tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post182768411765241264..comments2024-03-17T16:24:40.322-05:00Comments on American Indians in Children's Literature (AICL): AS AN OAK TREE GROWS, written and illustrated by G. Brian KarasDebbie Reesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14972409006633565859noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-17034026720344925722021-10-30T06:22:09.280-05:002021-10-30T06:22:09.280-05:00Kate,
Yes, please do send me a photo of the page...Kate, <br /><br />Yes, please do send me a photo of the page. And thanks!<br /><br />DebbieDebbie Reesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14972409006633565859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-54672481122384624922021-10-24T13:44:25.236-05:002021-10-24T13:44:25.236-05:00Hello, I received a copy of "As an Oak Tree G...Hello, I received a copy of "As an Oak Tree Grows" within the last 2 years from Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. I used it this week for a presentation and noticed that the text has changed.<br />Page 3 of my copy reads "The boy no longer lived here. New people came and made their homes around the oak tree. They cleared the hillsides..." <br />I don't think that's better?<br />Debbie, let me know if you want me to send you a photo of the page.Kate Engelbrechtnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-76121311047279417242014-11-21T12:02:08.523-06:002014-11-21T12:02:08.523-06:00I, too, was stopped cold by "The boy grew up ...I, too, was stopped cold by "The boy grew up and moved away." I realize this is not the book to get into the horrors perpetrated on the native peoples but, come on, that sentence is probably a bald-faced lie. Just sweep the Indians under the rug, no problem. There are many lines that would have been better. How about, "European settlers stole the land."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27760240.post-13535618831533278652014-10-13T13:27:56.954-05:002014-10-13T13:27:56.954-05:00My review: "As an oak tree grows, time marche...My review: "As an oak tree grows, time marches on, the seasons change, progress and civilization take hold and the landscape is developed. This beautifully illustrated little book for very young children, along with its spare prose, exemplifies Manifest Destiny and the Doctrine of Discovery without bothering with the gory details, which children will have plenty of time to learn, if they ever do."Beverly Slapinnoreply@blogger.com