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Summary: The North Star IS my North Star!
Review: I feel very passionately about this story. Ever since working with special needs children when I was only 12, I realized that, given the time and attention, one could discover a child's unique talents and dreams. I realized that we ALL can discover our true path given the time and attention our destinies deserve. I hope you enjoy this story. Please share your thoughts with me!
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Summary: The North Star brings out the child in all of us....
Review: I highly suggest firmly embracing your favorite stuffed animal as you read this book...it will be a journey you shall never forget.
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Summary: A gift every person deserves...
Review: I'm an "ability focused" disability awareness educator and I've adopted The North Star and its messages into my work with students for the past several years. With its messages of self-acceptance and acceptance of diversity, The North Star has been a natural companion for my own goals of helping students develop a greater appreciation of individual differences and abilities. This is a gift we all deserve, no matter what our age... no matter what obstacles we face in life.Besides the success I've had with The North Star in the classroom, it also has great meaning to me on a personal level. As someone living with a lifelong respiratory disability, reading The North Star for the first time felt like someone was smiling at me, and nodding... confirming and celebrating the person I am and the unique life I've led, and it made me believe it is the kind of life I want to continue leading.
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Summary: Lost on Your Journey
Review: If you are lost on your journey, any part of of your journey, sit down, have a cup of tea, and read The North Star. Take some time to imagine how you and the 'boy' are alike as your 'paths' unfold before you. It is a book that is meant to be read over and over again. The North Star is a wonderful reminder of how you can control your destiny and life's journey. Enjoy!
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Summary: A star to guide the road less traveled
Review: Parents and teachers often rely on tools to help illustrate a lesson.
The North Star is one that's long overdue, with its compelling simplicity and gentle intensity.
The book's brilliant artistry is a perfect match to its beautiful message:
That our only true road to happiness and success lies in blazing our own trail.
The book is one of a rare breed that conveys its message in a way that can be internalized by anyone, anywhere, of any age.
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Summary: Smart Jane has an A-ha experience
Review: Review of The North Star by Peter Reynolds A True Story My smart friend Jane read The North Star and said: "It's a dumb book." I looked at her quizzically. I began to notice how straight she sat, how straight she dressed. She had no children. "It's about something very rare," I said. "Something wonderful but all too rare." Now Jane looked at me quizzically. "Unconventional children," I said. Her quizzicality grew. "And that's all of them," I added. Jane's eyes lit up, her jaw dropped a little. She said, "Oh." I started to explain but she is smart and didn't need me to tell -- about children who get those double-messages that appear on almost every page of The North Star, the wooden sign telling you to turn right, then below it a maddening little arrow pointing left. "Girl children get a ton of double-messages. Children in poverty get them, children in privilege. The messages about sex leave no room for homosexuality, for domestic violence, for exploitation. No wonder children grow up feeling lost. Who wouldn't love to read this book to kids everywhere?" "You're so right," said smart Jane. "Why didn't I see it?" "Maybe you've become conventional, Jane. Did you ever find your own North Star?" The quizzicality returned. "In the book the lost boy stops following the conventional signs when he discovers his North Star - surrounded by his very own constellation. That's just his true calling in life, surrounded by all his strengths and talents. It leads him back home: to himself, to an original self." "How wonderful," said smart Jane, tears standing in her eyes. # William Cleary August 23, l999
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Summary: Lost on Your Journey
Review: Review of The North Star by Peter Reynolds A True Story My smart friend Jane read The North Star and said: "It's a dumb book." I looked at her quizzically. I began to notice how straight she sat, how straight she dressed. She had no children. "It's about something very rare," I said. "Something wonderful but all too rare." Now Jane looked at me quizzically. "Unconventional children," I said. Her quizzicality grew. "And that's all of them," I added. Jane's eyes lit up, her jaw dropped a little. She said, "Oh." I started to explain but she is smart and didn't need me to tell -- about children who get those double-messages that appear on almost every page of The North Star, the wooden sign telling you to turn right, then below it a maddening little arrow pointing left. "Girl children get a ton of double-messages. Children in poverty get them, children in privilege. The messages about sex leave no room for homosexuality, for domestic violence, for exploitation. No wonder children grow up feeling lost. Who wouldn't love to read this book to kids everywhere?" "You're so right," said smart Jane. "Why didn't I see it?" "Maybe you've become conventional, Jane. Did you ever find your own North Star?" The quizzicality returned. "In the book the lost boy stops following the conventional signs when he discovers his North Star - surrounded by his very own constellation. That's just his true calling in life, surrounded by all his strengths and talents. It leads him back home: to himself, to an original self." "How wonderful," said smart Jane, tears standing in her eyes. # William Cleary August 23, l999
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Summary: Smart Jane has an A-ha experience
Review: Review of The North Star by Peter Reynolds A True Story My smart friend Jane read The North Star and said: "It's a dumb book." I looked at her quizzically. I began to notice how straight she sat, how straight she dressed. She had no children. "It's about something very rare," I said. "Something wonderful but all too rare." Now Jane looked at me quizzically. "Unconventional children," I said. Her quizzicality grew. "And that's all of them," I added. Jane's eyes lit up, her jaw dropped a little. She said, "Oh." I started to explain but she is smart and didn't need me to tell -- about children who get those double-messages that appear on almost every page of The North Star, the wooden sign telling you to turn right, then below it a maddening little arrow pointing left. "Girl children get a ton of double-messages. Children in poverty get them, children in privilege. The messages about sex leave no room for homosexuality, for domestic violence, for exploitation. No wonder children grow up feeling lost. Who wouldn't love to read this book to kids everywhere?" "You're so right," said smart Jane. "Why didn't I see it?" "Maybe you've become conventional, Jane. Did you ever find your own North Star?" The quizzicality returned. "In the book the lost boy stops following the conventional signs when he discovers his North Star - surrounded by his very own constellation. That's just his true calling in life, surrounded by all his strengths and talents. It leads him back home: to himself, to an original self." "How wonderful," said smart Jane, tears standing in her eyes. # William Cleary August 23, l999
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Summary: The North Star is for children, teachers, and parents.
Review: The North Star is a journey in itself, from the joys ofchildhood, to the questions and doubts of growing up, to the discoveryand belief in oneself. It is a book for children to lose themselves in... its illustrations will capture their hearts and carry them away. It is a book for children to find themselves in... to be read over and over again. Each time its message becoming a little clearer. The North Star is an affirmation... "You are lovable and capable." Be brave enough to dare to dream, and strong enough to follow your own path.
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Summary: A book to awaken you to your dreams
Review: This book could very well awaken you, help you find your inner self and redirect you toward your guiding star - your life's work and dream. This book can be the start of a new outlook in life. Read this book and refocus...you may find it touches you like no other book has. It has done this for me.
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