Deedy, C. A. (2007). Martina the beautiful cockroach. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree.
"Martina the Beautiful Cockroach" is about the journey a cockroach takes in order to find her perfect husband. Martina's grandmother has offered her a piece of advice that she must use with every suitor that comes her way. After many failed attempts to finding her perfect match Martina is about to give up. That is until her grandmother points her in the direction of the little mouse. To her surprise she immediately has feelings for him. Also to her advantage she passed the "coffee test," since he also has a Cuban grandmother.
Textbook Assignment 1:
Texture:
Texture can be used to enhance the
realistic quality of illustrations or to stimulate the imagination.
“Martina
the Beautiful Cockroach” by Carmen Agra Deedy has a realistic quality to it’s
illustrations. Details, such as the use of human objects get your imagination
going into thinking that maybe creatures such as cockroaches have extraordinary
lives.
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