Sweaty Cats and Baby Pigeons
- Publisher
- Baronel Books
- Initial publish date
- Aug 2013
- Category
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780987750365
- Publish Date
- Aug 2013
- List Price
- $15.06
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Recommended Age, Grade, and Reading Levels
- Age: 6 to 18
- Grade: 1 to 12
Description
These eight short stories are written for the inquiring mind of a young child, with the view that grandparents play an important role in the development of their little loved ones. Many grandparents have had to accept that their grandchildren do not live around the corner from them. Therefore, intensive periods of involvement with them are relatively short. Yet, we still strive at every opportunity, to keep in touch with our grandchildren. The stories and illustrations that follow are a fun, humourous and expressive way in which grandparents can interact and stimulate communication between the generations, as well as develop a whole series of creative questions. These questions can initiate the first step of an educational journey of discovery.
About the authors
Contributor Notes
Alan L. Simons is an author, writer, and social advocate. He was born and educated in London, England, where he worked for various newspapers before immigrating to Canada. As a diplomat, he served as the Honorary Consul of the Republic of Rwanda to Canada, in the post-genocide era. He lectures and writes on issues relating to religion in politics, antisemitism, intolerance, hate, Islamophobia, conflict, and terrorism. The Children of the Forest is his fifth published book.
Excerpt: Sweaty Cats and Baby Pigeons (by (author) Alan Simons; by (artist) Ellen van Boggelen-Heutink)
WHY HAVE I NEVER SEEN A BABY PIGEON? Every time I go out shopping with my mum and dad, I see pigeons. They all look the same to me, dirty. I wonder where they come from. You see them all around the city, on buildings, on roofs and under bridges. I even see them on the pavement pecking at nothing! But I have never seen a pigeon in a tree like all the other birds. I have never heard them sing as other birds do either. And, I have never seen a baby pigeon. I have asked all my friends if they had ever seen a baby pigeon and all my friends said no. My friend Declan, who always knows all the answers, told me that he has never seen a baby pigeon, but his dad told him pigeons are really called rock doves.
Editorial Reviews
"Very entertaining."
"Mr Simons', latest volume is a sheer delight for both grandparents and grandchildren. This rich tapestry of eight short stories is quite an ingenious literary device. It engulfs both the readers-grandparents-and the grandchildren. Truly an interactive experience which I laud. Thank you Mr Simons."