I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. It was neat getting to see where Peter Pan originated from. It makes me want to go watch Peter Pan now! The descriptions provided in this book was amazing! There were several scenes that appealed to all five senses and really made me feel as if I were there in person. Pages 10-11, are a perfect example of this. Here we can see what kind of affect the trunk has on people who are touching it. We learn about how the warmth passes through the body, what it felt like, what smells they smelled, the sounds they heard, and the light they saw swirling around the crewman’s head. This book was hard to put down and I always felt that I wanted to keep reading and couldn’t just read the pages that were assigned. I would definitely teach this book to a class of fifth graders. I would even plan a whole unit around this novel. I think it would be a great resource to show students how to be a descriptive writer and how to write to appeal to all five senses. This could also be a great book to discuss the author’s word choice. I personally enjoyed this book and would use it if I ever taught fifth grade.
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The Never Fairy Said:
on November 2, 2009 at 6:44 pm
It’s a great adventure on it’s own, yes. But as a prequel to “Peter Pan” it totally misses the mark. For one thing, Pan already had a backstory by Barrie and this isn’t even close. For another, it has MANY mistakes in it as compared to Barrie. Continuing (or prequel) stories of another author’s work shouldn’t go directly against the original… and this one even changes why Peter doesn’t age. If it’s supposed to be a prequel to Disney’s version only, the series eventually contradicts that, too.
There is a faithful Pan novel…and it’s also based on Barrie’s own idea for more. Click my name to see.
BELIEVE!