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3.6 AVERAGE
3.6 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Picked up and took off in this story. it was cute and fun.
The sequel to the Wizard of Oz was another great book by Frank Baum. It wasn't exciting as the first but it keeps you moving through the land setting the stage for even further adventures in Oz.
3.5. Jack Pumpkinhead might be Frank L. Baum’s Jar Jar Binks, but this is a fun enough follow up to The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. It’s unapologetically violent, at times delightfully nonsensical, and occasionally really quite sexist - although I suppose benefit of the doubt for the period in which it was written. At least the male characters are equally as daft/flawed.
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
relaxing
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Such a very odd book...
We meet charming new characters like Jack Pumpkinhead, H.M. Wogglebug, Tip, the Gump and the Saw-Horse and new villains like Mombi and Jinjur. The boys love following along with the characters' travels on the map and my 8yo's favorite part was "the war - even though there wasn't any fighting."
It's interesting to look at the female characters in light of the time it was written. For turn-of-the-twentieth-century, it's actually fairly liberated. Most of those who make things happen are female (i.e., Glinda, Mombi, Jinjur). The one male who drives the action turns out to be a girl in disguise. For the most part, the male characters are comic relief or supporting cast.
I have to say, I loved the Woggle-bug's puns, even if his traveling companions didn't. :)
For more book reviews, come visit my blog, Build Enough Bookshelves.
We meet charming new characters like Jack Pumpkinhead, H.M. Wogglebug, Tip, the Gump and the Saw-Horse and new villains like Mombi and Jinjur. The boys love following along with the characters' travels on the map and my 8yo's favorite part was "the war - even though there wasn't any fighting."
It's interesting to look at the female characters in light of the time it was written. For turn-of-the-twentieth-century, it's actually fairly liberated. Most of those who make things happen are female (i.e., Glinda, Mombi, Jinjur). The one male who drives the action turns out to be a girl in disguise. For the most part, the male characters are comic relief or supporting cast.
I have to say, I loved the Woggle-bug's puns, even if his traveling companions didn't. :)
For more book reviews, come visit my blog, Build Enough Bookshelves.
This is one book I probably shouldn't have read when I was in year 3. I found it boring, BORING. I am amazed that this was the same person who gave us thE Wonderful wizard of Oz.
The story is about a boy called Tip who has managed to escape from his evil guardian Mombi the witch with the help of the powder of life and Jack Pumpkinhead. He makes his way to the emerald city meeting all the people who were in te first book ie.scarecrow, tin woodman
The story is about a boy called Tip who has managed to escape from his evil guardian Mombi the witch with the help of the powder of life and Jack Pumpkinhead. He makes his way to the emerald city meeting all the people who were in te first book ie.scarecrow, tin woodman