Donald Yates

Gebundenes Buch

Carlota's Jungle Friends

Beschreibung

Deep in the lush jungle of the Argentine lives eleven-year-old Carlota, her father Daniel, and a host of animals that are very friendly to the little girl. There are the parrots, the deer, and, best of all, the strange little Patagonian hares. Although those little animals don't really look like a rabbit or any other animal on earth, the peculiar little creatures become dear friends to the isolated Carlota. The jungle is loved by the little girl as it is "a park, playground, and zoo all wrapped up in one." Join in the exciting adventure of Carlota and her father as they face one of the great dangers of the wild Misiones, Argentina jungle---the menacing tigre (jaguar). Although awesome to behold in its natural environment, tigre is the most fearsome big cat of South America. Read how Carlota's father travels to town to purchase a birthday gift for his daughter and upon returning falls into extreme danger. The gorgeous colorful pages reveal how Carlota, with the help of her Patagonian hares, saves the girl's father. ¿This is a story for precocious young readers, along with upper elementary students. It is sure to also be enjoyed by adults. It will become a favorite to be read over and over again with great delight.

Autor

Donald Yates was born in Jersey City, NJ and graduated from the Choate School in Wallingford, CT in 1958. He then attended the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, IN where he graduated in 1962 with a B.A. degree in English. A short time later, Don joined the United States Peace Corps as an "early" volunteer and served in the Philippine Islands from 1962–1964 as an educator and administrator in a rural community. Upon returning to the United States, he met and married his beautiful wife, "Penny" (Mary Elizabeth Kelly), while beginning his career as an educator teaching English and reading at various private and public schools in northern NJ. He began his administrative work in the Irvington, NJ public schools where he was a Coordinator and a Curriculum Supervisor for nine years. During this time, Don earned his Master’s degree in English from Seton Hall University, a Master’s degree in Secondary Reading Education from Jersey City State College (now New Jersey City University), and both a third Master’s degree and a doctorate in Educational Administration both from Columbia University. In 1985 Don became a Vice Principal at Millburn High School and then in 1989 became Principal of Leonia High School where he served for nine years before retiring from public education to pursue further administrative work in New Jersey higher education positions as first an Assistant Professor, then an Associate Professor, at Jersey City State College, Caldwell College (now University), and Georgian Court College (now University). He completed his education career as an Adjunct Professor at Brookdale Community College in 2018 after 56 years in education. Throughout his long and distinguished career, Don presented materials at many national conferences and conventions, many of these based upon his life-long personal interests of innovative, child-centered educational programs and "Best Practice" concepts involving advanced teacher development and training. He also published a book, Good Business Sense for Doing Good Business, a number of articles, and other literature concerning teacher certification, clinical practices, and accelerated teacher preparation programs. He and his wife, Penny, reside in Shrewsbury, NJ in close proximity to their son and daughter and their four grandchildren.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Condor Publishing, Inc.
• Seitenzahl: 56
• Altersempfehlung: 7 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. August 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 260mm x 183mm x 9mm
• Gewicht: 371g
• ISBN-13: 9781931079433
• ISBN-10: 1931079439
• Artikelnr.: 62434256