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From: Wayne Pferdehirt <wppferde>
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 18:41:40 -0600
At 04:46 PM 4/3/97 00, you wrote: referring to a unit on homelessness.
I do not know the age level of these children but have used a story with younger kids that deals sensitively with homelessness. Neta Jackson, a Chicago area author, wrote a book for pre-schoolers through, perhaps third grade called Loving One Another: Pet Parables. One story is about two cats, one secure in her family and the other homeless. In surprisingly gentle ways, the author shows how the homeless mother cat loves and cares for her kittens just as the "middle class" cat does.
Folks who don't like anthropomorphic animal stories will not like this one, but it is well written and age-appropriate, not giving frightening or confusing information little children cannot easily understand or process.
Jackson writes for BEthany Publishers. Although there is no religious content to any of the pet parables, she has "thinking questions" after each story. Teachers in public settings may choose not to refer to these or to delete any Bible references.
J. Pferdehirt
Received on Thu 03 Apr 1997 06:41:40 PM CST
Date: Thu, 03 Apr 1997 18:41:40 -0600
At 04:46 PM 4/3/97 00, you wrote: referring to a unit on homelessness.
I do not know the age level of these children but have used a story with younger kids that deals sensitively with homelessness. Neta Jackson, a Chicago area author, wrote a book for pre-schoolers through, perhaps third grade called Loving One Another: Pet Parables. One story is about two cats, one secure in her family and the other homeless. In surprisingly gentle ways, the author shows how the homeless mother cat loves and cares for her kittens just as the "middle class" cat does.
Folks who don't like anthropomorphic animal stories will not like this one, but it is well written and age-appropriate, not giving frightening or confusing information little children cannot easily understand or process.
Jackson writes for BEthany Publishers. Although there is no religious content to any of the pet parables, she has "thinking questions" after each story. Teachers in public settings may choose not to refer to these or to delete any Bible references.
J. Pferdehirt
Received on Thu 03 Apr 1997 06:41:40 PM CST
