tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-58079677921469995952024-03-20T07:39:16.763-04:00RECYCLED STORIESSaving stories one book at a time.Ms. Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09481713082603548576noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807967792146999595.post-90963290698629778652021-11-12T14:27:00.001-05:002021-11-12T14:27:37.415-05:00NEW PROJECT IN PROGRESS!<p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1lEXgs0eD6M75C1lifLHBqs77SSD4WzE6EPmddDpaDAROSjPFhdfJl4Qksk1Ob5EsrVatsEBhhuJRY_d474nZEgJ0IUHH_o4svC2Tj3cV-pHE03I3gEjt6kBGHlIVtkqfLV9qwQPWIU/s2048/IMG_5466.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz1lEXgs0eD6M75C1lifLHBqs77SSD4WzE6EPmddDpaDAROSjPFhdfJl4Qksk1Ob5EsrVatsEBhhuJRY_d474nZEgJ0IUHH_o4svC2Tj3cV-pHE03I3gEjt6kBGHlIVtkqfLV9qwQPWIU/s320/IMG_5466.HEIC" width="240" /></a></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;">When this book came in the mail my brothers and I were intrigued (even though we didn't know that word yet). As Johnny Quest and </span><span style="font-family: arial;">Thunderbirds</span><span style="font-family: arial;"> f</span><span style="font-family: arial;">ans we never missed an episode if we had our say (not always). Science, adventure and space travel all played a huge role in our childhood imaginations. Ride in a rocket ship to outer space? Of course that could happen! We were a little too young to comprehend President Kennedy's goal put forth in 1961 to congress about landing on the moon before 1970. We were among those that had a front row seat on our crummy black & white television that warm Sunday night in July as Walter Cronkite guided us through the images of Apollo 11. It was excitement infinity and so it is no wonder that this book is in dire need of recycling! It was loved and loved and loved. It was also noted at the time that it was a boy and not a girl that was going to the moon but my sister and I never let that deter us from believing girls could do it too! Stay tuned.</span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></div><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span><p></p><p><span style="font-family: arial;"><br /></span></p>Ms. Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09481713082603548576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807967792146999595.post-3354383561246270472020-06-30T15:33:00.000-04:002020-06-30T15:46:13.210-04:00ARE YOU MY MOTHER?<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Philip Dey Eastman, better known to many readers as P.D. Eastman, wrote and illustrated Are You My Mother? The book has sold millions of copies, is available as easy reading board and cloth books, videos, plays and has been translated to several other languages including Spanish. P.D. Eastman worked at the Walt Disney Studios and the Warner Brothers cartoon unit prior to induction in the Army in 1942. He was assigned to the unit that produced the Private Snafu series and was in the company of many now famous writers and cartoonists. Other titles by P.D. Eastman are Sam and the Firefly, Go, Dog. Go! and A Fish Out of Water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Are You My Mother? was published in 1960 by Random House and features a bird of nondescript species on a search to find his mother. Mother bird feels her egg moving beneath her and decides she needs to get something for her baby to eat when it hatches. She leaves the nest and while away, the bird hatches and then decides that he must find his mother. He cannot fly and falls out of the nest and literally walks right by mother bird as his search begins. Baby bird is introduced to a number of characters, living and non-living that are NOT his mother. Exasperated he says to himself,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">A longer read than many books at this level with 72 pages, young readers find the character endearing and the search captivating. Some are put off by the lack of full color but the bird’s determination made this story one of School Library Journal’s Top 100 Picture Books (2012). I started this collage several months ago and I would be remiss if I did not say it took on new meaning of late when George Floyd called out for his mother as he took his last breaths of life. An underlying theme of having a mother has lead me to some very interesting discussions with my students about their mothers. I’ve had students share that they have two mothers, or their grandmother or father is their mother too. Mother is a biological being but the essence is that person that cares for you. The importance of someone in their life that serves this roll. To parents and teachers that read this book with young children it can be a very playful book, but also be aware that for some children talking about a mother can cause some conflict.</span><span style="font-family: "cambria";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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is a delightful story of circus performers who each claim that they are the
stars of the circus. Marvelous Mouse, Cannonball Cat, Dazzling Dog, Crazy
Kangaroo, Zany Zebra and Big Bear are under one big top presided over by
Elegant Elephant. The book has all the elements of a great pre-school read
aloud where there is repetition of dialogue and bright, vibrant illustrations. After a silly turn of events, the performers realize by the end of the story that “we are all stars of the
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;">While this book was in
extreme disrepair, </span><a href="http://msmrecycledstories.blogspot.com/2017/09/origin-of-my-recycled-stories.html" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;" target="_blank">(criteria for use in my collages)</a><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt;"> it called to me for a
couple of other reasons. The relatively recent demise of the “Greatest Show on
