Smoky Night

Smoky Night, written by Eve Bunting and written by David Diaz, is a very interesting design layout that deals with one of human behaviors most controversial events. The story is about a young boy who watches (what I presume) the L.A. riots from his apartment window with his mom and cat. In the story Daniel sees the rioters stealing from a woman's store with whom neither him or his mother particularly like; even the cats feud with one another. But when the rioters set Daniels' apartment building on fire, fear and disaster bring everyone together as neighbors and friends. This story is a bit scary, but it reflects events in real life; I like this, because if children are taught about these kinds of events and what happened, then maybe they can do better than those before them. The art work in this story is amazing! Thick lines of bold acrylic paint overlap a collage of materials that help further reflect the events of the story and the chaos in the streets of the story. I would recommend this story to anyone trying to find a way to introduce human equality and controversial topics to their students.