Desenho animado como instrumento para a identificação e apresentação da fauna da caatinga: o desenvolvimento da série “animais da caatinga”

Abstract

Cartoons are used in different ways, whether as entertainment or for communication and information, and can be used by any age group. In this work, animation was used as a way to present the fauna of one of the Brazilian biomes, the caatinga. Three animations aimed at children were created, each one presenting a species and some of its main habits, following the 2D animation methodology of the books “Animation Manual” (2016) and “O Livro da Animação” (2016). For the evaluation of the animations, an illustrated questionnaire was used, in which information given during the animations to a group of 20 children aged between 7 and 13 years was questioned. From the research, it was possible to understand that animation has great potential to be used as a way to spread and present the caatinga fauna to children.