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Sto caricando le informazioni... Clarence's Big Secretdi Roy MacGregor
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Note: I received an F&G of this book at ALA Midwinter 2020. ( ) This is a straightforward, nicely illustrated picture book that tells the story of Clarence Brazier. Born into a large family in Magnetawan in central Ontario in 1906, in childhood Clarence did attend school—for one day. Because he was so big for his age, his teacher mistakenly assumed he was in the third grade. He was asked to stand and spell his name, but he couldn’t do it. He didn’t even know the alphabet yet! The sniggering of his classmates deeply humiliated him, leaving an indelible mark. He fled the school, refusing to return. Even though he was illiterate for the greater part of his life, Clarence was remarkably accomplished, He worked in mines, in the woods, and on his own farm. The only person who knew his secret was his wife. She handled all the literacy tasks in their 65-year marriage. After she died, Clarence set about teaching himself to read—using quite an ingenious method. However, it was in sharing his secret with another family member (his daughter, Doris) that his education really took off. Doris was a teacher, and her dad became her eldest student. In time, Clarence was reading for two hours each day. He shared his inspirational story with many elementary school students during the last years of his life. The book includes a couple of photographs of Clarence as well as a short but valuable authors’ note about the importance of reading and literacy. Recommended. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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"A powerful story about the importance of reading, and how it is never too late to learn something new Clarence Brazier has a secret. One big enough to keep for almost one hundred years. When Clarence was a boy, he was smart and hardworking and always lots of help on the family farm. He was excited when he turned six and had his first day of school. But, being tall for his age, he was mistaken for a third grader and asked to spell his name in front of the whole one-room school. Of course, Clarence didn't know how to read or write yet and, embarrassed by the other children's teasing, he ran out of the school, all the way home. He didn't go back, and didn't learn to read. That was Clarence's big secret. Clarence's smarts and good work ethic meant he always had a job, but still, his secret held him back. Whenever he was offered a promotion that would require reading and writing, he would quit and change jobs, afraid that his secret would be exposed. His wife Angela was the only person who knew his secret, and she did all the reading and writing for the two of them. Angela died when Clarence was almost 100 years old. Heartbroken over his loss, and unable to manage tasks that require the ability to read, such as shopping, Clarence decided it was finally time to make a change. He revealed his secret to one of his daughters, a former schoolteacher who offered to teach him to read, and declared him the best (and oldest!) student she ever had. For the remaining years of his life, Clarence read and read and read. He became a literacy advocate, visiting schools and talking to kids about the importance of reading. He proved that it's never too late to learn something new, even something so big."-- Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)305.56Social sciences Social Sciences; Sociology and anthropology Groups of people Class Lower, alienated, excluded classesClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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