I suppose I need to tell you about the penguin. It was a tough choice, posting a personal identification photo that doesn’t show my face. I know: it’s rude at worst, unhelpful at best. I met the penguin in December 2009 at the Punta Tombo penguin rookery, in Patagonia. Almost a million Magellanic Penguins converge… Read more »
Our many thanks to the righteous folks at The Robert H. Jackson Center for keeping the honorable Supreme Justice’s civil rights legacy alive. The center honored Phillip Hoose’s Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice with state-wide book donations to schools in New York and an essay contest. Phil was happy to be on hand to congratulate… Read more »
Kelby Ouchley, an author who also has a radio program on Louisiana Public Radio, has just come out with a masterful collection of essays on the natural history of Louisiana, entitled Bayou-Diversity (LSU Press). Even if you’re not from Bayou country, it is worth your attention as a work of literature. Nothing escapes Ouchley’s attention:… Read more »
If all the world thought as deeply about sharing as Mrs. Nichol’s class did, the planet would be a more equitable place. Listen to the other advise they composed together after reading Hey, Little Ant: -At a play date, let the brother or sister play Legos too. -At the library, if two people want the… Read more »
Hey, Little Ant began as a song written by Phillip and Hannah Hoose in 1992 and has been sung by various performers all over the world. As a thank you to all the educators and readers that have sung along, the original recording featuring Phillip and Hannah Hoose is now available as a free MP3… Read more »
With the right twang, that blog title could be a country western song. We saw this great review of We Were There Too!: Young People in U.S History on Amazon and could not help belting it out. “My copy has been read so often that the spine had to be taped. For years, every time… Read more »
“many of the [English children]…were drawn away by evil examples into extravagant and dangerous courses…to thee great greefe of their parents and dishonour of god.” –William Bradford In celebration of Thanksgiving, author Phillip Hoose spoke to his local public radio station, MPBN, about the Pilgrim’s motivation to leave their adopted Holland because of their worry… Read more »
Every student knows the Rosa Parks story. When students discover there was a teenager before Rosa and a teenager that was silenced, their sense of injustice is piqued. The students connect with Claudette Colvin because they know what it feels like to be ignored or dismissed because of their age. Katherine Rosario spoke nicely about… Read more »
Our thanks to Bloggity Blog Blog for the post More Than Just a History Lesson for encouraging a taste of Civil Rights History in English class… “Although I know that there will be English teachers who won’t like to teach a book like this and see it better fit in a history class, we as… Read more »
“Did you know that someone before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a bus for a white person? Did you know that someone was a fifteen year old girl” So begins the wonderful review of Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Ms. Hughes who teaches 6th Grade Reading at Wilde Lake Middle… Read more »