Story is a powerful way to build compassion and bridge understanding between cultures. Story has the power to heal as well as teach.
Books by Nancy Bo Flood
Beyond Boundaries · Essays and tidbits from Nancy Bo Flood
Sunrise and Sunset
June 8, 2012
Driving Mom home at sunset, we stopped the car by the beach. Near the water's edge sat an old couple. As the red ball of sun began to slip behind…
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Heart, You’ve Got to Have Heart
June 7, 2012
But, you may argue, I am writing a nonfiction nature book…or a fantasy…or picture-book biography. It doesn’t matter. If you want your reader to keep turning the pages and at…
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Read a Book with Your Child this Summer
May 18, 2012
Read a book with your child this summer - every day, enjoy book-time! Think about chosing a few picture-book biographies to look at together, no matter how old your child…
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On Sendak and Wild Things: Readerkidz Remembers a Giant
May 11, 2012
Originally published at readerkidz.com. Maurice Bernard Sendak (June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012) Readerkidz Deb Gonzales says: “Years ago, I directed a large summer arts camp for kids ages…
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Sitting Down to Write is Just Plain Hard
April 26, 2012
Writing is fulfilling and soul-feeding - but it's also just plain hard. Each time I sit down to write, I feel I am leaping off a cliff only to land in a…
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Why I Teach
March 23, 2009
Who Are These People? Who Are These Online Students? “I am leaving the country today and I will not have access to Internet until Wednesday or Thursday of next week.…
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Desert Wind, Spring Wind
March 11, 2009
Listen to a performance Desert Wind, Spring Wind by Bo Flood, at www.cricketmagkids.com Performed by Pablo R., Dana R., Rebecca O., and Jon R. A performance poem in two voices, published in…
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What is Life?
March 10, 2009
What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the wintertime. It is the little shadow which runs…
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