Story is a powerful way to build compassion and bridge understanding between cultures. Story has the power to heal as well as teach.
Recent Books by Nancy Bo Flood
Beyond Boundaries · Essays and tidbits from Nancy Bo Flood
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…
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 is. Try biographies about people you haven’t heard of or…
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 3 to 10, the theme of which…
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…
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. If I can I will definitely chime in on discussion…
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 Cricket Magazine, March/April 2009
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 across the grass
And loses itself…
Essay 2-09-2009 – Nancy Bo Flood