dear annette lebox, june 2013 thank you for coming to...
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DearAnnetteLeBox, June2013ThankyouforcomingtovisitYennadonElementary.Wehavehadauthorvisitsbefore,butIhavetosayyoureallyknowhowtorelatetochildrenandgetthemexcitedaboutwritingandpublishing.Eversinceyouhavevisitedourschool,myclassisallaboutpublishing!YouandyourbookshavealsoinspiredGradeOnestowritepoemsandstoriesbutalsotobeawareoftheirenvironmentandwanttohelp.WehavehadkidsmakingbookmarkstoraisemoneytosaveBirdsofPrey.Theyhaveraisedontheirownover$70bysellingtwentyfivecentbookmarks.Yourbooksinspirechildrentotakeastandfornatureandtolearnandpreservethenaturewedohave.Yournaturetalkwithushasopenedanewlensofobservationwiththeplantsaroundus.WatchingSalmonspawnwillneverbethesame,andSumi’scallhomewillalwaystouchourhearts.AsanEducator,yourbooksallowustoteachaboutlifecyclesandenvironmentalissueswithpurpose.Yourbooksmakethethingsweoftentakeforgrantedpersonalandalive.Yourbookshaveawonderfulwayofintroducingandteachingscientificinformationtokidswithoutthemevenknowingtheyarelearningit.Onapersonalnote,yourbookshaveopenedanewworldofbirdingandfallingintolovewithmyowncommunityofMapleRidge.InevertrulyvaluedthePitPoulderandotherareasinMapleRidgebefore.InowlookatthenatureinMapleRidgedifferentlyandwithagreaterappreciation!Hereisaphotoyouhaveinspired… “BestFriends”Thankyouforwritingandsharingyourwonderfulbooks!Mrs.JanineFitkallGradeOneTeacherFor13yearsCriticalThinkingEducator