Hi Mrs. Pickeet:
First:
I leave a message about your birthday because I noticed that you were born someday on September like to me. and I believe your birthday is close.
Second:
I'm still working about how this horrible thing "the blog" works. Every time that I intend to send something to you or some one else it appeared posted in my blog instead in the other person's blog.
Third: please check comments and you are going to find my comments about Chapter One.
Third:
I really appreciate if you can give to us a little training about how it works next class. I want to delete the other class because I already opened another blog for it, but I can't.
I will really appreciate your help.
Norma G.
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Dear Norma,
ReplyDeleteThe best way to learn about these blogs is to play with them. It seems that you are doing a great job so far with adding components to your blog because it looks great!
Here it is one of my favorite authors: Jorge Ramos. Although he writes more for adult people than for kids, he already publicated his first book for children. and I love this book because represent in a wonderful manner a topic that it is common in our lifes. Here is the resume about the book:
ReplyDeleteJorge Ramos
Publishes His First Children’s Book
“I’m Just Like My Mom.
I’m Just Like My Dad”
This is a book that can be read in four different ways:
in English, in Spanish, for boys and for girls.
It is intended for children under 10
The book came about after the death of the writer’s
father a decade ago, and after a chance encounter
with Chilean writer Isabel Allende
The message is that we all carry several
generations within us and therefore we’re never alone
The illustrations are by
artist Akemi Gutierrez
“I’m Just Like My Mom, I’m Just Like My Dad”
is a HarperCollins Children’s Books release
Miami, FL, July 8th, 2008.- Jorge Ramos presents his first work of fiction entitled “I’m Just Like My Mom. I’m Just Like My Dad”, where he sums up the early days with his children and his last days with his father. “Even though I’ve always resisted writing fiction, this book is based on my experience as a father”, says the journalist and Noticiero Univisión (Univisión News) anchorperson.
The book tells the story of two kids that show their similarities with their parents and grandparents until they discover that they can see their ancestors reflected in their own faces. As such, they’ll never be alone. Beyond the stories, the book has the visual support of illustrations designed by artist Akemi Gutierrez.
“What I wanted from the start was to show with words and pictures the process of self discovery by which a boy and a girl get in touch with how much they have in common with their parents. ...and this goes beyond biological and body features”, Ramos explains.
The book was thought up after the death of his father over a decade ago, and after meeting Chilean writer Isabel Allende.
“Isabel was on tour promoting her book “Paula”, in which she wrote about the untimely death of her daughter after a strange illness. Both she and I were suffering greatly at the time. But, filled with strength and wisdom, she gave me the best advice anyone ever gave me. She told me that the people we truly love never die, because we see their reflection in our expressions, in our movements, and even in shape of our very bodies”, the journalist says.
“In the end this is the book in which, going against the laws of time, I was able to magically join my kids with the grandfather they never had a chance to get to know,” he explains.
“I’m Just Like My Mom. I’m Just Like My Dad” is a HarperCollins release.
Hi all:
ReplyDeleteAfter reading chapter two about Culture, I would start underlining that fortunately, schools and communities have just one generally accepted and unquestioned culture.
In this multicultural world in which we live, I can't imagined at least how it could be if it exists one school for each different culture. It will be a crazy!.
It is why schools have to unify only one generally accepted culture.
Another important point that has a remarkable meaning is about that, although schools establish just one generally culture, teachers and staff have to respect, get acknolwledge and accept the the different cultures that coud be present in the classroom life.
To represent this topic I chose Ashley F. Bryan author.
Ashlet F. Bryan is author and illustrator of books for children whose work is often culled from African folktales. Educators and library professionals give his books high marks for the exuberance and sensitivity of their artwork and text.One of the last publication was of his Zambian folktale, Beautiful Blackbird. Publishers Weekly writer Sally Lodge, at the 80 age. Bryan was born July 13, 1923, in New York City, and grew up in the Bronx and in Harlem. He was one of seven children. Bryan became an author at an early age; he wrote his first book, an alphabet primer, at the age of five for his kindergarten classmates. As a young adult, his interests began to focus exclusively on the visual arts and traveled in Europe and Africa before settling into a career as a painter and art teacher. Until the mid-1980s, Bryan was a professor of art and visual studies at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire. His early artistic successes led to an offer to illustrate children's books, and the first ones he did, in the late 1960s, were retellings of folk tales from India and France.
Bryan later came across some African folktales written for young people. In this way he was able to acquire a better understanding of the country's language and culture. Among these first titles, which he also illustrated, were The Ox of the Wonderful Horns and Other African Folktales, published in 1971, and the The Adventures of Aku; or, How It Came about That We Shall Always See Okra the Cat Lying on a Velvet Cushion While Okraman the Dog Sleeps among the Ashes.
Many of Bryan's books for children have been listed in the annual Coretta Scott King Awards of the American Library Association
Go to Teach a Child to Read, www.succeedtoread.com . This web was dedicated to the thousands of children who need to improve their reading skills, and to their parents who want to help them succeed. Next, click on "Good books for Kids" and you are going to find a long
ReplyDeletelist of good bookd for kids. Some exemples are:
"Dark nigh, Sleepy Nigh"
Illustrations and simple text depict the sleeping habits of animals and humans
"Henry Awful Mistake"
This book is about when Henry the Duck thins dinner is almost ready, he spots an ant
in the house. Children and parents alike will love following disaster-prone Henry
through his adventures in cooking
or:
"Diary of a Wimpy Kid Dog Days"
Scope of the day for those dog days of this summer. The dog days of summer will soon descend upon us thanks to author extraordinaire Jeff Kinney.