Share a Story 2012: Writing @ Reading - Day 2
Donalyn Miller, her guests, and contributors set the bar P-R-R-I-I-T-T-E-E high talking about creating a reading culture at home and school. We got a few nibbles on our first set of Writing @ Reading prompts, too.
With our focus today on reading as a passport to other worlds, we have selected prompts that help all of us "read widely."
- An acquaintance wants a book about a culture unlike his/her own ... You've got 100 words to pitch your favorite book. Pitch us!
- Are there cultural traditions from other parts of the world that you learned about through reading that you've incorporated into your own family traditions?
- Similarly, was there something you read in a book that prompted you to learn more about a particular person, place, time beyond your own personal "here and now"?
ENTRIES
1. Pitch: This is the Way We Go to School by Edith Baer by Northern Virginia Library Mom @ Once Upon a Story
2. Fire on the Mountain by Jane Kurtz - Inspiring us to Make Ethiopian Food by @ Happy Birthday Author
3. The Pitch for Paddington the Bear by Christine Yannou of Book Life Style (posted in comments below)
4. Pitch: Capoeira by George Ancona by Kerry Aradhya @ Picture Books and Pirouettes
2. Fire on the Mountain by Jane Kurtz - Inspiring us to Make Ethiopian Food by @ Happy Birthday Author
3. The Pitch for Paddington the Bear by Christine Yannou of Book Life Style (posted in comments below)
4. Pitch: Capoeira by George Ancona by Kerry Aradhya @ Picture Books and Pirouettes
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Our goal with the questions is to reach new places for sharing our reading and literacy experiences and ideas, and we'd love to include your voice, too. Here's how it works ...1. Select the question(s) that resonates with you.
2. Find an old post or write a new one that answers the question. [Be sure to grab a Share a Story button from the sidebar to include in your new post!]
3. Add your post as a comment.
4. (optional) Tweet about your post and include @ShareaStory or the #SAS-12 hashtag.
We'll be adding links for the questions all week, so there's no rush to have an answer the same day a question is posted ... unless you are entering the contest to receive the RIF 2012 Multicultural Books Collection for your school or public library.
All entries must be posted by Noon, Thursday, 8 March 2012 to be entered in our random drawing. Winners announced Friday, 9 March 2012.
[image credit: Share a Story Logo created by author/illustrator Elizabeth Dulemba.]
3 comments:
"An acquaintance wants a book about a culture unlike his/her own" - 100 word Pitch
An American child can begin his/her literally cultural journey by reading “A Bear Called Paddington” by Michael Bond. It’s an ideal book to take them on a quest into European/South American culture!
The book begins by introducing one of the most lovable Peruvian bears, Paddington!
The uniqueness behind Paddington’s story is Bond’s subtle approach towards issues such as immigration, adoption, hence Paddington’s label, “Please look after this Bear.”
Your young reader will be taken on a journey to some of the most trendiest places in London and will also enjoy reading about Paddington’s marmalade sandwiches and tea times!
I finally wrote my post! Here is a pitch for the picture book Capoeira by George Ancona... Thanks!! http://kerryaradhya.blogspot.com/2012/03/share-story-culture-of-reading.html
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