tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206475344187744609.post600069088914823624..comments2023-06-24T05:02:04.095-07:00Comments on Words from the Top of the World: Writing Across CulturesDebby Dahl Edwardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13687093141965452634noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206475344187744609.post-66278636041053197212013-10-07T10:28:41.608-07:002013-10-07T10:28:41.608-07:00Debby,
Love your posts! I believe a lot of writing...Debby,<br />Love your posts! I believe a lot of writing comes from noticing the many cultures we live among, that you can hardly see your own culture until you have seen it through the eyes of another. I'm sure your class discussions got into this.<br />ConnieConnie Kronlokkenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05438829017334046476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206475344187744609.post-3125838904187843432013-04-02T00:10:50.530-07:002013-04-02T00:10:50.530-07:00The writing advice I got from one of my favorite m...The writing advice I got from one of my favorite mentors was to always inhabit my characters deeper...and still deeper yet. A bit like acting, isn't it?Debby Dahl Edwardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13687093141965452634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206475344187744609.post-22761008512641758202013-04-02T00:08:10.873-07:002013-04-02T00:08:10.873-07:00I'd like to read this, Virginia. Is it going t...I'd like to read this, Virginia. Is it going to be posted online? <br /><br />Taking off my writing hat and putting on my hat as a school board member, I have to say that I think this is sorely needed in our educational system. Teaching them how to change cultural lenses, as it were, through reading will make our children smarter, make their brains more flexible. I guarantee it. Someone should do a study....Debby Dahl Edwardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13687093141965452634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206475344187744609.post-69168714242395433382013-04-01T14:08:25.467-07:002013-04-01T14:08:25.467-07:00I've written an article for IBBY's Bookbir...I've written an article for IBBY's Bookbird on very young children discovering other cultures through literature. 'Flying to pick blueberries' and is in the latest issue. MIght be interesting and even maybe relevant. I really enjoyed this blog entry - fascinating. <br />Dr Virginia Lowe<br />virginia@createakidsbook.com.au<br />Create a Kids' Bookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254632546073950432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4206475344187744609.post-5151752782551577132013-04-01T11:06:59.217-07:002013-04-01T11:06:59.217-07:00Reminds me of To Kill a Mockingbird: “You never re...Reminds me of To Kill a Mockingbird: “You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” Lynn Lovegreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18381497298898067525noreply@blogger.com