Eloise Greenfield – författare

Interest ages: 5-7 Level: KS1   Subject: reading In this non-decodable, fiction Reading Corner book, Thinker isn't just an average puppy. He's a poet. So is his owner Jace. Together they turn the world around them into verse. There's just one problem: Thinker has to keep quiet in public and he can't go to school with Jace. That is, until Pet's Day. But when Thinker is allowed into the classroom at last, he finds it hard to keep his true identity a secret. Part of the Bug Club reading series used in over 3500 schools  A Bug Club Reading Corner book designed for reading for pleasure Helps your child develop reading fluency and confidence  Suitable for children aged 5-7 This title is part of Pearson's Bug Club, a reading programme used in over 3500 schools. Reading Corner books are designed to help children to develop a love of reading through reading for pleasure.    For more Bug Club books and learn at home resources, search for Bug Club. 

Filled with Greenfield’s moving poems, complemented by Minter’s dramatic portraits—dominated by rich shades of blue, of women and babies; a unique and moving tribute to the women who caught the babies and continue to do so today.The Women Who Caught the Babies highlights important aspects of the training and work of African American midwives and the ways in which they have helped, and continue to help, so many families by "catching" their babies at birth. The blend of Eloise Greenfield's poetry and Daniel Minter's art evokes heartfelt appreciation of the abilities of African American midwifes over the course of time. The poem, "Africa to America," begins the poetic journey. The poem, "The Women," both heralds the poetry/art pairing and concludes it with a note of gratitude to these women. The poem that ends the book is "Miss Rovenia Mayo," who was the midwife who caught newborn Eloise.