Lorenzo De PrettoCritiques

Independent Reading Level: Grades 2-4
Honors/Awards: N/A

Marginal purchase--might be useful for explorers unit; for fans of Geronimo Stilton.

I gave this book a four star because in this book it had some parts that were boring but I liked the pictures. And I also like how they have different expressions like mouldy mozerela!

Summary: Geronimo Stilton gets a call from the professor that the pirate cats are traveling through time in an attempt to change the future. Geronimo gathers his crew and by way of the Speedrat (a time machine) catch up with the pirate cats, who have time traveled to 1492 Spain – the pirate cats were attempting to stop Columbus from discovering America. Geronimo and his crew get hired on to sail with Columbus on the Santa Maria; also sailing with them were the Nina and the Pinta. As they sail across the ocean, Geronimo and his crew unmask the pirate cats before the ships reach the Indies and turn them over to Columbus. They find land, and disembark in what Columbus declares San Salvador. After the return trip, Geronimo and his crew return to the professor, mission accomplished and ready for a new adventure.

Personal reaction: Although the characters are mice, the story keeps true to Columbus’s discovery of America. This graphic novel tells the story, but in “comic book” fashion with the good guys and the bad guys. The graphics are colorful and the bubbles show the expressions of the characters.

Classroom extension: 1. I would use this book with a lesson Columbus and the discovery of America. 2. I would also use this book with a lesson on geography.

Content summary: the discovery of America

En este cómic, Stilton tiene que enfrentarse a los Gatos Piratas, que han viajado en el tiempo hasta 1492, para cambiar el rumbo de la historia. Para evitar tal catástrofe, Geronimo, en compañía de su familia, se tendrá que embarcar como tripulantes en los barcos de Cristóbal Colón para desenmascarar a los piratas e impedir que varíe la historia del descubrimiento de América. Un cómic que combina en sus viñetas elementos ficticios y reales de ese momento histórico.