Beegu
- Brand: Unbranded
Description
Along with The Doll's House by Rumer Godden, this child's picture book demonstrates the aristotelian concept of "catharsis" as well as any other work of drama/fiction I've encountered, and shows exactly how powerful children's literature can be. Beegu experiences different environments/places on earth and expresses different feelings throughout his stay on earth. Then she encounters young kids on the playground who accept her as a friend; that is until a teacher comes and kicks her off the playground.
After a while of being isolated from creatures the same as her, a big ship which had her parents in, came to rescue her. This is shown as Beegu is seen to play with human toys and even given a hula hoop to keep by the children which she befriends at a school. She tries to comunicate and form friendships although she is often pushed away, due to her being misunderstood and different. Feeling bewildered and alone as she awaits a rescue signal from her mother Beegu sets off to find friends with the strange creatures she comes across.Furthermore, it suggests perceptions can be changed and if others can accept someone, we can do the same. They remind me of Allie Brosh’s dog illustrations that manage to pack so much expression into a line drawing. The images of Beegu are a great aid to the readers in seeing just how different Beegu is and why he is having such difficulty in our world making friends. Would be a lovely story to share with EAL children, about how we speak different languages and some may feel the struggle of not being understood. She retells her Earth experience to her parents describing the earth creatures as big and unfriendly “but there were some smaller ones who seemed hopeful”.
There is an illustration of Beegu cuddled up in a warm cardboard box with some puppies which is simply gorgeous. With this message behind it, I feel it can be read to any children whether they are four or eleven, there can be clear discussions after and during the story in terms of their comprehension of it and what the important factors were.I would be interested to know why Beegu was travelling alone in the first place, as she appears to be a child, and how she ended up crashing onto Earth. T, a young alien that had become separated from their family and lost on, what was to them, an alien planet, however befriends a group of children and is soon to be reunited by their family. Inspiring children’s creative writing, they can describe and create the planet where Beegu originates and describe new planets Beegu can discover with her friends.
- Fruugo ID: 258392218-563234582
- EAN: 764486781913
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