Earth,” where after 146 years the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey
Circus folded and the ever evolving realization and understanding in our
society that using animals for our entertainment as cruel and inhumane. It
occurred to me as I looked through this book that the idea that a circus might
include animals dressed in show clothes doing tricks would be as outrageous as
me telling my students that we used to have to go in a booth and insert coins
to a box with a corded handset to get in touch with another person. Change is
good, but so too were the illustrations of the team of Jose Aruego and Ariene
Dewey. No animals were hurt in the making of this collage, so please enjoy. Under
The Big Top is available for purchase and could easily travel to your
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My latest collage available for purchase is pictured below and based on the book Not A Box. Creating this collage was a challenge that I wasn’t expecting. You could say I was a bit "boxed in" - ok I'll stop now. When
deconstructing and reconstructing a damaged book I follow a process that I designed when I first started making collages from damaged books. I detailed the process in my <a href="http://msmrecycledstories.blogspot.com/2017/09/origin-of-my-recycled-stories.html" target="_blank">September 22, 2017 blog post.</a> So why was this one a challenge? Most of the books I've recycled to date have stories with a beginning, middle, and end even if some pages are damaged beyond use a book I select to collage must have enough elements intact to stay true to the process. I struggled with my collage of Not A Box until I approached the piece/story as a concept and not a progressive arch. When I first selected this damaged book I thought I
would I would have a little "quick" fun with a relatively common shape - the rectangle, on occasion a square, but I was not prepared for the amount of time that this collage tested my artistic sense and then - I was done!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Boxes hold a special place in my heart and </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">I have many fond memories of box inspired imaginative play as a child, parent and teacher. I remember my son's first Christmas when my mother-in-law gave him a wonderful and appropriate baby toy (don't remember it) but he (and we) were all memorized and captivated by his amusement in the empty toaster oven box from the gift we received. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Over the years my son, nieces and nephews, students and even family pets enjoyed the many hours of imaginative play and fun a box provides. Below, second graders inspired by the book Second-Grade Friends by Miriam Cohen make life sized cards. </span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1wsvNHKcE25n8mzSMV2-F_IcrTcxID18jXT4NLa56j2SSVzTbfYO2bQLTiyeGxMOFRoQmxc4WfOqz_JMSEPDoqCptct0A01e00QnkXkT0iAJIN2ZKvoPUme7G77P7ck_tKhEduSC16I/s1600/2ndgradefriends2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1075" data-original-width="1600" height="133" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1wsvNHKcE25n8mzSMV2-F_IcrTcxID18jXT4NLa56j2SSVzTbfYO2bQLTiyeGxMOFRoQmxc4WfOqz_JMSEPDoqCptct0A01e00QnkXkT0iAJIN2ZKvoPUme7G77P7ck_tKhEduSC16I/s200/2ndgradefriends2.jpeg" width="200" /></a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">As we approach the "season of giving" I encourage all to remember that books are not only presents you can open again and again, but reading with another person no matter the relation also makes memories to cherish. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> Inbox me to buy the collage. Click on the book caption above to buy the book. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have yet to qualify for any cash back for book sales, but the links have been monetized. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I present the NOT A BOX! Collage, enjoy.</span><br />
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<!--EndFragment--><br />Ms. Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09481713082603548576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807967792146999595.post-61092809678574603002018-09-07T08:27:00.002-04:002018-09-07T08:32:54.713-04:00IN THE NEWS, CORDUROY<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I am pleased and humbled to report that Corduroy has a new home! Corduroy went on a journey to the nation's capital this summer and <a href="http://msmrecycledstories.blogspot.com/2017/10/" target="_blank">the Collage is no longer available.</a></span><br />
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Ms. Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09481713082603548576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807967792146999595.post-67758367452394522842018-08-22T12:11:00.000-04:002018-08-22T12:11:39.740-04:00NOT A BOX COMING TOGETHER<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I should have known that this book was going to challenge me with possibilities but I think you will agree it's getting there! I've had lots of fun playing with texture, shape and pattern. The first picture is absolutely too busy. I love the patterns and am trying to find the best place for each box transformation.</span><div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My latest <i>Recycled Story</i> is based on the book <u>Not A Box</u> winner of a Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Award.</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "roboto condensed" , sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14px;"><b> I</b></span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> love this book and so do my students. I always try to have several different sized boxes for them to explore and play with when I read this story.</span><br />
