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inesbandeira 's review for:
Towers Falling
by Jewell Parker Rhodes
when asked a question, class, it's important to consider how it's framed. sometimes a question is a door to another question, another way of seeing. understanding.
disclaimer: rhodes deserves, in my opinion, a rating push for deciding to tackle such a sensitive subject. it must be an enormous pressure to write about 9/11.
i had never given any thought on how it must be to try and explain 9/11 to children. i've no idea about how to convey the impact to children without breaking them, without making them feel unsafe, without traumatizing them with the knowledge that such terrible and terrifying things happen in the world.
while i believe this book fails at its mission to educate children on 9/11 (i don't believe it does a very good job, in that regard and can give kids ideas about going and exploring by themselves), i do think it does a very good job at teaching or reinforcing points such as humanity, community, diversity and friendship.
this is an important book. i just didn't happen to love it.
disclaimer: rhodes deserves, in my opinion, a rating push for deciding to tackle such a sensitive subject. it must be an enormous pressure to write about 9/11.
i had never given any thought on how it must be to try and explain 9/11 to children. i've no idea about how to convey the impact to children without breaking them, without making them feel unsafe, without traumatizing them with the knowledge that such terrible and terrifying things happen in the world.
while i believe this book fails at its mission to educate children on 9/11 (i don't believe it does a very good job, in that regard and can give kids ideas about going and exploring by themselves), i do think it does a very good job at teaching or reinforcing points such as humanity, community, diversity and friendship.
this is an important book. i just didn't happen to love it.