Author: Niki Daly
Title: Pretty Salma
Publisher: Clarion Books Date: 2006
Age level: Primary (K-2)
Summary:
This is the story of Little Red Riding Hood told from an African point of view. The characters and details have been changed, but the theme remains the same. The story is about Salma going to the market for her grandma, but meeting a dog along the way to tricks her. The dog tries to trick Grandma as well, but Salma has a plan.
Strengths:
The pictures in this book are absolutely fantastic. The use of the white space and the contrast between using the whole page, or splitting it into four parts is perfectly put together. The language is simple, yet it incorporates some African words that a student would be able to decipher. The storyline is similar to Little Red Riding Hood and a child would definitely be able to see the connections. The text is always placed at a different spot on the page, and seems to go along with the action of the book- which is really effective. Also, there are a lot of lead-ins (…) to get the reader onto the next page. It is really engaging!
Concerns:
My only real concern with this book is that some of the children may be disturbed that a dog can be bad. Or they may be upset at the emaciated pictures of the dog. As long as they realize it is only a story, then it is fine. The book is really well put together and I do not really have any other concerns.
Classroom use/Other comments:
This is a great book to use in the traditional literature unit, to show the contrast between different cultures. It is both a great read aloud, and an individual reader. This would be a great book to have the students write responses to, or to have them create their own “Little Red Riding Hood” stories, after they hear Salma’s story.
Title: Pretty Salma
Publisher: Clarion Books Date: 2006
Age level: Primary (K-2)
Summary:
This is the story of Little Red Riding Hood told from an African point of view. The characters and details have been changed, but the theme remains the same. The story is about Salma going to the market for her grandma, but meeting a dog along the way to tricks her. The dog tries to trick Grandma as well, but Salma has a plan.
Strengths:
The pictures in this book are absolutely fantastic. The use of the white space and the contrast between using the whole page, or splitting it into four parts is perfectly put together. The language is simple, yet it incorporates some African words that a student would be able to decipher. The storyline is similar to Little Red Riding Hood and a child would definitely be able to see the connections. The text is always placed at a different spot on the page, and seems to go along with the action of the book- which is really effective. Also, there are a lot of lead-ins (…) to get the reader onto the next page. It is really engaging!
Concerns:
My only real concern with this book is that some of the children may be disturbed that a dog can be bad. Or they may be upset at the emaciated pictures of the dog. As long as they realize it is only a story, then it is fine. The book is really well put together and I do not really have any other concerns.
Classroom use/Other comments:
This is a great book to use in the traditional literature unit, to show the contrast between different cultures. It is both a great read aloud, and an individual reader. This would be a great book to have the students write responses to, or to have them create their own “Little Red Riding Hood” stories, after they hear Salma’s story.
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