Maples Lesson On Courage


Miss Maple is a caring little lady who flies around on a bird collecting seeds that have not yet burrowed into the ground.

Miss Maple collets them and keep them warm until the snow leaves and she can plant them. Additionally, she takes the seeds on little trips and teaches them about where to bloom. This is a sweet book with a message of the importance of carin Awards the book has received if any Appropriate grade level s: This is a sweet book with a message of the importance of caring for those around us.

As the book covers the importance of keeping seeds warm and properly planting them, children are easily engaged by the Miss Maple as she rides on her bluebird.

This book can be paired with lessons on seasons, or with a lesson on different flowers. Children could do a nature walk and observe or draw the flowers they see. Additionally, they can discuss the value of caring for others or creatures.

Miss Maple's Seeds by Eliza Wheeler

Sep 10, Brian West rated it liked it Shelves: Miss Maple has all of her seeds memorized and is teaching them how to get ready for the world. Each seed will go to different places. She shows them all around and reads to them at night. When winter comes, they gather inside togehter. In the spring, it is very raining and she teaches them to not be scared.

In May, Miss Maple sends her seeds out to their own journey. Her guidence and love taught them everything they needed to know. This book was cute but not one of my favori Summary: This book was cute but not one of my favorites. I felt it was too simple. I would have this book available for students to read or turn it on for quiet time for them to listen to. Oct 23, Julie rated it it was amazing Shelves: Miss Maple gathers lost seeds that haven't yet found a place to blossom.

Throughout the winter, the seeds stay safe and warm, inside the hollow of Miss Maple's beautiful, cozy house in the hollow of a tree. She reads the seeds stories, she sings them songs, and they sleep snuggled up in their little hammocks and nests. But never forget, even the grandest of trees o Miss Maple gathers lost seeds that haven't yet found a place to blossom. But never forget, even the grandest of trees once had to grow up from the smallest of seeds. Apr 04, Kanika Reno rated it really liked it Shelves: I was pleasantly surprised with this thrift store find.

Miss Maple's Seeds would be great for teaching students about caring for different seeds. Teachers could also have students plant and care for a seed as Miss Maple did hers. The colorful, brilliant paintings keep readers engaged.

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Aside from just learning about caring for seeds, this book can be used to teach students that all of them are full of potential - even the grandest of trees started from a seed. Jun 03, Heather rated it liked it Shelves: The illustrations are nice, story is just so-so.

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Seems the author saw an issue and didn't deal with it. Miss Maple teaches the seeds how to be a seed and shows them how some seeds travel by water, or air yet when they are ready to leave she puts each one in a little boat and they sail away. Cute illustrations but some aspects of the story don't make sense. Nov 09, Rachel rated it it was amazing Shelves: This picture book brought tears to my eyes!

As a parent and an educator, that message was not lost on me! Jul 18, Sarah rated it really liked it Shelves: The colors, soft and bold, fit each part of the story. A combination of realistic and imaginary. The master naturalist part of me struggles to make sense of this story. The dreamer and artist love the idea of protecting and helping seeds to survive and grow. Nov 12, Cara Byrne rated it really liked it. This is a lovely, magical tale about seasons, seeds, and kindness. I love that Miss Maple is miniature and has a special relationship with the birds and chipmunks in the surrounding woods where she lives.

My preschooler enjoyed this book as well. Nov 15, Hilary rated it really liked it Shelves: One of our free Imagination Library books. A nice little story, with a gentle plot and lovely drawings. We especially liked the page with all the seeds identified. Apr 13, Lynda rated it it was amazing Shelves: We loved this tale of tiny Miss Maple who flies in on the back of a bluebird friend with a collection of lost seeds to her little house in a maple tree where she cares for the seeds and prepares them for their special place in the world.

Dec 13, Shannon Dunn rated it it was amazing. Miss Maple is an inspiration! Sep 11, Julie rated it it was amazing. There are no discussion topics on this book yet. Eliza grew up in northern Wisconsin in a family of teachers, musicians, and artists. Some of the strongest influences on her creativity have been the wild Wisconsin seasons, canoeing the Brule River, picking blueberries with her grandmother, and digging through the snow with her brothers.

Eliza currently lives with her husband in Los Angeles, California. See her work at www. It is important that we remember to thank others for their knowledge. Gwen Tuinman is a novelist, born and raised in rural southern Ontario. She draws on her psychology background to create complex characters shaped by nature, nurture and circumstance.

Her storytelling is influenced her interest in bygone days. March 13, at March 14, at 7: I found this aspect of the research interesting as well. Climate change is shifting the geographic area that can produce maple syrup. Had this change occurred years ago, it would have been interesting to see what legends would have developed.

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Editorial Reviews. About the Author. Born and raised on the Front Range of Colorado, Meredith Maple's Lesson On Courage by [Clawson, Meredith]. Maple's Lesson on Courage by Meredith R Clawson, , available at Book Depository with free delivery worldwide.

Thanks for writing, Sheryl. April 27, at 3: April 29, at We are making maple syrup as I write, boiling it down slowly. It is hard to believe how sap could be boiled down by putting hot stones into the sap and bringing it to a boil. Could someone please clarify. April 30, at You raise interesting questions here. Rocks were heated in fires,then removed the heat with a pair of thick sticks acting as tongs or tools fashioned from antlers.

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The rocks were rinsed free of ash by water then placed in the sap. After 10 to 15 minutes, the rock would be removed and reheated, then returned to the sap again. There would be multiple hot rocks immersed in the sap at a given time. Through this practice, the liquid was kept at a constant low boil which is optimal for making syrup.

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