:00When I think of books with pictures, I automatical...When I think of books with pictures, I automatically think children's book. However, I have come to realize a lot of pre-teen and YAL novels have a lot of pictures. I just read The Absolutely True Story of a Part-time Indian and there are a lot of cartoonish drawing in the novel. They are pictures that seem to add to the story and help with the development of the characters. I think readers might even better understand characters and follow the story line better with these pictures. If the pictures for To Timbuktu are anything like the ones from the book trailer I think that students would really enjoy the book. I watched the book trailer before I read the actual blog post and I was very intrigued, and to be honest that is the only reason I actually read the whole post. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15696143782977534730noreply@blogger.com