PERHAPS A GIFT VOUCHER FOR MUM?: MOTHER'S DAY
"Andrea Louise Ambler has taught English in Los Angeles, Beverly Hills and through the Department of Defense in Germany. She served as University Mentor at Azusa Pacific University. Andrea was awarded ""Teacher of the Year,"" ""Outstanding Teacher,"" and the ""Johns Hopkins University Teacher Recognition Award."" Her previous books include ""Igniting the Poetry Flame: A Teaching Resource Book,"" ""LITERATURE: the Book, the Place and the Pen,"" ""Keepers of the Flame: A Poetry and Prose Resource Book for Teachers"" and ""Distant Shore,"" part of a K-8 literature series (McGraw-Hill Publishing). She has B.S. and M.S. degrees from the University of Southern California, and is listed in Who's Who in American Education. Christine J. Curry is an independent professional artist and muralist who has painted numerous murals in Southern California. She graduated from Otis College of Art and Design, Los Angeles, and has had numerous exhibitions of her work throughout the Los Angeles area. Christine lives in Redlands, California and is the illustrator of several books by Andrea Louise Ambler."
"""Stoking the Poetry Flame serves as a map for teachers [and parents] to follow in leading their students [or their children] into an appreciation of poetry and toward finding the poet inside themselves. The pied piper's tune that the author whistles make the journey easier for teachers and students."" Maria Mazziotti Gillan, Poet, Founder/Executive Director Poetry Center at Passaic County Community College, Paterson, New Jersey ""It was an inspiration to read such brilliant [poetry] writing by those so young. The lessons, projects and tasks were as creative as they were worthwhile."" Elliot Engel, Ph.D., English Professor, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina ""[This book] is a ""stoker"" for students to experience what lies in themselves when allowed to participate in experiences(s) that ignite their own imaginations."" Michael Woodworth Fuller, Ph.D., English Teacher, Retired, Los Angeles Unified School District, Author of ""Legacy"" ""Stoking the Poetry Flame"" shares step-by-step lessons that lead students from their prior knowledge of the world to more complex poetic analysis."" Joan Sinclair, Academic Dean and English Teacher, Retired, Mayfield Senior School, Pasadena, California ""Choose a lesson from the book, invite your students to dive into the ""tasks,"" and get ready for your writers to astonish you in the best possible way."" Stacy Harris, Teacher, Second Grade, Webster Elementary School, Malibu, California"
