Author & Ilustrator: Ben Hatk
This is the first book in a series. It tells of a story about a little girl named Zita.When her best friend is abducted by an alien doomsday cult, Zita goes out to rescue, but then she finds herself on a very
leaps to the rescue and finds herself on very strange planet. This planet is filled with humanoid chickens and neurotic robots, As if that wasn't surprosing enough for Zita, but what it is evem more surprising is the fact that Zita has take of the role of being the intergaltic hero. After taking on that role, nothing phases her such as; aliens in all forms, ancient prophecies, doomed planets or even a friendly con man who takes interest in her quest.
The genere of the story is science fiction. Science fiction focuses on things that are futuristic and could be made a reality. Zita the Spacegirl depicted things that could be future realities. The illustrations by Ben Hatke uses the technique of continous narration to tell the story.( Galda, Cullinan, Sipe, 2010) The book is in the form of comic book type story, and the colors are of very dull colors such as grays and blackswith pops of colors such as lime greens, and burnt orange throughout the story.
Classroom Activities:
1. Students will make their own comic book, as if they were in Zita's shoes.
2. Students will create a model of their own planet and write a story about the planet, what goes on there, who lives there, and why they chose to make the planet the way they did.
Readers Response Question:
1. Why did Zita go to so much trouble to save Joseph?
2.What character do you think Zita should trust the most?
3.If you were placed on this planet, who would you want as your friend?
Personal Comments:
I like this book because it tells a story about a brave girl who goes to another planet to find and save her missing friend. This story is great because it shows just how courageous she was.
References
Galda, L., Cullinan, B., & Sipe, L. (2010). Literature and the Child (7 ed.). Belmont: Wadsworth Cengage Learning.
Hatke, B. (2010). Zita the spacegirl. New York: First Second.
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