DiTerlizzi, T. (2010). The search for WondLa. New York: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.
This is an amazing book for young readers. Its interactive design is unique to the texts that I have seen so far and I am eager to see this technology used with more texts. The Search for Wonda (2010) is a science fiction text with strong fantasy elements that tells of a young girl's quest to find her identity. Literally. Eva Nine is the only human in an alien world. Raised by a loving robot caleed Mothr, Eva must try to find other humans. She leaves her subterranean home for the upper world and there begins her journey. DiTerlizzi's storytelling is augmented with his beautiful illustrations that provide excellent visual support for this dystopian tale. The creatures, the girl, the world itself: all are drawn with exactness and perfect expression. I especially enjoyed the settings of this otherworldly existence as they helped me picture DiTerlizzi's words.
The beauty of The Search for Wondla is in its multi-media format. The book contains text, beautifully executed illustrations and a unigue interactive feature that can be used with a computer's webcam. The reader finds "keys" throughtout the illustrated text that can be held to the eye of a comuter webcam. The Wondlacam then reads the key and allows the viewer to see a three dimensional map with moving characters of particular sections of the book. This interactive design is hugely beneficial to tech-savvy students by increasing their interest levels in the text itself. I suspect that this design will begin to become more popular as time goes on. Together, this technology, the beautiful illustrations and the story itself, make The Search for Wondla well worth the time!
Be sure to check out the links for The Search for Wondla on the Illustrator Studies home page!
The beauty of The Search for Wondla is in its multi-media format. The book contains text, beautifully executed illustrations and a unigue interactive feature that can be used with a computer's webcam. The reader finds "keys" throughtout the illustrated text that can be held to the eye of a comuter webcam. The Wondlacam then reads the key and allows the viewer to see a three dimensional map with moving characters of particular sections of the book. This interactive design is hugely beneficial to tech-savvy students by increasing their interest levels in the text itself. I suspect that this design will begin to become more popular as time goes on. Together, this technology, the beautiful illustrations and the story itself, make The Search for Wondla well worth the time!
Be sure to check out the links for The Search for Wondla on the Illustrator Studies home page!