Its creators are from Australia and New Zealand, who set out to tell a resonant, universal story with an eco theme. Since its 2011 release The Artifacts has found popularity with middle grade readers and adults alike.
This story is a perfect fit for Grade 4 and 5, and we are told it links perfectly to CCSS language arts (especially 5.RL.7.ii).
Features
- 24 hand-drawn pages, animation and special effects to transport you into Asaf's world
- A wonderful coming of age story that will tug at your heartstrings
- Narration and hundreds of sound effects to bring the world alive
- Beautiful music score, composed by New Zealand musician Chris Hurn
Explore Asaf's Imagination
- Click the screen to make Asaf?s collections appear
- Help him to find treasures on bin-day
- Race with his leaf-munching caterpillars
- Day scenes change with a click into exciting, creature-filled nights
- Rub-to-reveal Asaf in a wizard?s basement, or brushing his teeth in a steamy mirror
- Watch his mind fill with books as he reads in the library
- Or floating around on a tiny planet in space?