I loved the art in this historical fiction picture book, which used the style of silent movies to tell the story of an immigrant family.

I enjoyed this book it has great illusions of almost just being a wordless book. The ending is really inspiring for young kids from many 1-6 grade level. I really wish the book was longer. ( )

Join an immigrant family as they struggle to adjust to life in America. This book is structured the same way as silent movies, (hint the reasoning for the name). Limited words but detailed reals of captivating pictures. ( )

I liked this book a lot. I liked how this book showed that the family was able to find their father, and the boy was able to get money for their family. ( )

Silent Movie is about a family who sets forth to come to America. Papa leaves first the Gustave and Mama set sail. They can not find Papa once they arrive and spend all of their money and are left with no choice but to find work. When Gustave is seen on the street handling a thief who was trying to rob him, he is recruited to be in a movie and is so good at acting was offered a large sum of money to continue. The family is now back together and are living the American Dream. This book can connect to many immigrants who had a hard time with the transition to America while finding a job that paid enough for their family to survive. I really love how Mordan uses the effects of a silent movie as the illustrations of the book. When looking at the pictures, they are an extension of the story that you do not get through just reading the text. ( )