EPISODE · Jan 11, 2021 · 21 MIN
Episode 6: Bloom Where You're Planted: The Effect of Place on Character
from Bright Wings: Children’s Books to Make the Heart Soar · host Charity Hill
Charity Hill reads Katherine Leaño's essay "Bloom Where You're Planted" to frame an understanding of the effect of place on character. They propose that certain things give our children the roots to grow character: geographic specificity, cultivating gratitude, familial love, and doing together the work the place "demands." Katherine draws upon Abuela by Arthur Dorros, Pop Corn and Ma Goodness by Edna Mitchell Preston, All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan, and We Have Been Harmonized by Kai Strittmatter.Enjoy the essay on our website!Join the conversation on Instagram!Browse our bookshop!Find quick book recommendations by following Charity on Instagram.Enjoy essays on the Bright Wings' blog OR find great book lists personally crafted with you in mind!
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Charity Hill reads Katherine Leaño's essay "Bloom Where You're Planted" to frame an understanding of the effect of place on character. They propose that certain things give our children the roots to grow character: geographic specificity, cultivating gratitude, familial love, and doing together the work the place "demands." Katherine draws upon Abuela by Arthur Dorros, Pop Corn and Ma Goodness by Edna Mitchell Preston, All the Places to Love by Patricia MacLachlan, and We Have Been Harmonized...
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