Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Drawing Eduardo's Story

By Matthew

The book that I read was "Adventures of a Child of War" by Lin Acacio-Flores. I made four drawings about some of the scenes in the book. I hope you like them...

Drawing #1: In World War II, Eduardo is wearing these shoes because his mother has to cut the front part of it. His mother has to cut his old shoes because he is growing bigger and his shoes did not fit him anymore. Eduardo cannot buy new shoes because there are no shoes for sale during the war.

Drawing #2: One night, every one was carrying sack of rice one by one. They got the rice confiscated by the Japanese Army. They made the Japanese guard drunk so that they can get the rice from the bodega. Eduardo’s father was also carrying two sacks of rice. The others were also carrying more of those because they needed to eat. In the picture, Eduardo was carrying half a sack of rice. But he did not know that the rice was spilling. When he got home, his mother told him that the rice was spilling to the ground. He used the broom to sweep off the rice. If not, the Japanese will follow the line of rice to his house and they will know that they got the rice from the bodega.

Drawing #3: Japanese soldiers jumping out of the jeep while the other one was holding a flag and said BANZAI! The Japanese soldiers were wearing boots, trousers, and hats with cloth to shield their ears from the sun. Their rifles have knives at the front. They use the knives to kill.

Drawing #4: Japanese aircrafts bombing the whole town while Eduardo and his papa were watching a scene of the bombing. The airplanes have a design of the Japanese flags—which is a red circle that symbolizes the rising sun. When the bombs dropped, they exploded and the town was destroyed and houses were on fire.

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