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The Recycled Story I share with you today is the 1997 Caldecott Honor Book Hush! The story is a Thai Lullaby by Minfong Ho with pictures by Holly Meade. I hope my collage evokes the energetic persistence of the dutiful and caring mother who requests that a small mosquito, a long-tailed lizard, a lean black cat, a fat gray mouse, a bright green frog, a muddy fat pig, the glossy white duck, a loose-limbed monkey, an old water buffalo and a great big elephant be quiet so that her baby can sleep. The rhyme and repetition are great for preK/K story time.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br />
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Ms. Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09481713082603548576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807967792146999595.post-63419650218283770332018-02-14T11:22:00.000-05:002018-02-25T13:35:53.866-05:00BE THE CHANGE YOU WISH TO SEE IN THE WORLD<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: #454545; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Inspired by the quote attributed to Mahatma Gandhi “</span><b style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You</b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> must be the </span><b style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">change you</b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> want to </span><b style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">see in the world</b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">.” Also often seen as “</span><b style="color: #454545; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Be the change that you wish to see in the world.</b><span style="color: #454545; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">” I ask you, did he really say that? Certainly for many of us he did practice what he preached. But let's use the possibility that history and the capturing of truth does have elements like the “telephone game” and can change to suit the needs/rhetoric of the time.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I ask you to consider this possibility because the next collage that I am sharing with you is a collage that almost didn't happen. <span style="color: #454545;">Sometimes it seems that there are so many injustices in our world. How do we right the wrongs of the past and make changes that bring about fairness and equity to all? The good news is that there are many ways. For the time, forget about the small amount of people that don’t believe in this ideal and start this minute in positive ways to make changes in the life you lead.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">In my post today, I talk about a major way educators, caregivers and parents <b>can present and use materials to be that change</b> (regardless of who said it). I will use my collage of the damaged book Brother Eagle, Sister Sun by Susan Jeffers as an example. The illustrations by <b>award winning</b> illustrator <a href="http://susanjeffersart.com/BioFrameset.html" target="_blank">Susan Jeffers</a> are stunning. She has created many memorable picture books and her artwork is nothing short of amazing. Brother Eagle, Sister Sun is beautifully illustrated and topical in its environmental message. Released in 1991 by the American Division of Dial Books, it received the ABBY Book of the Year Award given by the American Booksellers Association.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;">There are many teachable moments in Brother Eagle, Sister Sky that I challenge you to not cast this book aside but rather raise your awareness by it’s use. Some present day sites continue to suggest using the book for "environmental awareness" but I'm not so sure that is appropriate. I selected to share this collage at a time when we as a society are questioning truth. There were quite a few times while researching this book that I thought I should not make this collage. Ironically, in all my years of teaching it was a book on my shelf but I never taught with it. Now, I offer a solution that we not destroy and hide our mistakes, but rather learn and grow by properly vetting and <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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discussing our own prejudices, historical inaccuracies and pledge to “right the wrongs” of our collective pasts. While it is difficult to capture in a photograph the nuances of my collages, you will hopefully see that I deviated from some of my "<a href="http://msmrecycledstories.blogspot.com/2017/10/its-collage.html" target="_blank">rules</a>" to finish this collage. In this collage I did not use a "</span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.85px;">précis"</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"> of the book but rather found words and sentences that described how indigenous people were victimized, persecuted and betrayed. My main focus however was <b>identity. </b>I found a wonderful VIEWPOINT in Native Peoples magazine (NOV/DEC 2001) written by Taffy Gallagher on the theft of one's identity. In her piece, Ms. Gallagher recounted a grade school encounter with another student that claimed, "You're Not Indian." Ms. Gallagher's green eyes and light skin did not add up to "Indian" for her classmate. I have woven some of the sentences from her piece in to the collage as well as other words from Native Peoples magazine and a 1991 edition of National Geographic which featured "1491 America Before Columbus." </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: small;"><a href="https://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">American Indians in Children's Literature</a> is a great resource. If you have specific questions or issues with my piece, please <a href="mailto:ms.msmedia@gmail.com" target="_blank">inbox me</a>. This was one of the hardest collages I almost didn’t do. