Teaching Shakespeare in the Elementary Years

 

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Writing Wild {Review}

In this book, author Kathryn Aalto celebrates 25 women writers who have contributed to our understanding of the natural world.  Scholars, conservationists, essay writers, explorers and more... each of these women have added to our connection with nature in their own unique ways through hundreds of years of history.  Part biography, part travel essay, Writing Wild guides the reader through the lives of these writers and the legacy they left behind, and encourages the next generation of women to continue.

Writing Wild introduced me to a whole new genre.   Many of these female writers were new to me, although some I'd met in history before.  Still Aalto does a wonderful job of adding the details needed to see them as whole women and their unique place in literature.  Aalto does a wonderful job of introducing the environment in which each of these writers would have been immersed.  She takes the reader on a journey of highlighting each woman's contributions to history while allowing their own voices to shine through.  Writing Wild would make a delightful read for anyone interested in women's history, or environmental issues.

*Disclaimer: I received a free copy of this book from the publisher.  All opinions are my own.  

Accordionly {Review}

Accordionly is the story of a little boy who loves and celebrates his culture.  His Abuelo plays an accordion in a mariachi band and his Opa plays the accordion in a polka band.  This little boys loves to hear his grandfathers play, but when the grandparents are together, they don't know how to communicate.  Can the little boy teach them to connect without words?

This sweet picture book is all about music, family, and communicating from the heart.  At the end of the day, the two grandfathers are more alike than different and it's music that brings them together.  I loved the focus on mixed culture, as well as the colorful illustrations.  This would make a fun read aloud book for the preschool years.

*Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher.  All opinions are my own.

What I Eat in a Day ll Portion Fix

 

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