Review of
Flatland:
The Story of Owuza Flatlander, by David Sayre and
Rebecca Emberley, ISBN 9780991293506
Three out of five stars
This is a story
about the new kid in town, in this case the kid is Owuza and the town in Flatland.
When Owuza arrived, he was nothing but a speck and he had to grow, both in size
as well as in learning and understanding the new sights, smells and sounds he
is experiencing. While it was exciting,
it was also scary, for new things are generally both.
Once Owuza
found the courage to roam he discovered many new friends and they had a lot of
fun together. Eventually, Owuza started wondering what was beyond the bounds of
Flatland and with his friends, they together learn what they can accomplish
together.
The weakness in
this book is the abstract events towards the end of the book, where the
interpretation is more complex than the capability of the young reader that is
the target audience. Some of the critical sentences are:
“Together they saw what they couldn’t see apart. There
was more to themselves and more to each other.”
Given that the text is written at the level of the
early elementary school child, these concepts will generally be beyond them.
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