Education Extra Bookpick.Byline: The Register-Guard "Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.," by Doreen Rappaport, Hyperion Books for Children, 2001; "Gandhi," by Demi, Margaret K. McElderry Books, 2001 Age Group: Kindergarten kindergarten [Ger.,=garden of children], system of preschool education. Friedrich Froebel designed (1837) the kindergarten to provide an educational situation less formal than that of the elementary school but one in which children's creative play instincts would be and above for "Martin's Big Words'; grade 2 and above for "Gandhi" Before the onset of his dementia dementia (dĭmĕn`shə) [Lat.,=being out of the mind], progressive deterioration of intellectual faculties resulting in apathy, confusion, and stupor. In the 17th cent. , my father was an orator ORATOR, practice. A good man, skillful in speaking well, and who employs a perfect eloquence to defend causes either public or private. Dupin, Profession d'Avocat, tom. 1, p. 19.. 2. par excellence. He understood the power of words. He used them to educate, motivate and inspire. Now he cannot speak the words, but he passed them on to me and I can speak them. Now there are two new juvenile biographies that I know my father would like and you will like, too. They are full of the kinds of beautiful words my father used to speak, such as peace, nonviolence and satyagraha, the doctrine of passive resistance. Biographies explore what it means to be human and are an excellent choice for sharing with children. These biographies are noteworthy for the subjects of their stories, the brilliance of their art and the eloquence Eloquence Ambrose, St. bees, prophetic of fluency, landed in his mouth. [Christian Hagiog: Brewster, 177] Antony, Mark gives famous speech against Caesar’s assassins. [Br. Lit. of their words. They are about Martin Luther King Jr., and Gandhi - two extraordinary men who suffered, and in response to their suffering miraculously mi·rac·u·lous adj. 1. Of the nature of a miracle; preternatural. 2. So astounding as to suggest a miracle; phenomenal: a miraculous recovery; a miraculous escape. 3. chose words not of hatred and revenge but of love and peace and hopes and dreams. These books show us the power of words, the importance of choosing them carefully and the commitment necessary to making them a reality. Carolyn Forde, youth librarian, Bethel Bethel, in the Bible Bethel (bĕth`əl) [Heb.,=house of God]. 1 Ancient city of central Palestine, the modern Baytin, the West Bank, N of Jerusalem. Branch Library |
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