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Title: The Girl With the Brown Crayon by Vivian Gussin Paley ISBN: 0-674-35442-7 Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr Pub. Date: September, 1998 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $13.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.59 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Children reading Leo Lionni's books
Comment: Paley's purpose for writing this book consists of helping to open our minds to the insights of children. She implies in her writing that we, as adults, can learn from children. Paley wrote about events that took place in her classroom during her last year of teaching. This book has many stories within itself. The theme or topic revolves around the children and how they react to literature and each other. This book is good that it opens us up to the world of children and how they think and feel. A good portion of the book is Paley's thought and feelings about what is going on with the children. It is good that we know her thoughts, but I would like to have read more about what the children were doing. I think more details about how the other children reacted and behaved would have been nice, other than concentrating a good deal on Reeny. Also when Paley writes about the stories she read to the class, I think she should have given a little bit more detail about the stories. Some people, including myself, may not have read some or any of Leo Lionni's books. Overall, it is a fun book to read.
Rating: 3
Summary: Last thougths of a teacher
Comment: This particular piece of writing by Palely is describing her last thoughts she will have as a teacher. Palely is going to retire at the end of the school year and keeps a diary of her last year. She barely mentions math and science or gym and music. Her main focus turns to her language arts sessions. Her class begins to focus of a series of books written by Leo Lonny. Soon, all of their lives are entangled with Leo Lionni and all of his characters.There are several themes to this book that are of importance. The main theme, however, is knowing as adults, we can learn from children. As an example, the children in this book all have their very own personalities, as well as ethnicities in this classroom. Every one of them gets along and learns to understand each other. As adults, we must wonder why is our world so corrupt? These children refuse not talk to another because of skin color or personality difference. Another example is how well the children took off on learning and digesting each piece of literature. They are so excited to read and color and act out each book as if each book touched each individual child in some spectacular way. They are excited about reading! As adults, we need to learn from that. There are many adults who don't read or can't read and have no enthusiasm to try. It is sad to think that somewhere along the line the fun of reading is drained from their minds and reading will strictly turn into a task for some of these children.
I support this book, particularly on how the book expresses life long learning and growing (mentally). It really redefines who we are as adults and makes me take a second look at life. There are so many things that I don't know about myself that I think I know. I am glad I read this book. I recommend this book 150% to anyone who wants to learn more about yourself through a child/children. Buy this book today and rediscover who you really are!
Rating: 5
Summary: Girl with the Brown Crayon
Comment: The Girl with the Brown Crayon is a book that displays a journey through a kindergarten classroom which can only be described as a unique adventure of self discovery. Vivian Paley is the author as well as the kindergarten teacher of this very classroom. During her last year of teaching, she meets an interesting child named Reeny who leads Paley as well as the rest of the class on an exploration through the books and illustrations of Leo Lionni.
The Girl with the Brown Crayon is a book which covers important topics that cannot be learned in any college course. It discusses issues of identity and acceptance seen and felt through a child. I enjoy Paley's excessive use of dialogue. It aides in capturing the emotions felt by the characters and allows experiences to become more realistic in the readers eyes.
Overall, I recommend this book to future educators. It will teach you to become more open to your students thoughts and ideas rather than constantly focusing on certain curriculum. It will allow you to see the vastness of opportunities education can hold for you and your class!
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Title: The Boy Who Would Be a Helicopter by Vivian Gussin Paley, Robert Coles ISBN: 0674080319 Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr Pub. Date: October, 1991 List Price(USD): $15.50 |
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Title: You Can't Say You Can't Play by Vivian Gussin Paley ISBN: 0674965906 Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr Pub. Date: September, 1993 List Price(USD): $13.50 |
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Title: The Kindness of Children by Vivian Gussin Paley ISBN: 067400390X Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr Pub. Date: October, 2000 List Price(USD): $12.95 |
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Title: Boys and Girls: Superheroes in the Doll Corner by Vivan Gussin Paley, Vivian Gussin Paley, Philip W. Jackson ISBN: 0226644928 Publisher: University of Chicago Press (Trd) Pub. Date: March, 1986 List Price(USD): $8.31 |
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Title: White Teacher (with a New Preface) by Vivian Gussin Paley ISBN: 0674002733 Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr Pub. Date: 14 March, 2000 List Price(USD): $13.95 |
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