To get to me by Eleanor Kerr
Ill. by Judith Russell. Random House, 2013. ISBN 9781742758831.
(Age: 4+) Warmly recommended. Picture book. Travel. When Peter rings
his friend Ahmed in North Africa to come to the zoo with him,
readers will be surprised and entertained at the lengths to which
Ahmed must go to to get to Australia. Friendship, travel, different
countries around the world, differing modes of transport - all are
given a very inviting airing in this highly coloured and decorative
book.
Ahmed must first cross the desert to get to a bus, and what better
form of transport, than a camel. From the camel he gets to a bus
then a plane takes him to Australia, where he catches a train to
Sydney Harbour, then a ferry to cross the harbour to get to Taronga
Zoo. Transport is still an issue so a chairlift takes him to his
friend, Peter.
In rhythmic lines, the different forms of transport are presented to
the reader, making this an apt little book to introduce the topic in
a junior classroom, or a book at home to talk about different
countries in the world and different modes of transport and of
course, a trip to the zoo. However it is used, it is a simple,
endearing story which will appeal to younger readers and those
reading it aloud as well.
Fran Knight