The book that I chose was I Am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced by Nujood Ali. Nujood was born in a village in Yemen called Khardji. Nujood’s mother was forced to marry her father when she was only 16, much like Nujood’s early marriage which we hear about later. Nujood had 16 siblings, but some of them died before she was born. Their family was very poor and neither of her parents could read or write and saw no reason for any of their daughters to learn, but their brothers went to school and their father took care of the family’s animals while Nujood and her sisters did the housework.
In the story "Superman and Me" the little boys dad would have books everywhere in the house. He decided to love books as well as his dad did. In the story "The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass" he learned how to read and write by stealing the master books. He would sneak any book that he could get and learn to read and write. His mistress would help him time to time when she's available.
Can you recall your favorite childhood book? Children’s books date back to the 1800s with books like Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Later in the mid-20th century, books like The Cat in The Hat and Green Eggs and Ham brought entertainment and joy to kids all around America. Both books came to life by Theodor Seuss Geisel, better known as Dr. Seuss. Geisel sold more than one hundred million copies of his books for children.
The two books that I read were the giver and gathering blue. The giver was a book, which was part of the Quartet series and so was Gathering blue. Both of these books are the best books Lois Lowry has written in her career. The giver was a story about a boy named Jonas, twelve years old who lives in some kind of overpowered society where less people are staying there. He does not have the right to say anything and the elders control everything.
Children are taught by their parents how to behave. Child poem author Shel Silverstein writes about children in several books and poems. In each poem she focuses on a different child setting and conflict. In one poem Sarah Cynthia Sylvia Stout Would Not Take the Garbage Out, she tells the story of a little girl who lacks respect for her parents. Silverstein’s children’s book, Where the Sidewalk Ends is a shining example of the awful, unhealthy message she gives to children because it teaches disrespect, shows children behaving badly, and makes parents look like idiots.
Nicole Herrera Engl 428 Dr. Overman 13 May 2024 How Has Children's Literature Changed I once defined children's literature as books that are filled with little words and bright pictures. Although content, format, and illustrations are all things to consider when examining books, it’s essential to recognize its effectiveness when examining children's literature. Children's literature is the outcome of the changing views of children, family, and education. The answer to, “what makes a good children's book?” changes depending on who you are asking and depending on what time period you're researching.
After the start of the Beat Generation, an increasing amount of thought provoking books were published, which led to the discussion of what works were considered acceptable literature, which led to the start of censorship (“The Beat Generation” 2). The ideas of authors made it into children’s books, but these ideas were still considered acceptable for young children. For example, the drawings that accompanied Silverstein’s poems are can be sometimes morbid, but integrate with the poem, and are used to help interpret them. Many of the children’s books written in this time period were mostly silly books meant to entertain children. Examples of books from this time would be Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in The Hat and Horton Hears a Who.
Masks, by Shel Silverstein and the winner of Poetry Madness, is a worthy winner. It fits many of the characteristics of a good poem. It tackles this idea of humans being fake and hiding their true selves, while keeping the language and vocabulary at a level where kids can understand. This poem also lifts the reader out of the ordinary because it is a very simple poem that allows the reader to imagine who the characters are and what the rest of the story is. Although it seems to be a perfect poem, some improvements could be made.
The Poem I chose to write about is written by an award-winning poet, Shel Silverstein. “Where the Sidewalk Ends” is one of the many acclaimed poems written by this author. I recall being involved with his poems in elementary/middle school. In the poem "Where the Sidewalk Ends" by Shel Silverstein, we can see his unique ways of portraying the message by using easy ways to understand the poems form. We can see Shel Silverstein uses diction, sound devices, imagery and many more structures to make this a great poem for adults who are confined to the adult world problems.
Willse makes several interesting objections to Duneier’s project described in Sidewalk. In particular, the questions raised on connecting hard work, heterosexual/masculine family relations, and human “decency” as major objectives seem to me to be very exciting angles to approach the topic with. Hard work is a very central identity to many Americans, as can be observed through the idea of the American Dream. In fact, the entire interaction between Hakim and Jerome and the way Duneier portrays it is a great illustration of how deep this American Dream still runs in people’s minds – that with hard work (studying and getting into the GED program) Jerome can eventually “escape” his current status and move towards a “better” job, such as business.
As a child, my favorite books were coming-of-age narratives told by ordinary characters who quickly found themselves in a series of trials and tribulations that pushed them to discover some unknown, dormant talent. They would look inward and see what they were capable of, growing from ordinary to extraordinary and becoming the hero to their story. We all want to find something about us that makes us special; we all want to play the hero. For myself, the untimely passing of my grandparents was the crucible that would test my strength and perseverance. Tick-tock.
Jerome David Salinger was a world-renowned American author, mostly known for his novel The Catcher in the Rye (1951). His first major success, however, was the short story ‘A Perfect Day for Bananafish’, first published in a 1948 issue of The New Yorker magazine. It was later published as a part of the short story collection Nine Stories (1953) among eight more stories, one of which is called ‘For Esmé—with Love and Squalor’ (1950). Both of the stories include characters who are apparently suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, also known as PTSD, a mental disorder Salinger himself was a victim of, perhaps. Salinger wrote several books and stories and his writing style is quite unique—using swear and slang words not only in dialogues but also as a part of the narrative, and depicting character actions and their environments in detail in order to make them seem realistic.
Short Story Assignment Walker’s “The Flowers” illustrates Myop’s innocence and optimism though the application of flowers, and precise order in which important information is revealed. Even at the climax of the story flowers are described in detail, despite there being more climactic aspects within the same sequence. The narrator describes the area surrounding the dead man with little detail; describing only the man himself, a noose, and single pink rose : “Myop gazed around the spot with interest. Very near where she'd stepped into the head was a wild pink rose.
During my elementary years, I don’t recall being interested in reading, but I do remember the first time I fell in love with it. I was in my 7th-grade reading class. I just completed a quiz when my teacher realized that I had nothing to do after. She offered me a book that I will remember for the rest of my life because it is the book that basically started my reading journey. It was called Tears of a Tiger by Sharon Draper, I loved the book so much that I read the whole entire series.
Today the books that always manage to get my attention are usually the books based on true events. My earliest memory of being read to isn’t necessarily being read to by my parents but being read to by teachers. Both my parents were always working, so they never had time to read to me. I didn’t have any older siblings to help me so when I started school, it was the first time I was exposed to reading.
