Archive for the ‘Darragh, Aileen’ Category

Maniac Monday: Service Learning Projects in the New Year

I’ve raved about this book Give a Goat by Jan West Schrock before. It shows how a class executed one of their service learning projects through Heifer International. If you want to check out the information about this book from my blog, you can find it under the Give a Goat post. I highly recommend [...]

December 14, 2009 in Books With Social Studies Content, Darragh, Aileen, High School Teachers, Making Personal Connections, Maniac Mondays, Picture Book, Research Ideas, Schrock, Jan West
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Give a Goat (Written by Jan West Schrock; Illustrated by Aileen Darragh)

Today, I am revisiting a book that is dear to my heart–Give a Goat. Here is what I already posted about it on a previous day. . . Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Picture book for K-5, contemporary Fifth-grade class as main characters Rating: A beautiful book with a wonderful message. Short, short summary: [...]

December 21, 2008 in Darragh, Aileen, Picture Book, Schrock, Jan West, Young Adult Novels
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Give a Goat (Written by Jan West Schrock; Illustrated by Aileen Darragh)

Reviewed by Margo Dill, www.margodill.com, margodll@aol.com Picture book for K-5, contemporary Fifth-grade class as main characters Rating: A beautiful book with a wonderful message. Short, short summary: If you have ever heard of the nonprofit organization, Heifer International, then you may be familiar with “giving a goat.” In Give a Goat, a fifth-grade class listens [...]

September 26, 2008 in Darragh, Aileen, Picture Book, Schrock, Jan West
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