The Lost Thing
Shaun Tan
(illustrator),
Port Melbourne
:
Lothian
,
2000
Z668356
2000
single work
picture book
children's
(taught in 11 units)
'A boy discovers a bizarre looking creature while out collecting bottle tops at the beach. Realising it is lost, he tries to find out who owns it or where it belongs, but is met with indifference from everyone else, who barely notice its presence, each unwilling to entertain this uninvited interruption to their day to day lives. For reasons he does not explain, the boy empathises with the creature, and sets out to find a 'place' for it.'
One Small Island
Coral Tulloch
(illustrator),
Camberwell
:
Viking
,
2011
Z1795235
2011
single work
picture book
children's
(taught in 1 units)
'Macquarie Island lies in the Southern Ocean, between Antarctica and New Zealand. A speck of green in the vast, windswept sea, it is a haven for many creatures that live above and below the waves.This unit focuses on the function of image in contemporary culture. It encompasses the analysis of images and image-text relationships in a range of contexts: picture books, film, and multimedia texts. It begins with an investigation of theoretical frameworks and moves to application of theory in classroom settings. Students will have the opportunity to focus on one area of visual text that is of particular interest to them and develop a specialisation in that area. This unit is suitable for primary, secondary and post-secondary teachers.
