false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170996290m/81295.jpg 81295 2 <p> Once again Vivian Paley takes us into the inquiring minds and the dramatic worlds of young children learning in the kindergarten classroom. </p><p> As she enters her final year of teaching, Paley tells in this book a story of farewell and a story of self-discovery--through the thoughts and blossoming spirit of Reeny, a little girl with a fondness for the color brown and an astonishing sense of herself. "This brown girl dancing is me," Reeny announces, as her crayoned figures flit across the classroom walls. Soon enough we are drawn into Reeny's remarkable dance of self-revelation and celebration, and into the literary turn it takes when Reeny discovers a kindred spirit in Leo Lionni--a writer of books and a teller of tales. Led by Reeny, Paley takes us on a tour through the landscape of characters created by Lionni. These characters come to dominate a whole year of discussion and debate, as the children argue the virtues and weaknesses of Lionni's creations and his themes of self-definition and an individual's place in the community. </p><p> <i>The Girl with the Brown Crayon</i> tells a simple personal story of a teacher and a child, interweaving the themes of race, identity, gender, and the essential human needs to create and to belong. With characteristic charm and wonder, Paley discovers how the unexplored territory unfolding before her and Reeny comes to mark the very essence of school, a common core of reference, something to ponder deeply and expand on extravagantly. </p> 78492 1997 The Girl with the Brown Crayon total:60|5:20|4:21|3:15|2:4|1:0| 60 237 85 10 5 0 false false Mon Dec 29 14:48:30 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 29 14:51:13 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Fri Feb 27 18:34:33 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 18:41:00 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 07 09:56:21 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 10:00:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 06:03:03 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 29 06:05:52 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 09:40:13 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 09:00:24 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Fri Jul 25 09:59:28 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 10:02:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Sep 06 20:10:59 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 07 21:25:30 -0800 2009
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