Unspoken
Henry Cole
Scholastic press
Copyright 2012
18 pages
Historical fiction
This story does not contain any words. The pictures tell the
story. A little girl finds a pair of eyes in her father’s corn. The girl feels
compassion for those eyes and brings them food water and supplies. The girl
ends up going on a journey with the stranger on the underground railroad. Will
they make it? Open Henry Cole’s Unspoken to find out!
The illustrations in the book are absolutely breath taking.
There are no words but they are not even needed. The pictures do more than just
tell the story; they bring it to life. The pictures are done in lead sketches. It
is all just in black and white.
Since this book does not have any words, it would be a good
introduction to a writing lesson where the students could write their own words
to go along with the story. The book could also be a good lesson on character education
and what the girl might have been thinking throughout the book and what the
students would do in that situation. The book could also be used as a history
lesson talking about African American’s struggle for freedom. Also, it could be
used as a lesson for the Underground Railroad. This book was not awarded any
medals.
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