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Tag Archives: Challenges
Resolutions, Role Models, Big Changes and News!
2018. I like the sound of that. It seems somewhat auspicious. But perhaps it’s simply that I’ve just turned 60, and personally I’m in transition—on many levels. From child raising to empty nest. From Michigan to Minnesota. From married to … Continue reading
Posted in This and That
Tagged Biographies, Challenges, Life stages, Role models, Writing
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Babu’s Song
By Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen; Illustrated by Aaron Boyd Lee & Low Books, 2003, 2008; ages 5-8 Topics: Africa, creativity, grandparents, education, mentoring, poverty, wisdom Bernardi is a young boy living in Tanzania with his grandfather Babu. … Continue reading
Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
Written and illustrated by Don Tate Peachtree Publishing 2015, ages 7-10 Topics: African-American pride, creativity, life experience, literacy, perseverance, poetry, slavery This award winning story begins, “George loved words. He wanted to learn how to read, but George was enslaved.” … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews for Ages 6-9
Tagged Activism, Ageism, Biographies, Bloggers, Challenges, Creativity, Diversity, Favorites, History, Men, Multi-cultural, Positives of aging, Role models, Skills, Stereotypes, Work, Writing
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Bridging Cultures: Sitti’s Secrets and Grandfather Counts
Use your “own experiences in everyday surroundings as a bridge to connect with faraway family members,” says author Alayne Kay Christian. Those words of advice from a long distance grandmother in the trenches also holds true for grandparents when they … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Book Reviews for Ages 3-6, Book Reviews for Ages 6-9
Tagged Challenges, Diversity, Grandparents, Multi-cultural, Nature, Women
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Butterfly Kisses for Grandma and Grandpa: An A is for Aging Book Review
When I imagine grandparent-hood, I think of the sweetness of regular interactions with a young child dear to my heart. But in reality, like the granddaughter and grandparents in Butterfly … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Book Reviews for Ages 3-6, Book Reviews for Ages 6-9
Tagged Challenges, Creativity, Grandparents, Long Distance, Men, Nature, Resources, Women
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Henri’s Scissors: An “A is for Aging” Book Review
Henri’s Scissors is a picture book bio of artist Henri Matisse featuring burgeoning creativity in old age–and the cherry on top? Author/illustrator Jeanette Winter is herself past midlife—a veteran artist showing us her own talents. She traces the early life … Continue reading
Dream: A Tale of Wonder, Wisdom and Wishes
One of my beloved summer pastimes is the hunt for gleaming agates on the rocky North Shore of Lake Superior. Finding this book was like spotting a shiny agate among the gray pebbles—a hidden treasure glowing with rainbow stripes. Dream: A … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, Book Reviews for Ages 6-9, Especially For Teachers, Uncategorized
Tagged Challenges, Education, Holidays, Intergenerational, Legacy, Life stages, Resources, Values, Wisdom
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Grandmama’s Pride: A Tool Against Both Racism and Ageism
The search for a true “positive aging” picture book is much like picking through a lovely box of chocolates—so many appeal at first, but then disappoint upon further “investigation.” But with Grandmama’s Pride, by Becky Birtha, there is no such … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews for Ages 6-9, Especially For Teachers
Tagged Activism, Ageism, Challenges, Diversity, Education, Favorites, Grandparents, History, Legacy, Multi-cultural, Research, Role models, Stereotypes, Teaching, Values, Women
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