SuitabookBlacky Blasts Back
Barry Jonsberg
- Reading
- If bodily humour is not a problem, read it as a fast comic adventure, pausing when the tiger’s situation becomes clearer. Afterwards, discuss whether the jokes strengthen or distract from the rescue mission.
- Themes
- Comedy and bodily humour: Blacky is presented as a farting dog whose smelliness is a prominent part of the adventure. The humour is presented as a defining, recurring comic feature rather than an incidental detail.
- Wildlife and extinction: Marcus and Dylan are sent to find the last remaining Tasmanian tiger and save it from extinction. The book?s stance on this remains unclear.
- Bullying and pursuit: A bully is out to get the protagonists, while thylacine hunters and a hairy Scottish man are connected with the unfolding pursuit. Conflict and pursuit are clearly part of the situation, but the book's judgement of the behaviour is unknown.
- Worth knowing
- Be ready for repeated fart and smell jokes, bullying, pursuit and danger implied by the hunt and the race against time.