![]() At the end, the witch creates a new and magnificent broom which suits all needs of its passen- gers and which will probably not break down again. Consequently, the frightful dragon flees and the four headed monster reveals itself to be created from the bodies of the witch’s friends themselves. As this creature is about to eat the poor witch up, a horrible mud covered monster with four heads, wings, feathers, fur and a terrible voice rises from the ground and calls the witch as its own feast. The cat, the dog, the bird and the frog fall down and the witch cannot help flying into a big cloud where a huge fire spitting dragon awaits her. When the frog is a bit too rollicking jumping up and down, the broom eventually breaks into two. However, the more animals attend the group, the heavier the whole company on the broom becomes. Every animal asks for “room on the broom” and wants to come along. A dog discovers the witch’s tall hat, a bird brings back the bow and at last, a frog finds her magic wand. As she flies through the windy air, she loses some of her belongings which finally all are retrieved with the help of some animals. The reader gets to know the witch with her cat and her broom as main character. In “Room on the Broom”, Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler created a world of witches, lost wands, magnificent brooms, hungry dragons and four headed monsters. 2 Choosing “Room on the Broom” 2.1 The storyline and the main character As the language applied in this book is rather challenging these considerations and impli- cations on teaching refer to the proficiency level of a fourth grade in a German primary school. Sec- ondly, some ideas for integrating the book into the English foreign language education are given. This book report provides first some aspects which have to be taken into consideration when choosing “Room on the Broom” for the classroom, such as the storyline, the values expressed in the book, its culture specific content, the language and an analysis of the illustrations. Today, he mainly illustrates children’s books. At the beginning of his career as illustrator, he worked for magazines and advertising agencies. (DONALDSON, a) The German Axel Scheffler, now living in London, was born in 1957 and studied Arts History as well as Graphic Arts. Up to now, she has written 154 books, partly for retail sales and partly for school purposes. When her song “A squash and a squeeze” was turned into a book, illustrated by Axel Scheffler, she decided to write professionally plays and books for children. She studied Drama and French and began her carrier as a writer for songs for children’s television. Julia Donaldson, born in 1948, already invented stories as a child. “The Gruffalo” is their most known piece and was probably the breakthrough for the two artists. The author and the illustrator have already worked together on several successful children’s books. ![]() The book, which was written by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler, has been translated into 21 different languages so far. Before, they have to go through scavenger hunt-like and nerve-wrecking adventures. The witch tapped the broomstick and whoosh! they were gone.”Īt the end of “Room on the broom”, the characters can finally enjoy the magic night. “Yes!” cried the witch, and they all clambered on. ![]() With seats for the witch and the cat and the dog, A nest for the bird and a shower for the frog. “Then out rose … A TRULY MAGNIFICENT BROOM! 2.2 Expressed Values and Universal Life ExperienceĢ.5 The Illustrations and their Coexistence with the Text ![]()
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