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Book Review- CHRISTMAS MOSAIC
I just wanted to say the CHRISTMAS MOSAIC, by Cay Gibson, is FABULOUS!
When it was released I ordered mine right away, peeked at it, then set it aside (I wanted it to be fresh & new to me too!)
Just this morning I brought it to the computer and logged into my library's catalog. I put 18 books on hold (8 for one card, as I already had 2 other books on hold for that card, and 10 for the other card.) I have 5 more books marked that I'll check out (provided they're not already checked out to someone at that time) when I've picked up that first set. As you can see, I had no problem finding these books in my library system. Your "mileage may vary," of course, depending how great your library system is, though.
While we might not do each of these books as written in the Christmas Mosaic manual, I wanted to get the books so I could read through them. I plan to pick a few of them from our readings this year to purchase after Christmas to add to our personal collection of Christmas books. (These are only brought out for the Holiday time.) I've already added to our Christmas book collection for this year (with the Christmas Mosaic manual and library book sale finds.)
The Mosaic is chock full of "lesson guides" (for lack of a better word) for a wide assortment of books. Though mostly picture books, the books are varied in message and each message is good for all ages, in my opinion. My daughter is 10 and I have no problem doing these books with her. (And again next year, etc.)
Additionally, the BOOK LIST in the Mosaic is *HUGE*, and includes books for preschool through teens/family read alouds, as well as movies for family viewing. There is a section for SELECTED ANNOTATIONS so you can read a bit about specific books. The "guide part" (called the FEATURED SELECTIONS) has vocabulary, discussion questions, copywork (for most), parent's help page (including discussion question answers, ideas for conversation or topics, & enrichment activities- which may include crafts, recipes, etc. )but also has "articles" about various holiday topics. The APPENDIX has more crafts, recipes, and a nice collection of coloring pages featuring images from classical artists such as Titian and Raphael as well as original artwork.
This book, Christmas Mosaic, is truly fabulous. To me it rings a little bit like a Five in a Row manual (though not so curriculum/subject structured) in its gentle approach to discussions about themes/messages in the book.
As you can see, I highly recommend the Christmas Mosaic!
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And how about some of the books
(this is just a SMALL SAMPLING of the books featured in the Christmas Mosaic)
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