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Title: Mr. Lincoln's Way by Patricia Polacco ISBN: 0-399-23754-2 Publisher: Philomel Books Pub. Date: 27 August, 2001 Format: School & Library Binding Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Again, Polacco shows how an educator can change a life
Comment: Ironically, it was my daughter who told me about this book. A lab student from the University read it to her 2nd grade class and Ingrid was immediately besotted. I am the one who usually recommends books to this first year teacher! When she began her year of teaching back in August, the first gift I gave her was my beloved THANK YOU, MR. FALKER, my favorite Polacco book. I wanted her to know how important a teacher is in the life of her students. I still think of Eleanor Mills, my sixth grade teacher many, many decades ago!
Anyway, MR. LINCOLN'S WAY is one of six Polacco books that I gave to my daughter for her birthday. It is the touching story of an African American Principal and how he cares so much for his students that he goes out of his way to reach 'the problem child.' "Mean Gene" (who is white) is the school bully; he terrorizes the children, especially those who are different because of their race or nationality. Mr. Lincoln discovers that Gene is passionate about birds and gives him a project--filling the school atrium with birds. Gene ends up having a complete personality change which is even noticed by his teachers. The key to this story is Principal Lincoln who takes the time to discover why Gene acts out--a cruel, racist father. As teachers, we sometimes have students who are 'unlovable' and we never take the time to think why: Did this child have breakfast? Is he even loved? Is he beaten at home? I think if we spent more time learning about our student's backgrounds, we could touch more lives.
Rating: 5
Summary: Mr. Lincoln's Way
Comment: I liked the book because it was showing people that it doesn't matter what color you are or what heritage you came from, everyone is the same.
Rating: 5
Summary: A powerful lesson for kids, teachers and administrators
Comment: In Patricia Polacco's "Mr. Lincoln's Way," she shows the power of teachers and administrators to reach even the most unreachable kids. Typically for Polacco, she weaves magic with her illustrations and makes the story intriguing as well.
"Mean Gene" is the bully of the school, the one who has been taught to hate anyone different from himself. But Gene has also been taught, by his grandfather, to identify and love birds. He knows everything about birds, from the types of trees they like to nest in to the kind of food they need to eat. Mr. Lincoln latches onto this talent and nurtures it, asking Gene to be in charge of figuring out what should go into the school's atrium. As Gene eventually blossoms, so do the ducks who live in the atrium--and as he helps herd the ducklings towards the pond, so is he led by Mr. Lincoln towards greater understanding and tolerance.
This is a lovely book for just about any age. Younger kids can just enjoy the pictures, while older kids may want to discuss the idea of prejudice and consequences for actions. It's a treat to see a black principal with a whole culturally diverse student body, too. Highly recommended.
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Title: When Lightning Comes in a Jar by Patricia Polacco ISBN: 0399231641 Publisher: Philomel Books Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: Thank You, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco, Patricia Gauch ISBN: 0399231668 Publisher: Philomel Books Pub. Date: May, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: The Keeping Quilt by Patricia Polacco ISBN: 0689844476 Publisher: Aladdin Library Pub. Date: 03 April, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: Pink and Say by Patricia Polacco ISBN: 0399226710 Publisher: Philomel Books Pub. Date: September, 1994 List Price(USD): $16.99 |
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Title: I Can Hear the Sun: A Modern Myth (Picture Puffins) by Patricia Polacco ISBN: 069811857X Publisher: Puffin Pub. Date: October, 1999 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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