Posts by Nancy Bo Flood
An Interview with Author, Nancy Bo Flood by Jaye Robin Brown
An Interview with Author, Nancy Bo Flood was published May, 2012 in Hanging on to Wonder, a blog by author Jaye Robin Brown A month ago, I received a blind…
Read MoreRead a Book with Your Child this Summer
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…
Read MoreOn Sendak and Wild Things: Readerkidz Remembers a Giant
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…
Read MoreSitting Down to Write is Just Plain Hard
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…
Read MoreHans Christian Andersen Awards 2012
by Nancy Bo Flood Hans Christian Andersen, yes, we love the stories he gave us. Their universal themes of compassion and tolerance are as relevant today as ever. In his…
Read MoreOutstanding International Books 2011
by Nancy Bo Flood Celebrating the best of children’s international books of 2011! Outstanding International Books is a project of the United States chapter of the International Board on Books…
Read MoreNo-Name Baby
The Great War, like all wars, left wounds that rippled through communities and families, sometimes in unexpected ways. To survive World War I, Sophie’s family did the best they knew, the best they could, even if it meant burying family secrets. And then, life changed.
Read MoreWanted: Books written by or about contemporary Native Americans
Every child needs to see their own people and their own experiences in the books they read: yet in the United States less that 5% of children’s books published are…
Read MoreWarriors in the Crossfire
Warriors in the Crossfire looks at one boy’s experience of impending war – war fought by two nations, Japan and the U.S. – on the Pacific island of Saipan
Read MoreSand to Stone and Back Again
Secrets of Sand to Stone takes readers on a journey through time to understand how the landscape of the desert Southwest is the result of many forces and great change over long periods of time.
Read MoreBeyond Bows and Arrows, Books about Native Americans
Nancy Bo Flood, Ph.D., author and educator In this booklist I have selected books that encourage readers to be aware of and to celebrate contemporary native characters as individuals. I…
Read MoreWhy I Teach
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.…
Read MoreDesert Wind, Spring Wind
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…
Read MoreWhat is Life?
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…
Read MoreTake Joy
Essay 2-09-2009 – Nancy Bo Flood A toddler holds onto the edge of the couch. She looks at you, grins… lets go. Her whole face lights up with joy and…
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