Stephen Hawking barely needs an introduction, but his recent direction does. He is packaging the universe for the younger generation. With his daughter Lucy Hawking, he has branched out into writing children's books. They tell Alison George all about it, and recount Stephen's personal alien experience.
How to Move People to Action through Audience-Centered Speaking
by Nick Morgan
Give Powerful Speeches to Audiences of Five or Five Hundred
Through entertaining and insightful examples, Morgan illustrates a practical, three-part process—focusing on content development, rehearsal, and delivery—geared toward engaging an audience on every level: emotional, intellectual, and physical. more …
First Grader Spots Dinosaur Mistake in School Library Book
Need to know something about dinosaurs? Ask expert Emilio Lemeni, a first grader at the Rosa Parks Elementary School in Woodbridge, VA.
The six-year-old recently checked out the book Scutellosaurus and Other Small Dinosaurs (Picture Window, 2006) from his school library and read it at home with his mother. He soon realized something was terribly wrong—and it had to do with the information on page 18 about the vicious little hunter, the Bambiraptor, which was equipped with sharp teeth and deadly claws. more » » »
That popular little character, Gingerbread baby, is back. Gingerbread baby needs some friends but can he make them? Can he talk to them? Where do you find friends for gingerbread babies? This is an adventure he’ll never forget.
Read more details, along with lesson plans, classroom helpers, a recipe for gingerbread and instructions for a Christmas gingerbread garland and a printable
Todd Parr
ABC Books pbk $14.95
9780733323119
This is another in the series by US author Todd Parr that focuses on issues that can be huge in the minds of our littlest people. Unlike many authors who explore these issues using toys, teddies or animals as characters, Parr uses children as the key characters and his bold, uncomplicated illustrations are very appealing.
This book is about belonging together and the first sentence depicts it all - "We belong together because you needed a home and I had one to share." A simple, direct statement that explains a most complex situation perfectly.
At the end of the book, Parr has a message for his readers, "There are lots of different ways to make a family. It just takes love. Share your home and share your heart." Through the words and the illustrations, you just feel that this is a genuine message, meant with feeling.
This is a lovely read-aloud book, to be shared by parent and child when they have a question about their family or that of a friend. It echoes the messages of all those in the series -we are all different and we should accept and celebrate those differences. It's more than okay to be yourself.
Barbara Braxton
Teacher Librarian
COOMA NSW 2630
AUSTRALIA