Migrant
Written by Maxine Trottier
Illustrated by Isabelle
Arsenault
Groundwood Books, 2011
34 pages
Multicultural - Low-German
speaking Mennonites from Mexico
Have you ever felt like a
bird, a jack rabbit, a bee, or a kitten?
Anna has! She is the daughter of German
Mennonites who travel between Mexico and Canada as migrant workers, and her
family is constantly on the move. They
never stay in one spot for very long, and that is what Anna longs for the
most. She wants to know what it is like
to feel like a tree, planted in one place.
Read Migrant by Maxine Trottier to get a glimpse of life as a
child of migrant workers.
Isabelle Arsenault very creatively
illustrated this book using a variety of mediums including watercolor, gouache,
crayons, and collage. Each illustration
takes up more than one page, and the vast majority of them are
doublespreads. She used her unique
artistic style to illustrate how Anna related herself and her family to
different animals and objects. The
illustrations are the main focus on each page with the text being small and off
to the side. These illustrations are
very unique and will quickly grab the attention of any reader.
This book could be used in any third
through sixth grade classroom. It could
be used as part of a lesson about metaphors.
Throughout the book, Anna uses them to relate herself and her family to
animals. It could also be used to
initiate a compare and contrast activity where the students compare themselves
to Anna showing the similarities and differences between them. Additionally, this book could be used to start
a writing activity. The teacher could
ask the students to imagine they are a member in Anna’s family and write about
their feelings and experiences. Overall,
this is an interesting book, and it could be used in many ways in the
classroom.
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