![]() The same company who seem responsible for the destruction of Raul’s village and implicit in causing the deaths that haunt him and his family and friends. Maya’s scientist father has, it seems, become involved in working with a huge, greedy logging company. In this Peruvian set adventure Chloe Daykin takes the reader on a danger filled adventure alongside young Scottish girl Maya and young Peruvian native boy Raul. There is much here to discuss and explore and, as with all Daykin's stories, the characters are well rounded with a fleck of vulnerability. Its short, gripping chapters and use of dual narrative make it a quick and engaging read. Whatever the case, their origin must be faced if they are to save the rainforest.įire Girl, Forest Boy is an excellent novel with worthy, timely themes. Are they the spirits of the forest aiding them on their quest or do they surface because of a secret within her. Together, the three youths try to uncover the purpose behind Maya's father's involvement with these corporations whilst also attempting to fathom why strange glowing orbs are gradually emanating from Maya herself. He is the link that brings together Maya and Raul's differing worlds and he is the eyes that show them and the reader, the rot of greed which eats away at our natural resources. Daykin has already proven in her previous novels that she can handle complex themes with a steady touch and her latest novel does the same.Īlthough both characters are interesting and fully believable, I was mostly drawn to Matias, the boy who would not leave his village to the loggers, and I suspect Daykin was too. Through the eyes of Maya, a fiery Scottish girl, visiting Peru with her father (a celebrated scientist) and Raul, a Peruvian native who had been forced to leave his home due to illegal logging, Daykin tells the story of a girl out of touch with a grief-striken father and a young boy who hides from a guilt-ridden past. Set within Peru, Daykin's dual-narrative story is one which explores the exploitation of land from greedy corporations and the loss of identity and culture that comes with this. In a tweet, Coolmath Games even pointed out something.It takes a lot to make science and magic come together within a contemporary setting but that's exactly what Daykin manages in her third novel. She can travel through or activate blue-colored items. Meanwhile, the opposite holds true for Watergirl. Fireboy can only travel through or activate red-colored items. And, to be honest, seeing the graphics on Elemental, it feels as if I have traveled back in time.įireboy and Watergirl 1: Forest Temple features the classic Flash game vibes. It was a classic Flash game, playable on Coolmath Games. Fireboy and Watergirl was the first of the cooperative puzzle platformers which came out in 2009. And, just like them, many people have left their people and families to a new land, with hopes and dreams, all mixing into one big salad bowl of cultures, languages, and neighborhoods.” However, there are fans who point out the similarities between Elemental and Oslo Albet’s series of games called Fireboy and Watergirl.Īlthough the genders were flipped, fans were quick to see the similarities. But they managed to create a life here in New York. from Korea in the ’70s, they had no family, nothing. Of course, as Disney and Pixar partner together, the film features beautiful and colorful visuals as the animators work to bring the vibrant city to life. ![]() Elemental aims to explore themes of diversity through the various elements living in the same city. Elemental gets its inspiration from Director Peter Sohn’s childhood in New York.ĭuring the announcement, he introduced the film in a description. And, how much they actually have in common. ![]() A fiery young woman named Ember and a go-with-the-flow guy named Wade discover something about elementals. The film features Ember and Wade with Leah Lewis and Mamoudiu Athie’s voices as Ember and Wade respectively. The synopsis revolves around a city where fire, water, land, and air residents live together. Elemental is an upcoming Disney-Pixar animated film, slated to have its release on June 2023.
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