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Zomo The Rabbit is a</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> trickster tale from West Africa b</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">y <a href="http://www.slj.com/2013/01/industry-news/gerald-mcdermott-a-legacy-of-magical-storytelling/#_" target="_blank">Gerald McDermott</a>. McDermott was an award winning author, illustrator and film maker who specialized in mythology. Zomo The Rabbit is one of my recent recycled story projects featured at the end of this post. It was a trickster tale and a tricky collage to put together. I truly enjoyed saving this book and it also made me think about ALL of the wonderful stories that McDermott adapted. I also took the opportunity to reread several and I encourage you to read them as well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">One of his most well-known trickster tales is the 1973 Caldecott Honor Book Anansi the Spider. He adapted many tales and won the Caldecott in 1975 for Arrow to the Sun a Pueblo Indian Tale. He also made a film version that is linked in the Horn Book Review above (click on Gerald McDermott!). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">There are so many ways to use these books in your classroom or as a family read. Teachers can inbox me for lesson plan assistance or google Gerald McDermott and you will find a mountain of materials. These books also make an amazing themed gift or you can visit your local library and read them for free!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In case you missed some of my earlier posts and you're looking for something to do on this cold January 1st day why not take some time to view some of the collages I made over the last two years in my archived posts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">ALL of my collages <span style="color: red;">except </span>Green Eggs and Ham are for sale. My RECYCLED STORIES are one-of-a-kind and are made from a single damaged book. I detail my "process" in my first RECYCLED STORIES Blog post <a href="http://msmrecycledstories.blogspot.com/2017/09/origin-of-my-recycled-stories.html" target="_blank">origin of my recycled stories.</a> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have been making collages for many years but only recently decided to share. 2017 was the year I took my first step in sharing my work on this BLOG and by participating in a <a href="https://westerlypopupmuseum.wordpress.com/" target="_blank">POP UP MUSEUM at Westerly Public Library</a> where I shared my collage of The Rainbow Fish. The participants were gracious with their compliments. I have been making different types of collages for many years but only recently decided to share my picture book collages. The books I have shared on this site are generally well known and I used them in my own classroom. I thought I knew everything about them but in the process of making the collages I find out so many more interesting things about the story and the illustrations that further reinforces my belief that picture books are for every age. I hope when you view one of my collages it will inspire you to read and re-read the books with someone you love. Happy New Year.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/059096075X/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=059096075X&linkCode=as2&tag=msm0e5-20&linkId=521da94e919d62e36f4ea2d7027a4f23" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780590960755?aff=MsMMedia">Shop your local indie bookstore.</a><img alt="" border="0" height="1" src="//ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=msm0e5-20&l=am2&o=1&a=059096075X" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I have always been a fan of both Amelia Earhart and Eleanor
Roosevelt but I learned so much more about both of them while making my collage
of Amelia and Eleanor Go For A Ride by Pam Munoz Ryan, pictures by Brian
Selznick. I also absolutely love both of these authors and have followed
Brian’s unique style of illustration as well. What resonated for me as I worked
on this collage was that Ryan and Selznick conveyed the
friendship, admiration and love that Earhart and Roosevelt had for each other. Ryan created t</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">he dialogue in the story almost exclusively from newspaper accounts</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">, book transcripts and diaries. Selznick researched the illustrations for six months and lived in Washington, D.C. </span><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">If you have time and want to learn more about his process check out his visit with students from
Capitol Hill Day School on <a href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?153317-1/amelia-eleanor-ride" target="_blank">C-Span</a>.</span></span><br />
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and/or women’s history month e</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">ven though it is categorized as “fiction” or "juvenile picture book." </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The story is actually based on several factual events; Earhart speaking in
Washington D.C. and sleeping at the Whitehouse and a night flight that Earhart
and Roosevelt took together (in picture). Mrs. Roosevelt also had the
distinction of logging more passenger miles than any other woman in the 1920s
and 1930s. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In my collage you will notice that I included a reporter’s
notebook entry that reads, “Amelia and Eleanor were birds of a feather...” Both
women challenged stereotypes but it was more than that. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Amelia Earhart was a famous aviator and the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic. She was outspoken against war and an advocate for women’s rights. Together these women were “birds of a feather.” </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Eleanor,
originally a very shy, introvert, she thought driving was practical, loved to fly and cared about dignity for every human.
