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Title: Loula Is Leaving For Africa
Author and Illustrator: Anne Villeneuve
Publication Year: 2013
Title: Loula Is Leaving For Africa
Author and Illustrator: Anne Villeneuve
Publication Year: 2013
Prompts: Plot Summary: This is the story of Loula. Loula has three mean, stinky, horrible brothers. So, she decides to leave for Africa. Will the help from her mother's chauffeur they go to Africa. Really they are using their imaginations during a day in the park. In the end Loula decides it is time to go home. Artistic Medium: This book is done in water colors. The color scheme is light colors that are almost pastels. There is still a variety of colors to give the book a sense of adventure but the light colors make it calming. Style: The style of this book is somewhat abstract. There is a lot of coloring that happens outside of the lines and parts that may not be colored in fully. But it is also a cartoon. Strong Vocabulary: It appears that this book takes place in France. There is the use of some french type words in the text that may be confusing for children but in context they are explained. For example Loula's mother has a "chauffeur" and he calls Loula "mademoiselle". | Figurative Langauge: There is alliteration used in this text when Loula talks about her brothers being the "terrible triplets". She also uses repetitive adjectives when describing them, "mean, terrible, horrible brothers". Relationship of Pictures to Words: This book has a mostly complementary relationship of pictures to words. But in the middle when Loula is going to Africa, the words say "took a plane" but the images show her playing on a see-saw. That is seen as an ironic relationship because the pictures and text say two different things. Themes/Central Concepts: The main theme of this book is imagination. Loula can't really go to Africa but she can channel her anger towards her brothers into imagination. Uses for this book: As a kid I my two little brothers would make me mad and I would want to run away too. Little girls with younger siblings (because of the female character) would be able to relate to Loula really well. So, this is the perfect book for parents to read to their little girls as it teaches them a way to use their imaginations to get away from the things troubling them. |
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