Mark Graham
Bio
I am a person who really likes to read and write and to share what I learned. Also, I'm a person who likes to learn who has gone to college and graduate school and received my degrees in learning how children's lit can help in many ways.
Stories (562/0)
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 Graham9 days 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 Graham9 days 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 Graham9 days 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 Graham9 days 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 Graham10 days 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 Graham10 days 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 Graham10 days 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 Graham10 days ago in Critique
Pippa Park Crush at First Sight
Erin Yun has created a middle school novel entitled 'Pippa Park Crush at First Sight'. Oh, the world of middle school. This is the story of Pippa and her friends the month before Christmas with Pippa in charge of organizing her social life and the various issues that do occur at this stage of growing otherwise known as the tweens.
By Mark Graham10 days ago in Critique
The Door A Door That Opens to a Dark, Suspenseful Spiritual World
Richard J. Herr and Stanford Erikson has written quite a mystery story entitled 'The Door A Door That Opens to a Dark, Suspenseful, Spiritual World'. This is a story that covers spiritualism with practically with romance and friendship. 'The Door' is also a story of good and evil that is about a couple by the names of Robert and Abigail who are involved, but is it good? Robert seeks information into his aunt's death which leads him into various circumstances to search for the answers he needs and deserves to find out.
By Mark Graham10 days ago in Critique
Me, Myself and I
In learning to be a writer I needed to learn many things. Even though I have worked as a practical nurse for 16 years along with being a Substitute teacher for a few years I always had an inkling that I wanted to write. The first time that I learned cursive handwriting and seen how the letters joined together was just like drawing a picture and I remember I could not put the pencil down and just write till I looked up and the teacher told me with a look you know all teachers have and she gave me that look and I had to put my pencil and paper away.
By Mark Graham11 days ago in Critique