tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post4278732482981323833..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Who Should Welcome The Arrival?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-2759552828889738202008-02-29T12:24:00.000-05:002008-02-29T12:24:00.000-05:00Yes, I did look at your reports on how your classr...Yes, I did look at <A HREF="http://medinger.wordpress.com/category/shaun-tan/" REL="nofollow">your reports</A> on how your classroom got into <I>The Arrival</I>. It was very impressive, and helped convince me that elementary-school kids <I>can</I> understand and enjoy the book. <BR/><BR/>You folks, of course, have a lot of great resources. Ellis Island is not only part of the New York City culture, but within range for a <A HREF="http://medinger.wordpress.com/2007/11/07/in-the-classroom-the-arrival-and-ellis-island/" REL="nofollow">field trip</A>. Still, I believe that kids anywhere can understand the immigrant experience.<BR/><BR/>I also wondered how younger kids would read <I>The Arrival</I> outside of a classroom. My guess, as I described, is that the book would work best as a focus for conversation with a parent. Reading it alone might be much less rewarding, and of course it's not for traditional reading aloud.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-73544720544048849822008-02-29T05:12:00.000-05:002008-02-29T05:12:00.000-05:00You've seen all my posts on my using the book with...You've seen all my posts on my using the book with my fourth graders? Beforehand I did a bit of online searching for other uses of the book in schools and only came across a handful of high school teachers using it in creative writing settings. So I'm the only person I can really document child response (and three of my colleagues also used it with their classes) and would argue that it is a middle grade book for many of the reasons you and David cite.Monica Edingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03924540264341924291noreply@blogger.com