Mark Graham
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I am a person who really likes to read and write and to share what I learned with all my education. My page will mainly be book reviews and critiques of old and new books that I have read and will read. There will also be other bits, too.
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Ode to Economics
In learning what economics means what do you remember? There were lessons on supply and demand, banking and taxes, durable goods and services and even nondurable goods and services-what is durability economically speaking in business and personal worlds.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Ode to World Cultures
What does World Cultures mean? To me it means a chance to learn a little about the geography of a country along with learning all the social, economic, political, religious and educational perspectives of a particular country from all its cultural aspects like art, music, etc.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Ode to the Social Sciences
What is the social sciences? This is an area that involves several subject areas from psychology to sociology to anthropology. Other areas include social work and counseling and even education. There are related areas in this area that to me includes teaching and nursing and even childcare. All of these areas there are always questions that we have that we need answers and we ask for help.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Hurtle and Hewis
'Hurtle and Hewis' is a children's book written by Dawn Ajarie-Vizor. This is a story of quite a pair of hedgehogs one that is obsessive and that is kind of a slob, but they are siblings and they have a plan to do on their vacation that one of won in a contest. They each learn a lot about each other. Dawn has written this story to show that siblings can find ways to get along and be able to work and have fun in many different situations. The illustrations were vivid and quite descriptive. This is also a story that has a lot of alliteration that helps with learning sounds of letters for young children.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Detective Dachshund and the Fluffy Thief
'Detective Dachshund and the Fluffy Thief' is a children's picture book written and illustrated by Decima Blake. Who's ready for a mystery? Detective Dachshund is the story of a police dog that is sent out on a case that is quite deceiving. Will Detective Dachshund solve this bewildering case? He asks many questions of all neighborhood residents and learns a lot. This is a book that could teach the beginnings of deductive skills and learning how to sequence events. It is full of surprises and the illustrations go right along with the words.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Tinsle Tales Benniebee and Walliewasp
What do you know about the world of bees? Mark Leah has written and illustrated a children's picture entitled 'Tinsle Tales Benniebee and Walliewasp'. Where do bees of a certain 'breed' belong? This is the question that Benniebee and Walliewasp have to answer. Benniebee has to find a family and a place to call home. Walliewasp must find a safe place and where would that be for him.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Identity
'Identity' a novel written by Nora Roberts is a romance novel but to me is more a family story. In this story the main character of Morgan Albright, a woman who is living her life in a very good way and getting what she wants. She has a house, a job, a car and saving money in the bank. She also has a roommate by the name Nina Ramos. Something bad happens and Morgan has to move back home and start over. Nora Roberts is an author of many books but 'Identity' will have readers think a little bit more about personal saftey and just plain safety.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Ode to the Sciences
In sitting in a classroom one can learn many things from the basics to more advanced subjects. The sciences are a fascinating group of subjects and I am thinking about life, physicality, and chemical. In other the courses known as Biology, Chemistry, Physics and Earth Science. To start with Biology we learn about our environments that surround us moving on to learning and the cell and simple organisms that are a part of our makeup. Learning all about ecosystems and how animals and humans developed over time. This is also the course where one does dissections on various small animals for a worm to a frog to a starfish to a shark and more advanced dissecting a cat for I am told their layout is somewhat like ours.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Ode to Mathematics
I wrote an acrostic about various levels of mathematic courses, but not sure that it worked the way I wanted. Here is a critique of what mathematics taught me. We all started with what is known as arithmetic where we learn about sets and counting leading into how to add, subtract, multiply and divide then moving on to fractions, decimals, percentages and proportions and ratio and probability. Oh yeah, we also learn some basic geometric shapes.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Fred Ferret
'Fred Ferret' is an animal story written by Elizabeth Swain and illustrated by Russell Martin and kind of asks the question 'How do you get to know a ferret? Fred is a ferret that likes himself and his family, but he wants something different. Fred learns a lot on something different to do. Elizabeth Swain has written this animal story that is quite human in many respects. She has written the conversations between the animals very convincingly and Martin's drawings that are pencil and charcoal sketches are another way the story gets told. This would make a good book for an elementary language arts or social living lesson on what makes a family or even a science lesson on animal environments.
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
Eddie the Elephant and the Pirate Treasure
Colin Ridyard and Sonia Sparkles have created a children's picture book entitled 'Eddie the Elephant and the Pirate Treasure. This picture book answers the question. It is a story of Jackie and a special friend named Eddie and while on the way to a birthday they get sidelined into another adventure and will they make the birthday party?
By Mark Graham2 years ago in Critique
