tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6899314721345981558.post1589363774795257980..comments2023-04-26T04:41:25.215-05:00Comments on Neely's News: PEOPLEAnn Neelyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11798752297955236635noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6899314721345981558.post-29567011888039715012010-10-25T12:21:21.804-05:002010-10-25T12:21:21.804-05:00Thanks for featuring People! I was in a kindergart...Thanks for featuring People! I was in a kindergarten classroom one day when the teacher used this book in one of her lessons. She read this book to the class and then did an activity with them where they created their own 'illustrations.' She had them create collages of their faces by giving them a piece of construction paper in the shape of a circle. Then she provided purple, yellow, and orange triangles and had students glue on two purple triangles if they had green eyes, two yellow triangles if they had blue eyes, etc. They created their own representation of their face with additional parts of the face in this way. It really seemed to reach students and help them to understand the concept of embracing diversity. Thanks!Anna Baucomnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6899314721345981558.post-11368363147558295922010-10-07T07:43:58.825-05:002010-10-07T07:43:58.825-05:00Excellent posting, Katie. One of the "secrets...Excellent posting, Katie. One of the "secrets" Spier has shared can be found on the front cover. Look for the Japanese couple in the lower left corner. There is a white space behind her back. This was from a change made from the original art which included a baby on her back (papoose-style). Japanese reviewers were highly offended. Why? The couple is wearing their wedding clothes! Thus the baby was removed and white space remains.Ann Neelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11798752297955236635noreply@blogger.com