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A review by misterbelcher
Shadow of a Bull by Maia Wojciechowska
4.0
Shadow of a Bull is a great read for younger audiences, especially children around the middle school age. As an adult, I liked the detail it gave around Spanish culture and the history of bull fighting. As someone who does not know much about this famous event, I appreciated what I was able to learn through this text. Considering that I have been living in Spain for the last month and will be here for a few more months, the text made it easy to connect to characters and settings. A lot of customs and traditions discussed in this fictional book almost made it feel nonfictional.
As a future English teacher I feel this book would be a great resource to use in a classroom. This text would work well in a World Literature setting, but ultimately it could be used in any English classroom. This text would be great when teaching students about diversity. The plot focuses on a boy who is struggling with who he wants to be, but he has very high expectations held against him to be someone else. What struggles did he face? How did he overcome these problems of being different? This is a text easy enough to introduce the idea of diversity, while also being able to teach quite a bit of Spanish culture.
One aspect of the book that students may struggle with would be the Spanish terms used in the book. Even I struggled to understand certain terms and what was happening. Most of the terms or sayings sound similar, making it an obstacle to grasp what is going on in certain events or chapters. However, most copies have a dictionary at the end of the book to explain what these terms mean. Overall, this is an achievable read for a middle/high school classroom and could benefit students greatly.
As a future English teacher I feel this book would be a great resource to use in a classroom. This text would work well in a World Literature setting, but ultimately it could be used in any English classroom. This text would be great when teaching students about diversity. The plot focuses on a boy who is struggling with who he wants to be, but he has very high expectations held against him to be someone else. What struggles did he face? How did he overcome these problems of being different? This is a text easy enough to introduce the idea of diversity, while also being able to teach quite a bit of Spanish culture.
One aspect of the book that students may struggle with would be the Spanish terms used in the book. Even I struggled to understand certain terms and what was happening. Most of the terms or sayings sound similar, making it an obstacle to grasp what is going on in certain events or chapters. However, most copies have a dictionary at the end of the book to explain what these terms mean. Overall, this is an achievable read for a middle/high school classroom and could benefit students greatly.