Watch this interview with Frank Sinatra and where he asks the first lady if she
had only one word to share with the world what would it be.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Amelia and Eleanor Go For A Ride was published in 1999 and as sad as I was to see this
book damaged, I hope I have piqued your interest about <b>reading the book.</b> One
final note, in my collage I added the “pink” on their desserts (difficult to see in the photo). It’s a recipe that appears at
the end of the book known as Eleanor Roosevelt’s Pink Clouds on Angel Food Cake. According to Ryan, (a fact she confirmed), angel food cake was Eleanor's favorite dessert. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">My Green Eggs and Ham collage is one of my favorites. I'm sorry, but it's not for sale. The collage is actually made from a book that my sister and brothers shared when we were young. We didn't have much but we did belong to a Dr. Seuss Book Club that sent books once a month. Each month one of us would get to "own" the book that came in and that included opening it after dinner. I remember the excitement of the moment when the book of the month was revealed. At this point I believe I have all or most of the books that were delivered to us and they are all in less than ideal condition to hold and read, but perfect for a recycled story. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In an apparent bet with his editor, Dr. Seuss (aka Theodor Seuss Geisel), created Green </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Eggs and Ham with just 50 different words to tell the story. The Cat in the Hat uses 225 words. Our cover, published in 1960, promotes the 50 word vocabulary as a feature. As an educator I loved reading this book with my students and would use "You do not like them so you say. Try them! Try them! And you may. Try them and you may I say." as a callback to encourage students to try new things. Green Eggs and Ham is a wonderful edition to your personal library. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">I've taken the collage out of the frame so you can see the detail. Hope it makes you want to read the book!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Another collage that I am making available for purchase is based on the children's book Corduroy by Don Freeman. Corduroy lives in a fancy department store but he is missing a button. A little girl named Lisa is walking through the department store with her mother and spies the teddy bear. She loves him immediately and asks her mom if she can have him. Her mother's response, "Not today, dear. Besides he doesn't look new." Corduroy did not know he was missing a button and comes to life that night in the department store to search for a new button. Readers of all ages love the idea of a toy coming to life, but </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">I admire this story most because it is
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Author </span><a href="https://donfreeman.info/about-don/" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Don Freeman</a><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> was an extremely interesting person. As a graphic artist, he sketched street life and New York City Theatre Life for 20 years. He wrote Corduroy and A Pocket for Corduroy but all other Corduroy books are </span><i style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">based</i><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> on his characters. Freeman also wrote several other children's books including the Caldecott Honor book Fly High, Fly Low.</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">In case you missed it! </span></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">I've been a collage artist for many years but only recently have had the courage to start sharing some of my favorite pieces. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">The framed collage below is based on the book I Love My Hair! by Natasha Anastasia
Tarpley and illustrated by E.B. Lewis. </span></span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">The collage grew from a very tattered paperback with pages falling out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">This is a fabulous book that I read to
hundreds of students as a teacher in Boston. (<a href="http://msmsmassmedia.blogspot.com/2017/09/ms-ms-materials-first-installment.html">See Ms. M’s Materials on Ms. M’s Mass Media</a>). </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">It can take me several weeks to complete a collage. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: black;">My visual art process starts with writing and I create a précis </span><span style="color: black;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";">of the story. A </span><span style="font-family: "arial";">précis</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial";"> is a summary of the story that includes the critical elements. I like to think of it as the essence of the story. I ask myself, what words could tell this story completely if I could only use a few sentences? This is like the process I might use when I introduce a story to my students. What is this book about? Why am I reading it to my class? Why is this an important book to share? In the case of I Love My Hair the text that appears in the final collage is a combination of the the original </span></span>précis and the pictures that I used to tell </span></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">the </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;">story. Not everyone can own my collage, but everyone can read the book. I hope that all my collages encourage MORE reading.</span><br />
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Recycled Stories since my first and do not have the wall space to keep all my
