The girl is using her painting to express herself.

 

Pictures

Each of these images is an interesting picture-within-a-picture. On the left, we see that "Patik's" name calling has hurt her feelings. On the right, we see what may be Mari's family, and an angel holding a flower hovering over them. This angel is one of Aliki's visual links from Book One to Book Two. Can you find other images such as the angel which help bridge the two stories?

Text

  • "Mari is telling us something," said Albert.
  • "She is talking with her paints," said Rachel.
  • "There is more than one way to tell a story," said Misapeechi.

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Created March 27,1999 Reviewed and Last Updated April 2, 1999