Books celebrate family and they also help us understand. No family is free from problems. Some families are torn apart because of them. For the older reader, STAR IN THE FOREST by Laura Resau is a contemporary novel that catches your heart in the first chapter. One day Papa is pulled over for speeding. Mama… Read more »
Beyond Boundaries
Welcome, Joseph Bruchac!
ReaderKidZ is pleased to welcome Joseph Bruchac to November’s Beyond Boundaries! ReaderKidZ: Why do you write? Where do your stories come from? Joseph Bruchac: I write because it brings me satisfaction on so many levels. For one, a part of me is so connected to the act of writing that it is a much a… Read more »
Families and Traditions
BUFFALO SONG by Joseph Bruchac and illustrated by Bill Farnsworth tells the story of the efforts of Samuel Walking Coyote, Whista Shinchilapi, to save the buffalo, an animal sacred to Native Americans. The vast herds of buffalo that once roamed across North America had been decimated. Rescuing one animal and then another, Walking Coyote and… Read more »
Take Time to Listen
“Take time to listen and talk about the voices of earth and what they mean – the majestic voice of thunder, the winds, the sound of surf or flowing streams.” Rachel Carson Rachel Carson’s voice was heard by President John F. Kennedy when he read her book, SILENT SPRING. The President became aware of the… Read more »
Finding One’s Voice
Amazing to think that a voice can reach across oceans, speak from a far-off refugee camp, prison or mountain village, echo from a past generation… and be heard in a book. First we discover what is our “voice” and what we want to say. Then, we figure out how to find the courage to speak…. Read more »
Friends Care, Trust, Share
The books we have looked at this month explore a wide variety of friendships. What does it mean to be a friend? The word – friendship – evokes other words: trust, caring, even sharing a special possession in a refugee camp; or secrets, dreams, and fears – the fear of losing a parent, the fear… Read more »
Welcome Karen Lynn Williams!
We’re very pleased to welcome Karen Lynn Williams to ReaderKidZ. Karen is the author of many fine books, including several we’ve featured in “Beyond Boundaries” over the past few months. Where do your stories come from? My stories come from everywhere and anywhere. I see and hear stories around me all the time. The ideas… Read more »
