Wilder Kids: I Really Want to Go to College is book about African American and Hispanic children who enjoy talking about attending high school and college and who are strongly influenced by their families to attend college.
Imagine the excitement when you discover information that proves your family is descended from royalty, or Abraham Lincoln, or even the outlaw Jesse James!
The book supports both the writing and spelling objectives of the National Literacy Strategy at KS2 and should appeal to parents keen to help their children extend their vocabulary and develop their writing skills.
Doreen Cato told me she was exploring the role of childhood trauma on leadership, and shared the story about her grandmother, who in 1932 was cruelly institutionalized for 32 years.
The author was inspired to write Hummingbird, Hummingbird after recognizing her passion to share with children all over the world the extraordinary animals of nature observed from her very own backyard nestled in the foothills of North Carolina.