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Ralph Fletcher was born and raised in Marshfield, Massachusetts.He is the oldest of 9 children. [1] Each of his parents was one of eight children. [2] He received his B.A. degree from Dartmouth College in 1975 and his M.F.A degree in writing from Columbia University in 1983. [3]
[2] Lee Bock in his review for School Library Journal said "what emerges is a picture of a young writer at work, looking closely at the world, making connections, and seeing the depth and beauty of everyday events and people. Ward's black-and-white illustrations use a variety of mediums, including pencil, photography, computer-generated images ...
Brenda Miller Power in her review for Educational Leadership said "Walking Trees is a wonder", she believes that Fletcher has "done a superb job of cataloging in specific ways the difference between a burned-out teacher and a bad teacher" and that "its greatest contribution to our field may be that it helps us begin to ask more of the right kinds of difficult questions". [1]
A fresh look at writing. Portsmouth: NH: Heinemann. Units of Study for Teaching Writing, Grades K-2,2006, FirstHand Press; Units of Study for Teaching Writing, Grades 3-5, 2006, FirstHand Press; How Writers Work, Ralph Fletcher, 2000, HarperCollins; Ray, K. W. (2001). The writing workshop: Working through the hard parts (and they're all hard ...
Publishers Weekly in their review said "Fletcher turns a coming-of-age story into a rich, affecting read." [3] Suzanne Gordon reviewing for the School Library Journal said "plenty of universal teen fascinations and concerns exist for those readers willing to enter Matt's world and give themselves over to this smoothly paced and competently written novel. [4]
With a gentle nod to Margaret Wise Brown, the child's morning is the moon's setting Ca sleepy head winking/ falling/slow motion/ onto its pillow"), and the book ends appropriately with the girl bidding, "Good night, harvest moon."" [3] Kirkus Reviews said "Fletcher tracks that moon's nocturnal path in language rich in metaphor: "With silent ...
Each short chapter tells of an incident growing up in a large family on Acorn Street in Marshfield, Massachusetts.Ralph was the oldest of nine children. Some of the stories told were Ralph being informed of his mother's pregnancy by a nosy classmate, his mother's game called "snuck up the rug" where the whole family got down and pulled dirt from the carpets.
Susan P. Bloom in her review for Horn Book Magazine was positive, saying "this kaleidoscopic novel is more thoughtful and poignant than most school stories, while still appropriately leavened with comic moments"; it "demonstrates an utter respect for its characters and its readers, who will appreciate the honest and uncondescending portrayals."