I Am Not Missing - Short Mitchell, Teresa

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Résumé :
I Am Not Missing uses a child's desire for a pet and independence to build respect and responsibility. Learn why Kayla convinces her parents to give her a pet and how she demonstrates independence and responsibility for Snow (her pet). It stimulates the reader's imagination while supporting cross-curricula skills. The following skills can be practiced, supported and/or reinforced using this literature: character feelings and emotions, settings, cardinal directions, fiction and nonfiction, inflectional endings, letter writing, parts of speech, predicting outcomes, drawing conclusions, following oral (verbal) directions, sequencing, problem-solving, and elapsed time. This book will immediately become a favorite book for readers and a tremendous resource for teachers. This book is the author's third children's book and written as a guide and resource for single parents, caregivers, foster parents, traditional, diverse and multiethnic families who share values such as building respect and accepting responsibility while spurring the imagination of children.

Biographie:
Teresa Short Mitchell has served as an educator for thirty-two years. She holds a Bachelor's degree from Tuskegee University and a Master's and Specialist's degree from Troy State University. She has taught for the Pinellas County School District (Florida), Fort Benning, and Clayton County Schools (Georgia) and served as an administrator for Harris County and Fulton County Schools. She has published a poetry book, Heartfelt Words: Words Speak When Hearts Cannot and the first book in a series, The Bathroom Tells on Me which was selected top 8 out of 15,000 books. Having served as a teacher, administrator, mother, and grandmother, she has witnessed and helped others work through life and school-related issues. It is her goal to help as many caregivers as possible by publishing children's books that provide insight and guidance. She currently lives in the Atlanta metropolitan area.