NEW YORK CITY READING SPECIALIST TERMS PAWPRINTS "A NEW FORM
OF Great LITERATURE"
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Sixth grade science teacher
Max Yerger, adult and child reading specialist/trainer, now teaching science
at NY City's Wagner Middle School, gave over 125 students copies of
"Pawprints" to read. Mr. Yerger then asked the students to write "reaction
papers" to the stories. Their comments led him to declare,
"'Pawprints' defines a new form of 'Great Literature' - 'Catalytic Literature.'
The book has the power to change the way people think and feel about animals,
and the environment." Here are a few samples from the students in his class:
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"This book has changed
my attitude toward animals. I
used to dislike animals. Now I like them all, except pigeons."
Albun Pfeldakas |
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"The story 'Rapscallion P. Cat, a.k.a.
Rapper' is odd. I like oddities.
"But what really drew me in was,
'Since I proved to be such a good student, he later taught me how to play
fetch.' Animals do teach.
"That also reminds me of a saying:
'Wise men try to discover the language of animals, while simple men have
always known it.'"
Sharang Tickoo |
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"Nature
is beautiful through the tales of
'Pawprints.'"
Jade
Polay |
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"The poem
‘Raccoon in a Can’ really touched my heart. I feel so sorry for the little
raccoon. He has to search in the garbage can just for food. I wouldn’t like
that. If I were a teacher I would read this aloud to my class, because I
want them to know how animals live."
Michelle Ma |
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"I am going
home and tell my cousins to stop running toward pigeons and scaring them."
Sharon Wang |
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"I think the
things she does with animals are cool. She should be on Animal Planet or the
Discovery Channel. .. It is really weird the way the bird was spitting at
her...The stories have good titles...I can imagine all of this happening in
my mind. These stories are descriptive."
Eric Mareth |
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"I really liked
the stories. They were interesting, funny, cute and great. I liked ‘Toilet
Lips,’ ‘Pawprints,’ ‘A Dog’s Cheer,’ and ‘Cindy and the Laser Printer.’ They
are really funny stories, that make me want to go out and get 50 cats as
pets or something. My cat (Tom) is really funny, and does some of the things
in the book. The book reminds me of him, and he reminds me of the book. I
really, really liked the book, and hope you write more….P.S. I like ‘A
Hummingbird got me as well!’"
Olivia McGill |
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"This book is
all about animals...her adventures with animals...I have done a couple of
these things myself. Some of the stories are also her point of view
about pets. This book was exciting. I like the way she discussed
animals. If I were a teacher, I would have my class read it. I
think my class would enjoy reading this book, especially the animal lovers."
Erin Yogasandram |
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"I think
'Pawprints' affected me by making me think about how we can learn from
animals. That we're not special, we're just as important as the other
animals. We should take more notice of them."
Morgan G. Long |
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"I like this
book because the stories were heart-warming... When I hear the stories
it makes me want to get close to the animal and play with it. When you
read it, it just makes you like animals more."
Jian Liang |
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"I feel that
'Pawprints' really showed me a lot about the true amazement of animals. I
have had plenty of animals in my life and I love that! I am glad to
have read stories like those!"
Alyson Nagle |
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"When I read
'Pawprints,' it reminded me of animals and how much Ina (the author) has
so many experiences with animals, even the ones I've never seen before,
like raccoons or others. My fave story is 'Handsome, World's Best
Dog' because dogs are my fave animals and I like how it ended, all happy
and good feeling inside." Madevi Sen-Suon |
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"These stories
are kind of strange, but I like them."
Chanysher Vadim |
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