Background
Frost, Helen Marie was born on March 4, 1949 in Brookings, South Dakota, United States. Daughter of Reuben Bernhard and Jean Elizabeth (Timmons) Frost.
( Engrossing tales from the fifth grade Every child is l...)
Engrossing tales from the fifth grade Every child is like A little world with ever-changing weather, Nights and mornings. And somehow, here we are, Spinning through the universe together. Unforgettable students in this fifth-grade classroom reveal their private feelings about birth and death, a missing bicycle and a first kiss, as well as their thoughts about recess, report cards, fitting in, and family. Using a rich array of traditional poetic forms, such as sonnets, sestinas, and acrostics, Helen Frost interweaves the stories of the kids in Room 214 and their teacher. A final section giving detailed analyses of the twenty-two forms will be of special interest.
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(One of nature's most perfect relationships Every sprin...)
One of nature's most perfect relationships Every spring the monarch butterfly migrates thousands of miles in search of the ideal milkweed plant. When she finds it, she lays her eggs on the plant, so when each egg hatches, the baby caterpillar can feed on the milkweed leaves. The milkweed plant then provides the perfect protection as the caterpillar turns into one of nature's wonders, a chrysalis, before transforming into an even greater wonder: a monarch butterfly. And once the newborn butterfly soars away, the milkweed seeds fly away on the wind and start this cycle over again. The exacting prose and jewel-toned illustrations echo the harmony of monarch and milkweed in this carefully researched book, explaining one of nature's most spectacular displays in a refreshingly simple manner.
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( There's more to me than most people see. Twelve-year-o...)
There's more to me than most people see. Twelve-year-old Willow would rather blend in than stick out. But she still wants to be seen for who she is. She wants her parents to notice that she is growing up. She wants her best friend to like her better than she likes a certain boy. She wants, more than anything, to mush the dogs out to her grandparents' house, by herself, with Roxy in the lead. But sometimes when it's just you, one mistake can have frightening consequences . . . And when Willow stumbles, it takes a surprising group of friends to help her make things right again. Using diamond-shaped poems inspired by forms found in polished diamond willow sticks, Helen Frost tells the moving story of Willow and her family. Hidden messages within each diamond carry the reader further, into feelings Willow doesn't reveal even to herself. Diamond Willow is a 2009 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
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(Helen Frost is the author of "Skin of a Fish", "Bones of ...)
Helen Frost is the author of "Skin of a Fish", "Bones of a Bird" (Ampersand Press) as well as five novels-in-poems, most recently "Crossing Stones" (all Frances Foster Books/ Farrar, Straus, and Giroux). She is the recipient of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship, and lives in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
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(How can you make your classrooms safe for students who wi...)
How can you make your classrooms safe for students who wish to share writing about personal topics? What are your responsibilities to students and their parents, to social service agencies and legal authorities, and to yourself? How do you know when writing about violence or suicide indicates a potential danger? And how do you respond when you suspect that it does? Few books offer guidance on how you can help students write about sensitive topics or provide pragmatic suggestions for developing the skill and sensitivity necessary to venture into such difficult terrain. In the aftermath of Columbine and similar incidents, this important book does just that, addressing students' need to articulate their thoughts and feelings about violence, anger, drug use, peer pressure, and other complex issues. Just as important, it describes how to create a climate for developing conflict-resolution skills and for proposing nonviolent alternatives to solve problems. Drawing on her extensive experience with at-risk youth, Helen Frost discusses up front safety issues and legal and ethical concerns in creating a safe haven for writing. She then offers guidelines for introducing and responding to student writing and for helping students revise and publish their work. Specific writing activities appear in worksheet form, organized by genre, enabling you to implement a program of your own. Student writing examples indicate the payoff: the power, precision, and grace that can result when students transform even the touchiest subjects into works of art.
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( Two sisters, Jeannie and Sarah, tell their separate yet...)
Two sisters, Jeannie and Sarah, tell their separate yet tightly interwoven stories in alternating narrative poems. Each sister – Jeannie, who leaves Scotland during the Highland Clearances with her father, mother, and the younger children, and Sarah, who hides so she can stay behind with her grandmother – carries a length of the other’s hair braided with her own. The braid binds them together when they are worlds apart and reminds them of who they used to be before they were evicted from the Western Isles, where their family had lived for many generations. The award-winning poet Helen Frost eloquently twists strand over strand of language, braiding the words at the edges of the poems to bring new poetic forms to life while intertwining the destinies of two young girls and the people who cross their paths in this unforgettable novel. An author’s note describes the inventive poetic form in detail. The Braid is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.
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( Maybe you won't rock a cradle, Muriel. Some women seem...)
Maybe you won't rock a cradle, Muriel. Some women seem to prefer to rock the boat. Eighteen-year-old Muriel Jorgensen lives on one side of Crabapple Creek. Her family's closest friends, the Normans, live on the other. For as long as Muriel can remember, the families' lives have been intertwined, connected by the crossing stones that span the water. But now that Frank Norman--who Muriel is just beginning to think might be more than a friend--has enlisted to fight in World War I and her brother, Ollie, has lied about his age to join him, the future is uncertain. As Muriel tends to things at home with the help of Frank's sister, Emma, she becomes more and more fascinated by the women's suffrage movement, but she is surrounded by people who advise her to keep her opinions to herself. How can she find a way to care for those she loves while still remaining true to who she is? Written in beautifully structured verse, Crossing Stones captures nine months in the lives of two resilient families struggling to stay together and cross carefully, stone by stone, into a changing world.
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Frost, Helen Marie was born on March 4, 1949 in Brookings, South Dakota, United States. Daughter of Reuben Bernhard and Jean Elizabeth (Timmons) Frost.
Bachelor of Science, Syracuse University, 1971. Master of Arts in Teaching, Indiana University, 1994.
Teacher Kilquhanity House School, Castle Douglas, Scotland, 1976-1978. Principal, teacher Telida (Alaska) School, 1981-1984. Teacher White Cliff School, Ketchikan, Alaska, 1990-1991.
Teacher English, director Writing Center Indiana University/Purdue University, Fort Wayne, 1996-1997. Consultant numerous schools and organizations, since 1990.
(How can you make your classrooms safe for students who wi...)
(Helen Frost is the author of "Skin of a Fish", "Bones of ...)
(One of nature's most perfect relationships Every sprin...)
( Engrossing tales from the fifth grade Every child is l...)
( Two sisters, Jeannie and Sarah, tell their separate yet...)
(Poetry collection, squarebound softcover, 5 1/2" x 8 1/2"...)
( There's more to me than most people see. Twelve-year-o...)
( Maybe you won't rock a cradle, Muriel. Some women seem...)
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Poetry teacher program for at-risk youth Fort Wayne Dance Collective, 1995—2006. Member Society Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, Teachers and Writers Collaborative, Poetry Society of America (Robert Winner award 1992, Mary Carolyn Davies award 1993), Academy American poets, Writers Center Indiana.
Married Chad Lawrence Thompson, July 23, 1983. 1 child, Glen Andrew Thompson. 1 stepchild, Lloyd Samuel Thompson.