Glow

Title

Glow

Author

Ross Morgan

Illustrators

Ross Morgan

Publisher, Date

Walker Australia Studio, 2024

Audience

Primary, Secondary, Upper Primary

Curriculum Codes

AC9E5LA01, AC9E5LA02, AC9E5LA03, AC9E5LE01, AC9E5LE02, AC9E5LE03, AC9E5LE04, AC9E5LE05, AC9AVA6E01, AC9HP6P01, AC9HP6P02

AC9E5LA01, AC9E5LA02, AC9E5LA03, AC9E5LE01, AC9E5LE02, AC9E5LE03, AC9E5LE04, AC9E5LE05, AC9AVA6E01, AC9HP6P01, AC9HP6P02, AC9HP6P04, AC9HP6P06, AC9HP6P10, AC9E6LA01, AC9E6LA02, AC9E6LA03, AC9E6LE01, AC9E6LE02, AC9E6LE03, AC9E6LE04, AC9E6LE05, AC9E7LA01, AC9E7LA02, AC9E7LA03, AC9E7LE01, AC9E7LE02, AC9E7LE03, AC9E7LE04, AC9E7LE05, AC9E7LE06, AC9E7LE07, AC9AVA8E01, AC9HP8P02, AC9HP8P04, AC9HP8P10, AC9E8LA01, AC9E8LA02, AC9E8LA03, AC9E8LE01, AC9E8LE02, AC9E8LE03, AC9E8LE04, AC9E8LE05, AC9E8LE06, AC9E9LA01, AC9E9LA03, AC9E9LA08, AC9E9LE01, AC9E9LE02, AC9E9LE03, AC9E9LE04, AC9E9LE06, AC9AVA10E01, AC9HP10P01, AC9HP10P02, AC9HP10P04, AC9HP10P06, AC9HP10P10, AC9E10LA01, AC9E10LA02, AC9E10LE01, AC9E10LE02, AC9E10LE03, AC9E10LE04, AC9E10LE05, AC9E10LE06, AC9E10LE08

ISBN

9781760655211

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Subjects
1. Death
2. Family
3. Friendship
4. Grandparent and child
5. Grief
6. Loss
7. Love
8. Memory
9. Metaphors
10. Perspectives
11. Relationships
12. Robots
Annotation

‘Glow’ is set at night in a junk yard where the girl and her dog used to go with her grandfather to his workshop. Throughout the book the girl and dog meander through the junk yard searching and reminiscing about the time spent with her grandfather. They find a secret that is buried deep in the junk yard—the secret glows once it is released from its hiding spot—is described as a spirit. The glow then bursts into the sky becoming a star.

There are metaphors throughout the story for the girl’s grief and feelings of love and loss of her grandfather. At the end of the book, she is saying goodbye but understanding that even though her grandfather has died, he is always close. The lyrical text and illustrations bring the story to life. Ross Morgan has used visual perspective by bringing the objects he has written about to the front adding depth to the page. Final artworks were hand painted as acrylic paintings on canvas with some additional finer details added using liquid paint markers.

Ross Morgan reveals the genesis of ‘Glow’. ‘This story was initially inspired by a piece of music I composed. When listening back to my music composition, I could visualize (like a little movie in my head) the journey of a child and a dog finding a secret object buried deep under the ground. Together they dig up this object to find a huge key sticking out from the side of this huge, strange object. When they wind the key, the object begins to glow and then rises out of the ground. It thanks the child and dog for setting it free by passing on a special gift and then it disappears into the atmosphere.’ SOURCE: Walker Books Discussion Guide
Teaching Resources
1. Interview with Ross Morgan, the author of ‘Glow’, talking about the inspiration for this book https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Iu9qyMsWwM
2. Walker Books Discussion Guide for ‘Glow’ by Ross Morgan including a biographical profile of the creator https://www.walkerbooks.com.au/wp-content/uploads/resource/GLOW_Discussion-Guide_pages.pdf
3. Walker Books Classroom Ideas for ‘Glow’ https://lamontbooks.com.au/media/227719/publisher-notes-glow.pdf
4. ∆RT Artistry Easy Soft pastel Drawing for beginners step by step / Peaceful Face Demonstration/Tutorial https://youtu.be/oOI3tZ1g96E?si=vxFz18hWc_S651Pl
5. Kids’ Book Review 18 June 2024 review by Sarah Steed of ‘Glow’ http://www.kids-bookreview.com/search?q=glow
6. Schizanthus Nerd, Living the Dream One Page at the Time 15 June 2024 review of ‘Glow’ Glow – Ross Morgan – Schizanthus Nerd

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