beloved art. The one-of-a-kind collage is framed and measures 18” x 22” and comes complete with a new, hard cover copy of I Love My Hair! <a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/09481713082603548576" style="color: black;">Contact me for pricing on the collage</a> if you have a place for this gem in your world!</span><br />
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I had the awesome opportunity to attend a <a href="https://westerlypopupmuseum.wordpress.com/2017/08/16/next-pop-up-art/">Pop-Up Museum at Westerly Public Library</a> yesterday. I brought my Rainbow Fish Collage for feedback. The Rainbow Fish was written and illustrated by <a href="http://www.marcuspfister.ch/">Marcus Pfister.</a> I've put a link to Marcus Pfister's official website for you because there is such a wealth of information, resources and more amazing books to read with your students or children. Marcus Pfister was originally a graphic artist that worked in advertising. He published his first book entitled The Sleepy Owl in 1986. The Rainbow Fish came to America around 1992 and has been translated to over 80 languages and has sold over 30 million copies. The Rainbow Fish is also an animated show. Students and teachers love The Rainbow Fish. For my display yesterday, I included the cover of the badly damaged book that I made the collage from. Thank you to everyone for your positive feedback at the Pop-Up. I've included a better picture of the collage below.<br />
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Ms. Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09481713082603548576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807967792146999595.post-71075473981062930562017-09-25T12:58:00.002-04:002018-04-10T14:03:33.689-04:00I LOVE MY HAIR!<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">My first Recycled Story is based on the book I Love My Hair! by Natasha Anastasia
Tarpley and illustrated by E.B. Lewis. This is a fabulous book that I read to
hundreds of students as a teacher in Boston. (<a href="http://msmsmassmedia.blogspot.com/2017/09/ms-ms-materials-first-installment.html">See Ms. M’s Materials on Ms. M’s Mass Media</a>). The collage grew from a very tattered paperback with pages falling
out. At first I thought I might just frame some of my favorite pages but the
edges were also tattered and E.B. Lewis's beautiful illustrations were speaking
to me, "don't throw me out!" The faces of my students who would share
new found confidence about their beautiful hair and experiences after reading
the book with me were echoed in Natasha Anastasia Tarpley's story. I couldn't
throw this book away! Maybe I could save it? Thus, Recycled Stories was born. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">It actually took me some time to pull this story together. I hope you enjoy it. I’ve made quite a few
Recycled Stories since my first and do not have the wall space to keep all my
beloved art. The one-of-a-kind collage is framed and measures 18” x 22” and comes complete with a new, hard cover copy of I Love My Hair! <a href="https://www.blogger.com/profile/09481713082603548576">Contact me for pricing on the collage.</a></span><br />
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Ms. Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09481713082603548576noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5807967792146999595.post-12047601191079243232017-09-22T14:39:00.003-04:002017-09-22T14:41:32.179-04:00ORIGIN OF RECYCLED STORIES<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As an educator and library media specialist, I have seen my fair share of books that have broken spines, torn pages, ones that have become the dreaded "coloring book" or my all time favorite - "nacho libro!" My beloved Luis brought back his book quite literally dipped in cheese from cover to cover. I thought I took a picture of "nacho libro" but as I post I can not find it. Should I find it, I promise to update this post. But I digress as this post is about what has brought me to recycle stories. I felt there just had to be something I could do to save some of the books that were being returned unreadable and turning books into a collage as a Recycled Story was born. <i>I haven't posted any of the collages yet...they will be here soon!</i> To make a Recycled Story these are the Three Rules I follow.<br />
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<li>The book must not be readable as a book anymore; binding cracked, pages loose, a few pages may have writing on them or it could be an overly loved paper back with a tattered cover.</li>
<li>I must be able to retell the story - the essential elements.</li>
<li>I ONLY use one book per collage, but I allow myself to use other items such as paper, cloth, ribbon or other materials as appropriate to the design.</li>
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The book below was actually "recycled!" The pages were stuck together and could not be separated after completely drying out for two weeks. I have collected a fair number of books over the years that qualify to become my collages, but I also go to tag sales or library book sales to find candidates for my artwork.<br />
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<!--StartFragment--><span style="font-family: "cambria"; font-size: 12.0pt;">As I continue my eclectic journey that has always involved education, communication, media and the arts I am repurposing some favorite and lesser known books and stories of our time. RECYCLED STORIES uses damaged and beyond repair books to create story collages and other
functional novelty items to decorate your favorite readers life.</span><!--EndFragment-->
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