'The Rabbits' by John Marsden (illustrated by Shaun Tan)I found this book to be very confrontational both within the text and the images, but it has really stuck with me. There were some big themes such as invasion, war, industrialisation, exhaustion of natural resources and even the stolen generation, which made me enjoy the book more than I thought I would. Definately one of the best picture books I have ever read.
'One Grain of Rice' by Demi
I actually chose this book because I am using it as a teaching resource for a maths lesson on growing patterns. Not only is it a beautiful story about a poor village girl and an Indian raja, it also introduces the reader to a very simple, yet affective mathematical growing pattern. The ultimate message is really about greed and sharing and the pictures are beautiful and bright. Overall, a lovely book, with a great message and a maths lesson thrown in for good measure!
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