Sometimes in my daily travels I come across some real gems. Here are two: This book is delightful with lots of opportunities for connecting, questioning and inferring. Orange Peel was born in China and moves to the US or Canada. At school she is asked many questions about her birth country but she doesn’t know [...]
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some gems
Posted in picture book, read aloud, tagged adoption, Chinese culture, connect, family, immigration, infer, multiculural, multiethnic, question on January 28, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Ida B
Posted in lit circles/book club, novel, tagged adoption, fantasy, foster care, mystery, realistic fiction on January 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
I am rereading this lovely story of a home schooled girl who not only talks to, but listens to trees. And brooks. At Seymour School, Ms. Gelson and I ran a book club with keen students at lunch. We have read many wonderful stories in the past 2.5 years and I just couldn’t imagine not participating. The [...]
