tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295379888006925064.post6787865101250499582..comments2024-03-28T09:50:13.187-04:00Comments on Group Blog: These Biographies Are NOT "Slight" by Kathy HalseySue Heavenrichhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00550259613381458435noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295379888006925064.post-5933990094849690772014-06-03T12:32:31.861-04:002014-06-03T12:32:31.861-04:00Eager for the architect's story Kathy. Enjoy t...Eager for the architect's story Kathy. Enjoy the journey. Glad you are listening to lots of points of view. jan godown anninohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00091996699597066230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295379888006925064.post-91355336978015871512014-05-24T11:07:13.954-04:002014-05-24T11:07:13.954-04:00Garden Girl and Marcie, Great books to add to the ...Garden Girl and Marcie, Great books to add to the list. I also love TJ and have been to Monticello twice. Bob & I used to have a timeshare in Williamsburg. Love that part of the country...Yorktown, too.<br />Kathy Halseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600954824509054774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295379888006925064.post-18233046615395096542014-05-21T08:56:59.784-04:002014-05-21T08:56:59.784-04:00Yes, TJ was an amazing record keeper and letter wr...Yes, TJ was an amazing record keeper and letter writer. :) I also recommend Peter Hatch's A RICH SPOT OF EARTH. And if you are ever around Virginia, they do workshops during Historic Garden Week. I went to 2 this year and then went to 1 TOM Talk last year. Lovely!!! Marcie Flinchum Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253511592239628178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295379888006925064.post-92035032515447460732014-05-21T07:37:44.435-04:002014-05-21T07:37:44.435-04:00Wow, Marcie! I am so impressed. So many learning...Wow, Marcie! I am so impressed. So many learning experiences and lessons, for the students, at your school to toil in the soil. Our home book shelf includes Thomas Jefferson's Garden Book, Edited by Edwin Morris Betts. So amazing that Jefferson's passion for gardening thrives through his journal & records and even more so in the Gardens at Monticello. Thank you, Marcie.Garden Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14381204646734686433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295379888006925064.post-40643531481900876412014-05-20T19:37:10.732-04:002014-05-20T19:37:10.732-04:00I'm a big fan of TJ, the gardener and have don...I'm a big fan of TJ, the gardener and have done loads of research in person at workshops at Monticello and reading books about it. We also have a TJ garden at my school. I hope you get to come--it's lovely. Marcie Flinchum Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253511592239628178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295379888006925064.post-55171291872540766302014-05-20T19:35:47.969-04:002014-05-20T19:35:47.969-04:00Of course! I didn't come up with the concept, ...Of course! I didn't come up with the concept, but I do use it to demonstrate focus. :) Marcie Flinchum Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253511592239628178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295379888006925064.post-76259292084469947622014-05-20T19:27:13.989-04:002014-05-20T19:27:13.989-04:00Great post, Kathy. Writing biographies as "s...Great post, Kathy. Writing biographies as "slice of life stories" or seed stories are excellent for students of all ages. I have read these PBs to my English Language Learners [ELL], who acquired the concept and the gist of the individual in the story. Listening to the stories in our classroom then supported their lessons in their History classes. Even a high school History teacher, I worked with, always shared PB books with her freshman and sophomore History students. Thank you for the list of biographies. Marcie: Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library is a book I hope to own. As organic gardeners, my husband and I appreciate Jefferson's love for gardening. We hope our future travels will take us to the gardens at Monticello.Garden Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14381204646734686433noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295379888006925064.post-7196961333201291052014-05-20T13:17:21.575-04:002014-05-20T13:17:21.575-04:00Why thank you Marcie. I love watermelon/seed idea!...Why thank you Marcie. I love watermelon/seed idea! W/your permission, I may use that for my Friday post!Kathy Halseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600954824509054774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295379888006925064.post-3129123493552018332014-05-20T05:01:52.924-04:002014-05-20T05:01:52.924-04:00Well, I think biographies with a unique angle or f...Well, I think biographies with a unique angle or focus help me teach kids about finding an angle or particular focus. We talk about watermelon stories (bed-to-bed stories, or birth-to-death, or a topic way too big for one story) vs. seed stories. Seed stories is what we want them to write. I really love THOMAS JEFFERSON'S LIBRARY, a very focused, new angle PB BIO about a man with thousands of books written about him. I think you are spot-on, Kathy. Marcie Flinchum Atkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253511592239628178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295379888006925064.post-18539505773115189232014-05-20T01:24:41.189-04:002014-05-20T01:24:41.189-04:00Great thoughts, Kathy! I wrote about this also at ...Great thoughts, Kathy! I wrote about this also at my personal blog. http://www.tinamcho.com/blog/the-biography-pieTina Chohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02808651865125809841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295379888006925064.post-53693171442054596482014-05-19T22:06:24.820-04:002014-05-19T22:06:24.820-04:00Glad you enjoyed the post. Friday I get to the nit...Glad you enjoyed the post. Friday I get to the nitty-gritty with2 of these great books. Kathy Halseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600954824509054774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295379888006925064.post-20913352680364396302014-05-19T22:05:43.401-04:002014-05-19T22:05:43.401-04:00I must pick this one up! I need to do some math &#...I must pick this one up! I need to do some math 'learning." Thanks for the suggestion, Patricia.<br />Kathy Halseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600954824509054774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295379888006925064.post-61190816111109802222014-05-19T20:55:45.353-04:002014-05-19T20:55:45.353-04:00Kathy, I agree. Getting to the heart of the matter...Kathy, I agree. Getting to the heart of the matter would be more interesting. I look forward to checking out these bios. Thanks for the post!Janiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05348838681557893522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295379888006925064.post-61186058016075184262014-05-19T20:30:56.460-04:002014-05-19T20:30:56.460-04:00One of my current PB bio favorites is The Boy Who ...One of my current PB bio favorites is The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbably Life of Paul Erdos by Deborah Heiligman, illustrated by LeUyen Pham. It does a great job of stretching from childhood to death, but it works because it reserves the technical math information for the back matter.Patricia Tohthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06878871084215411303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295379888006925064.post-80835872379614385322014-05-19T20:25:17.194-04:002014-05-19T20:25:17.194-04:00I agree, Kathy. Birth to grave is too encompassing...I agree, Kathy. Birth to grave is too encompassing for a picture book. I like those PB bios that focus on a particular experience that a child can connect or identify with, and the rest of the story elaborates how that moment set the life course for the individual.Patricia Tohthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06878871084215411303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295379888006925064.post-53728846701999424982014-05-19T13:11:31.056-04:002014-05-19T13:11:31.056-04:00Thanks, Jackie. I am going to make a doc to add to...Thanks, Jackie. I am going to make a doc to add to WOW for later on this topic once I get a fair # of suggestions. TY for always supporting me.Kathy Halseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11600954824509054774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1295379888006925064.post-21973761442249730792014-05-19T12:52:55.252-04:002014-05-19T12:52:55.252-04:00THE CAMPING TRIP THAT CHANGED AMERICA is a great &...THE CAMPING TRIP THAT CHANGED AMERICA is a great "slice of life" text. And Nancy I. Sanders showcased it in a blog post. http://nancyisanders.wordpress.com/2014/01/09/nonfiction-picture-book-narrow-your-topic-part-2/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08513112351946721180noreply@blogger.com