Lisa Lord’s Class. (2002) THE BEST PART OF ME. (photography by Wendy Ewald). New York: Little, Brown and Company. ISBN 9780316703062
The children in Miss Lord’s class write about their favorite parts of their body. Some of the poems are funny and some are serious, but all of them show an appreciation of their bodies and point out the beauty of being who they are.
Wendy Ewald, an acclaimed photographer devoted to teaching photography to children, collaborates with Miss Lord’s class to snap shots of their loved body parts. These black and white images that match each student’s poem illuminate the natural beauty of each other chosen body parts.
Young students, from Kindergarten to second grade will enjoy reading the poems of their peers and seeing the handwriting, side line drawings and the photography art of Wendy Ewald. As students learn about self esteem, self worth and valuing the differences of other, this is the perfect book to share and then allow them to view it individually. Not only is this book genius in the presentation, but the subliminal messages of being happy with what you have, loving yourself and finding something unique and good about you, will make this book a favorite of teachers, parents and of course the students. This book belongs in every school library!
Here’s a quick Poetry Break
The book is concluded with Nada Hussain’s poem about her favorite body part – her hands. Our hands help us do some many things and from Nada’s poem, I gather she views her hands as very important for religious reasons, to enjoy mother nature and because of their unique color…..
ALL Mine
When I pray my hands
Overlap
In the sun they shine
The color of my hands
is toasty brown
These beautiful things are mine
By Nada Hussain
Classroom Connections:
Children’s poetry
Human Body
Pictorial Art
Self esteem and self worth
Other Wendy Ewald books:
Secret Games: Collaborative Works with Children 1969 – 1999
“Wendy Ewarld has had a photographic career like no one else, teaching photography to children as a means of building literacy and self-esteem…Her project is wonderful because it lets kids speak for themselves.”
– New York Times Book Review
Portraits and Dreams: Photographs and Stories by Children of the Appalachians
Luminous, vibrant, and timeless…The emotional content is unambiguous and powerful. An American masterpiece.”
- Booklist (Starred Review)
Magic Eyes: Scenes from an Andean Childhood
“Moving, intimate, and unsparing … The images are indelible.”
– New York Times Book Review
The children in Miss Lord’s class write about their favorite parts of their body. Some of the poems are funny and some are serious, but all of them show an appreciation of their bodies and point out the beauty of being who they are.
Wendy Ewald, an acclaimed photographer devoted to teaching photography to children, collaborates with Miss Lord’s class to snap shots of their loved body parts. These black and white images that match each student’s poem illuminate the natural beauty of each other chosen body parts.
Young students, from Kindergarten to second grade will enjoy reading the poems of their peers and seeing the handwriting, side line drawings and the photography art of Wendy Ewald. As students learn about self esteem, self worth and valuing the differences of other, this is the perfect book to share and then allow them to view it individually. Not only is this book genius in the presentation, but the subliminal messages of being happy with what you have, loving yourself and finding something unique and good about you, will make this book a favorite of teachers, parents and of course the students. This book belongs in every school library!
Here’s a quick Poetry Break
The book is concluded with Nada Hussain’s poem about her favorite body part – her hands. Our hands help us do some many things and from Nada’s poem, I gather she views her hands as very important for religious reasons, to enjoy mother nature and because of their unique color…..
ALL Mine
When I pray my hands
Overlap
In the sun they shine
The color of my hands
is toasty brown
These beautiful things are mine
By Nada Hussain
Classroom Connections:
Children’s poetry
Human Body
Pictorial Art
Self esteem and self worth
Other Wendy Ewald books:
Secret Games: Collaborative Works with Children 1969 – 1999
“Wendy Ewarld has had a photographic career like no one else, teaching photography to children as a means of building literacy and self-esteem…Her project is wonderful because it lets kids speak for themselves.”
– New York Times Book Review
Portraits and Dreams: Photographs and Stories by Children of the Appalachians
Luminous, vibrant, and timeless…The emotional content is unambiguous and powerful. An American masterpiece.”
- Booklist (Starred Review)
Magic Eyes: Scenes from an Andean Childhood
“Moving, intimate, and unsparing … The images are indelible.”
– New York Times Book Review
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