Jersey Devil

The legend of the Jersey Devil is said to be a dragon-like creature, with the head of a horse, a snake for a body with bat wings. It is alleged to live in southern New Jersey in the NJ Pine Barrens. This creature has caused panic but to some think if they see it would be a sign of good luck. The legend came about because a mother cursed her 13^th child before it was born. The woman, Mother Lees supposedly signed the life of the unborn child to the devil.

The few illustrations of the book are a few ink drawings with some black and white old style photographs. Folklore is prevalent in the book, The Jersey Devil. The preservation of this folklore resulted in the production of a movie. A woman in Leeds New Jersey in 1735 gave birth and during labor allegedly says “May the Devil take this one!” Legend has it that the baby turned into a monster with the head of a collie, the wings of a bat and feet like a horse. Other stories about this legend describe other variations of the New Jersey Devil.

Has there been any other siting’s since the last which was in 1859? Are there any newspaper articles to validate or substantiate any other Jersey monster myths and legends?

This particular legend doesn’t hold up to the Saint Leo core value of Respect because of the demonic factor in it.

As I was researching this genre I was quite fascinated with how a legend so unbelievable can be believable enough to have people pass it down. This went beyond family to family. This legend seems to have been passed down from families of the entire state of New Jersey.

The day the crayons quit

1               Duncan, a little boy just wants to color and his crayons appear to be on strike. Each color indicates through letters to Duncan complaints about what their specific color is can do or their restrictions.

2               This genre has a little bit of everything. It is an imaginative story set with the crayons acting like people. The picture-book has the crayons expressing in a way that just doesn’t happen.

3               Having children come up with their own stories via letters using different color crayons . Another activity could be a scrap book children’s own illustrations to match the colors they use.

4               The Saint Leo core value are felt is the reading for it does not appear to be profane, is geared to children for it allows them to be just that children. It teaches respect for the individual character and respect for the diversity of each character illustrated, the crayons.

5               The day the crayon quit, by Drew Daywalt with illustrations by oliver Jeffers is very funny and is obvious with the first page. So much that human’s do is accepted and taken for granted. What is our cars quit, or animal (our pets) refused to be loving. What if doors opened when we wanted to or not. How about all of these sending us letters complaining about what they do for us and hao0w much we take them for granted. It would be both funny, mysterious and alarming.

6               Daywalt, D. (2013). The day the crayons quit. Penquin.

A Rainbow of Friends (Hallinan)

         

 

A Rainbow of friends educates children through rhyming poetry that all children though they are different their characteristics are the same. The diversity of all children is different they have different skills and talents all of this makes them apart of the same family of caring friends.

Evaluation

A Rainbow of friends is a children’s literature book covering several genres as in all picture books this format is a colorful combination of text and art including the genres of poetry, verse, contemporary and realistic stories in composing real world situations

Activities;

1.  Will taking what society calls normal children, on a field trip to an institution with children with developmentally challenges help them understand diversity?

2.  How can we reintroduce the socially challenged and forgotten children to sports and other outdoor activities, and will this help them be less difficult to reach.

These activities are in alignment with saint Leos core values of respect and they are in the spirit of love. This book is about diversity of people and is in alignment with saint Leo values of love and respect for there fellowman the book also parallels with the value of working harmoniously.

 

A rainbow of friends does not focus on individual characters but mainly focuses on each individual handicap its free spirited and it gets the reader to focus on what being different is really like.

Source;

 Hallinan, P. K. (1994). Rainbow of Friends. Ideals Publications.