Bücher von Deborah Gonzalez

Have you ever wondered how certain animals got their uniqueness? Each and every animal is different, having their own special attributes to make them special. A fox, for example, has a fluffy and beautiful tail, while a frog has long, strong legs. Every animal has something special for their purpose in life.The Raccoon and the Angel is a story about the uniqueness of animals. Manuel Hasani Gonzalez's story is a folklore tale about how the raccoon got his mask. The raccoon believed he was different because he did not have special characteristics like his other animal friends. He soon learns his difference is what makes him special. About the AuthorManuel Hasani Gonzalez is 9 years old and is currently in the fourth grade. Gonzalez lives in El Paso, Texas, with his parents, Deborah Green-Gonzalez and Manuel German Gonzalez. Gonzalez enjoys going to church, playing the piano and violin, writing, reading, and drawing. While he is an aspiring artist and writer, Gonzalez's real passion is playing with and taking care of animals. He believes God uses animals to teach us about life and hopes to one day become a veterinarian. The Raccoon and the Angel is Gonzalez's first book.

The Wishing Fish, is a funny tale about one little girl's journey into dream world, where she can wish for all the things she wants, with the help of some new friends.

Teaching Cross-Cultural Values came out of the need to give students an interactive experience with the course materials, and to be able to gently coax them to reevaluate their own values and concepts on diverse cultures in a relatively safe--comfortable--atmosphere. To do that I had to put the focus on them and lead them through the steps by helping them develop critical thinking skills--skills that once developed and embedded as a thinking tool would continue to help students meet the challenge of questioning what they see and experience, and then analyze their own thinking processes to understand those different from them for long after they leave the classroom.The critical reasoning skills explored in this collection of interactive activities are:1. Analytical Thinking & Critical Analysis2. Associative Thinking3. Creative Thinking4. Critical Thinking5. Evaluative Thinking6. Hypothesis Problem Solving7. Inductive-Deductive Thinking8. Perceptual Thinking--Interpretation & Summarizing9. Questioning10. Synthesizing