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who is the art lady? Raised in Long Island, NY, educated at Toronto's Ontario College of Art, she has lived and worked with all different kinds of kids in Canada to the border children of El Paso, and in San Antonio, Winston-Salem, Ft. Lauderdale and now, for a decade, in Indian River County ... a region with explosive growth and plenty of special needs.     more...	click photo
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PURPLE PERRY   anger - a teaching tool	54 pages illustrated		recommended for teachers home schoolers teaching assistants
the spark   Start with four little first-grade boys running rampant in an elementary school; each with whopping anger issues.  Next, add the teacher challenged to “do something with them - ANYTHING!”  What resulted was the creation of a unique, highly visual storybook that weaves within it a message of hope for angry children (and their puzzled peers) everywhere.  No preaching.  No tired 'count to 10' suggestions, either.   "Purple Perry is remarkably calming the very very angry cases in just a single reading, and has become an essential tool for all teachers and staff at her school"   view the book
BEE GIRLS   meanness bullying        - a teaching  tool	48 pages illustrated		recommended for teachers home schoolers teaching assistants
the spark my second behavioral book & puppet  combination focuses on the mean / kindness "thing" that mysteriously starts with many girls in the 2nd and 3rd grades... ...and can last a life-time. Bee Girls has made some grown women cry to recall old wounds and memories of their own school years.  Debbie hand-sewed a Binky, Terra Lee and a Stinger Sisters hand puppet for heightened attention & empathy.   view the book
Group/Team Writing Project   training authors to be    recommended  for  teachers  teaching assts  homeschoolers  group leaders
the goal   to develop a book with real interest and appeal for grownups and kids alike that would be readily available to the public including local bookstores and libraries as a proud symbol of the time, the teamwork, the new skills and the fun that was had.   a literacy and art project for 4th graders Fun in the Sun - a kid's guide to Indian River County and Beyond! available in bookstores, on line and this web-site   view the book school board awards The Christian Science Monitor      Florida Today     The Press Journal NPR radio     The Hometown News     reviews the team   4th graders with a keen interest in learning how to write a book were invited to volunteer and charged with neat tasks to discover, explore, document, compile, proof-read, check, check, re-check and work together as a team to write and illustrate a 173 page book.  See what they put together!   audio link hear the kids explain it all   buy from the publisher   click on the cover   buy locally from The Vero Beach Book Center 772-569-2050 772-569-6650 2145 Indian River Blvd  Vero Beach, FL   buy directly from the author $16.95 + tax (in Florida) + postage a signed copy will be mailed to you

Sharing the Sun: A Kid's Guide to South Florida by Debbie Fox and Marie-Helene Paquette Suarez First Book published by Valiant Press in 1999
illustrated by Lowell Fox and Romero Brito

Average Customer Review: amazon.com

SHELLI CRAMER
Reading Tutor, Kelsey Pharr Elementary School "With a copy of Sharing the Sun, South Florida can become an enormous classroom."

DAN MARINO  (former) Quarterback, Miami Dolphins
"Great resource for kids. I can't think of a better place to stay active than in South Florida"

KRISTI KRUEGER  WPLG-TV Channel 10 news anchor "This book can be an invaluable tool for kids and their parents.  Troy, Kelsie and I look forward to using our copy."

KAREN CORREA Youth Librarian Pasco County Library System
Debbie Fox and Marie Suarez have produced a quality guide to South Florida for children. The project, which involved gathering information from both adults and children, took more than two years to complete, and was finally published in 1996. The care and attention devoted to the project are reflected in the presentation and the timelessness of the information.

Sharing the Sun examines museums, the arts, historical sites and community service activities as well as the better-known beaches, parks, attractions, and sporting events from Palm Beach to Key West. Fox and Suarez include a brief description of each place or activity arranged by type of activity and location, followed by addresses, phone numbers and a general price guide. Additional "fun facts," tips and suggestions on how to make the most of the visit, and suggested games and activities are scattered throughout the margins.

Living up to its name as a kid's guide, the text is larger and the information is offered in short declarative sentences so children can directly participate in planning a family vacation. Much of the marginal information, as well as many of the drawings, was actually provided by children who live in the South Florida area.

One of the best aspects of this vacation guide is the emphasis not just on children, but on the many cultural, environmental and community-oriented activities that children will enjoy as much or more than the traditional theme park attractions. Sharing the Sun provides a unique perspective for planning a family vacation, and an opportunity for
children (and their parents!) to see and experience activities that they can become involved in, and often continue at home.

Fox and Suarez have done an outstanding job of exploring South Florida, and perhaps, if we're lucky, they may one day tackle the rest of the state.

Deanna Lloyd  Great Resource!  Everything that's worth doing in South Florida with children is in this book. Sharing the Sun is well written, organized and easy to use. Our vacationing New England family uses this book often to avoid boring weekends. There's more to South Florida than South Beach!