Hello Kerri, I also like the artwork on the cover. I thought that the placement of the buildings and tents was really interesting and I am wondering what the significance of these are going to be in relation to the storyline.
The cover caught my eye because I saw the pounamu pendant around the young girls neck and the young lad wearing a chesse cutter hat! (cheese cutter hats are very in at present!) These things made me curious as to what the book was about. I have a passion for history and share this with my class. The title was the next thing to spark my curiosity due to the word 'rush'. I have read many books based around gold and coal and thought this might be a book I would enjoy sharing with my class. I lived and taught in Dunedin for amost 15 years. Dunedin and Central Otago have a small piece of my heart as does the West Coast my home town.
The cover caught my eye with the old fasion clothes. This made me thing that thus is based in the past and also the colours are dull but the faces are bright. I could see the emphasis on the gold in the girls hand.
We are drawn to the Pounamu on the girl because it signals that it might be based around NZ and its culture. The lump of gold looks interesting because it's shiny and links to the gold rush. In comparison, the background is very dark and grim so maybe something is going to go wrong or that maybe they are orphans,
I loved the style of artwork on the cover. I was. drawn in immediately. The illustration of the two characters intrigued me too.
ReplyDeleteHello Kerri, I also like the artwork on the cover. I thought that the placement of the buildings and tents was really interesting and I am wondering what the significance of these are going to be in relation to the storyline.
ReplyDeleteThe cover caught my eye because I saw the pounamu pendant around the young girls neck and the young lad wearing a chesse cutter hat! (cheese cutter hats are very in at present!) These things made me curious as to what the book was about. I have a passion for history and share this with my class. The title was the next thing to spark my curiosity due to the word 'rush'. I have read many books based around gold and coal and thought this might be a book I would enjoy sharing with my class. I lived and taught in Dunedin for amost 15 years. Dunedin and Central Otago have a small piece of my heart as does the West Coast my home town.
ReplyDeleteThe cover caught my eye with the old fasion clothes. This made me thing that thus is based in the past and also the colours are dull but the faces are bright. I could see the emphasis on the gold in the girls hand.
ReplyDeleteWe are drawn to the Pounamu on the girl because it signals that it might be based around NZ and its culture. The lump of gold looks interesting because it's shiny and links to the gold rush. In comparison, the background is very dark and grim so maybe something is going to go wrong or that maybe they are orphans,
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