 There are two ways to read this story. When read conventionally, from front to back, it tells the tale of a group of seals and a seagull on their rock who are afraid of some approaching seals who have nowhere to go because their rock is being engulfed by the sea. The first seals cry out, “This rock is ours. Go back to your own. Shoo! Go away!” They insist that the newcomers cannot join their rock group. The danger of the sea builds. However, there are two sides to every story. At the end of the first standard reading – “No room on this rock? Can it be true? Read back to front for another point of view.” When read this way, with the exact same words on every page, sharing, acceptance, and generosity emerge. “There’s space for plenty more. So it’s ridiculous to say – There’s no room on our rock.” The story now becomes an uplifting tale of hope. The seals on the rock welcome the struggling refugees. A subdued palette of soft blue-gray watercolors portrays the marine environment in the clever two-sided story. This book is a companion volume to Move That Mountain by the same authors and illustrator. mjw |
| Title: Room On Our Rock Author: Kate and Jol Temple Illustrator: Terri Rose Baynton Publisher: Kane Miller, A division of EDC Publishing Copyright: 2019 Original Language: English Original Publisher: Scholastic Press. Australia Original Copyright: 2018 ISBN: 978-1-61067-902-2 Hardcover pages: 32 Age range: 4-8 Genre: Picture Book Author’s ethnicity: Australian (both Kate and Jol) Author’s residence: Sydney, Australia (both Kate and Jol) Illustrator’s ethnicity: New Zealander Illustrator’s residence: Taupo, New Zealand Awards: Charlotte Huck Award 2020 Subjects: Acceptance, Compassion, Danger, Fear, Inclusion, Marine life, Refugees, Rejection, Seals, Sharing, Exclusion |
Room On Our Rock
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