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Summary: Sitting on the fence...
Review: This is a story about a young African American girl who is not supposed to play on the other side of the fence because "that's the way things are." There is a white girl who lives on the other side. The two children study one another from afar until one day they meet on opposite sides of the fence. Though neither of them are allowed to climb over the fence, their friendship blossoms as they both sit on top of it. A subtle way to show children that friendship can overcome any barrier...even race.
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Summary: A must have for the 3-5 grade classroom
Review: This is a touching story about how children don't see black and white, but see potential friendship and possibilities. Two little girls learn how to work around "the fence" that adults have constructed and find a friend. For teachers, this is a fabulous book for teaching questioning strategies in reading. The illustrations are wonderful.
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Summary: A must have for the 3-5 grade classroom
Review: This is a touching story about how children don't see black and white, but see potential friendship and possibilities. Two little girls learn how to work around "the fence" that adults have constructed and find a friend. For teachers, this is a fabulous book for teaching questioning strategies in reading. The illustrations are wonderful.
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Summary: On the Fence
Review: This picture book is an excellent book. It helps explain in simple terms what life was like during the civil war. The story involves two girls, one is white, the other is African American. They live on either side of a fence. Their mothers tell them that they can not cross the fence, the girls listen to their mothers for a while and sit on the fence but never crossing it. After a while the girls eventually cross the fence, and suprisingly no one seems to mind, so they continue their friendship.
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Summary: On the Fence
Review: This picture book is an excellent book. It helps explain in simple terms what life was like during the civil war. The story involves two girls, one is white, the other is African American. They live on either side of a fence. Their mothers tell them that they can not cross the fence, the girls listen to their mothers for a while and sit on the fence but never crossing it. After a while the girls eventually cross the fence, and suprisingly no one seems to mind, so they continue their friendship.
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Summary: The meaning of friendship
Review: Two girls living side by side are separated by a fence and a mama's warning not to venture to the other side. Two girls playing side by side find friendship atop a fence even though other girls cast wary glances at first. What will Mama say when she sees this new friendship? Do fences stand forever? The watercolor illustrations by E. B. Lewis are filled with details: untied shoelaces, a store bought doll, absolute joy at being released to play in the sunshine after several rainy days of staying inside where it's "warm, safe, and dry." I fell in love with this book the first time I read it, and I plan to use it in my classroom. The Other Side is a Book Sense 76 Pick.
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Summary: A Poignant tale reflecting America's "Apartheid"
Review: What baby boomer cannot relate to a book that portrays the "dividing line" that separated blacks and whites in this country prior to the Civil Rights Movement!!!This story shows two youngsters, one black and one white, that come to bridge the gap by making a simple gesture of sitting on the fence that comes between their two homes. Such a simple act has great power and the book is perfect for primary and elementary learners, thought-provoking and beautifully illustrated.
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Summary: For young and old alike
Review: When reading through this book I was throughly impressed with the authour's talented description of the events that were taking place. The pictures protrayed a great image of actions of the girls. This book is for children who are just learning about how segragation used to be. Parents, this is a amazing book to read to your children, when teaaching them about old times. This book clearly gets the point across in an entertaining manner. I definately reccommend this to younger kids.
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Summary: West's Professional Review
Review: When reading through this book I was throughly impressed with the authour's talented description of the events that were taking place. The pictures protrayed a great image of actions of the girls. This book is for children who are just learning about how segragation used to be. Parents, this is a amazing book to read to your children, when teaaching them about old times. This book clearly gets the point across in an entertaining manner. I definately reccommend this to younger kids.
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