Blog 2

The assignment was to read an article that is not on the front page. The article I found in the Keystone can be found on page 12 in the Arts & Entertainment section of the paper. The article is titled "KU illustration professor publishes children's comic book and was written by Viviana Vidal. I chose this article because as a writer, the word book appealed to me. Every section in a newspaper has something to draw a reader in, whether it be a word or an image.

In this article, you can tell the pride the author holds in that the author is a professor here at Kutztown. Professor Kevin McCloskey is a professor of communication design and illustration. He named the book, "We Dig Worms." The book itself is too teach children about earthworms. The article also features a picture of McCloskey holding the book with a smile on his face. You can tell his pride in his work not only from the image, but in the entire article.

Throughout this article it is reiterated that this illustrated book is to draw and enthuse kids about reading. To those who are reluctant to read, through vibrant images he hopes to bring those readers into the story. He also states that it unites all kinds of children because no matter the background they have seen a worm before.

Through this article, it is easy to see that McCloskey loves nature and the environment around him. Even his book is printed from recycled paper bags in support for his conservation efforts. You learn how seriously he takes those efforts not only from the way the book was printed, but in the subject matter. The earthworm is part of nature.

As consumer's, the article also tells you where you can purchase the book. Vidal gives four different locations where you can buy it. I see this as, if the article interested you enough to want to buy the book, well then here is where you can get it. The last paragraph tells us to look out for his next book release in April of 2016 and that it will be about pigeons. So we know the subject matter of the book and around the exact date that it will be released. Well go out and pre-order it now is what is being said.