The Teachers I Loved Best
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- $10.99
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- $10.99
Publisher Description
Educator and acclaimed poet Taylor Mali honors the magic of teachers and mentors in this joyful, energetic, uplifting gift book.
Easy teachers who gave easy tests are not the teachers I loved the best....
Perfect for teacher appreciation gifts and graduation, here is an inspirational, rhyming picture book ode to the extra-special teachers we remember all those years later.
Children will love seeing themselves and their favorite teachers in scenes bursting with positivity, highlighting not just academics but sports, drama, art, music, and community. And teachers will appreciate seeing their honored profession depicted with love and gratitude.
With gorgeous and whimsical illustrations by Erica Root, here is a book that celebrates the commitment and diversity of the special people who mentor, lead, and inspire our children.
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Mali crafts a love poem whose speaker fondly recalls the actions of encouraging, inspiring, and supportive educators. Among those given a shout-out are a science teacher who had students dramatize "the intricate way/ that the planets and their moons revolve around the sun" and an art instructor, "dressed in white paint-splattered smocks," who "looked like a doctor—with a dash of Valentine." Other examples abound ("Those great educators? They're not always teachers"), but above all, Mali stresses that leading with heart is key ("I loved the teachers I loved best.../ ...because they loved me back"). In flow with Mali's heartfelt words, Root's fanciful illustrations combine real-life scenarios and dreamlike visions; vining flowers sprout from a book in a child's hand, and a teacher and students ride an open book through puffy clouds. A cast of children and adults represent a range of abilities and skin tones in this affectionate celebration of those reaching the profession's ideals. Ages 3–7.
