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FEATHERING OUR NESTS: O-MAMA’s Perspective on SPRING CLEANING

Spring is in the air.  The birds and the bees are flitting around doing their thing…nature abounds.  The birds are feathering their nests and laying their eggs, while the bees are busy pollinating every flower in the garden.  The air is crisp and clean.  Chirping and buzzing fills the air.

Everything seems fresh and new.  So, let’s take a new look at Spring, shall we? The first thing that comes to mind is cleaning. Ugggh.  But, let's talk about the birds and the bees instead...the part of the story that happens...

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Amazing Faces
  • Poems selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins & pictures by Chris Soentpiet • 10 Comments
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Again, in keeping with our patriotic July fervor…I’m highly recommending this book of poems for you and your children!  There is a purity about poetry that sometimes speaks far more strongly to kids than to us more cynical and critical adults.  Kids can hear the sounds of the words and get the message of the poem without it being spelled out.

These wonderful poems celebrate the melting pot that is America.  Asians, Native Americans, Latinos and every other race, creed and religion are represented in this beautiful and colorful book.  Sports heroes and firefighters and everyone in between are celebrated through the music of poetry.  Whether happy, sad, tired or afraid, our faces mirror our emotions—adults and children alike, men and women both.  What becomes obvious and important as one reads through the different poems is that certain traits and feelings are universal, that we truly are all connected and most importantly—all Americans.