The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children
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  • Positive thoughts on culturally relevant teaching
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The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children
Gloria Ladson-Billings
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Book Description

Education, like electricity, needs a conduit, a teacher, through which to transmit its power-- i.e., the discovery and continuity of information, knowledge, wisdom, experience, and culture. Through the stories and experiences of eight successful teacher-transmitters, The Dreamkeepers keeps hope alive for educating young African Americans.

--ReverAnd Jesse L. Jackson, president and founder, National Rainbow Coalition

In this beautifully written book Ladson-Billings illustrates the inspiring influence of a select group of teachers who keep the dreams alive for African American students.

?Henry M. Levin, David Jacks professor of Higher Education, Stanford University

Ladson-Billing's portraits, interwoven with personal reflections, challenge readers to envision intellectually rigorous and culturally relevant classrooms that have the power to improve the lives of not just African American students but all children.

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4 out of 5 stars Positive thoughts on culturally relevant teaching.......2006-12-02

The author of Dreamkeepers makes the argument that African American children can be successful in school if changes are made by the education community. Gloria Ladson-Billings advocates for "culturally relevant teaching" which she believes will allow children to achieve academic success while maintaining a positive African American identity. By examining historical inequalities and the poor state of current education and achievement of African American children, the future may appear bleak or even destined for failure. Ladson-Billings offers examples of teachers, teaching methods, and ideas to keep the dream of education and success alive for African American children today. The focus of the book is the roles teachers have in helping children find success and examples of how teachers of African American children have been successful in this role. The way children should be taught is also discussed because she claims that the way children are taught is often more important than what they are taught. Ladson-Billings believes that these ideas could be used to get teachers, parents, and community members to redesign schools to better meet the needs of African American children, and after considering her reasons and evidence provided I am inclined to agree with these ideas.
The study was done in a predominantly low income African American community. To find successful teachers of African American children, Ladson-Billings asked parents and community members and then principals. When she had gathered a list of possible names, she chose only the names that had appeared from both groups. Ladson-Billings notes a distinction between excellent teaching and teachers because she does not want the examples to be dismissed as a cult of personality. Current problems in education will not be corrected if findings of success are viewed as exceptions, so she offers the examples in hopes that they can become the typical educational experience of African American children.
Through teacher interviews, classroom observations, and personal reflections the author develops the idea of culturally relevant teaching. To demonstrate how culturally relevant teaching might improve education, she describes three programs that are used in educating African American children. The first is to ignore differences that exist. It is designed to remediate or accelerate progress without attending or acknowledging to students' social or cultural needs. The second is the idea that problems are rooted in pathology and children need to be removed from it, so African American children are socialized into mainstream behaviors and values while teaching them basic skills. The third is culturally relevant teaching, where differences are seen as strengths. The concept of culturally relevant teaching is the cornerstone in Ladson-Billings' argument to improve the educational experience for African Americans. Student learning is facilitated by capitalizing on students' own social and cultural background. The broad nature of this concept is a strength to its usefulness because teachers can accomplish this using many ways. Culturally relevant teaching is valid teaching style because it does not expect teachers to follow certain steps. Pedagogy that tells teachers to follow specific steps like teaching is a recipe is unrealistic and useless. Culturally relevant teaching practices can be used in countless teaching styles and curriculum because the underlying theme of appreciation of culture and differences will create a better learning environment and better results for African American children.

4 out of 5 stars The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children.......2006-12-01

The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children was a very informative book for educators that address the aspect of culturally relevant teaching. The author, Gloria Ladsen-Billings, talks about the relationship of pedagogy and how to fulfill the needs of African American children. Ladson-Billings also addresses seven critical points that many educators have brought up, which include: a case for separate schools, the growing educational and anthropological literature in ways schools can be made to be more compatible with all of the students' cultural backgrounds, the way that a classroom's social interactions are structured in a critical aspect of culturally relevant teaching, the teachers' conceptions of themselves and others, the teachers' conception of knowledge, the teaching of elementary literacy and mathematics, and ways for improving the academic performance and the school experience of African American students.I am only going to discuss three points that I agree with most which include the case for separate schools, how education literature is allowing the schools to be more compatible with a student's cultural background and how teachers teach elementary literacy and mathematics.
The first critical point that the author brings up asks if there is a case for separate schools. It does tell us that there is a growing isolation of those that are African American with the type of education that the children receive today in public schools. I am inclined to disagree with the case for separate schools because many teachers do have a growing disaffection towards African American students, as well as students of other minority status which is not discussed in this book. I am also sure that teachers do have a stereotype towards African American children as well because if they are not experienced on how to handle teaching their students of another race, they will be less likely to focus on them in class.
The author also discusses how educational literature is growing in ways that schools are able to be much more compatible with their students background. When I did an internship at an elementary school, I could tell that many of the teachers and principals showed interest in making sure their school was diverse. I do disagree in the fact that I have heard from others and also can see where they are coming from in that there definitely is a lack of literature of the African American experiences taught in class. It is rare to see a classroom in which the African American culture is taught, and it is something that should be considered.
Another critical area was how the teachers taught elementary literacy and mathematics. The teachers focused equally on those who were illiterate and literate as well as those who did or did not excel in math. I can definitely see why the teachers handled this because I have seen first hand at how some teachers do not cure and just continue teaching. Taking the time to make sure a child understands what they are learning in school; especially an important area such as reading is very valuable in their education. Making sure that children can read and add is very important and something that should not be ignored. However, I do disagree on how teachers taught elementary literacy and mathematics, I believe how they went about it was completely wrong. For instance, I think a child who is struggling in a certain subject should not be pulled out of class during the time that subject is taught. In addition to the class time, the student should have extra tutoring. Pulling them from class is not the best solution.
The quality of the book's argument convinces those who are likely to see things differently. She expalins in detail what is culturally relevant teaching. She also describes her observations and the components and results that had occurred throughout. Finally, she was successful in questinoning the teacher's views of how African Americans are schooled. The reasons that the author gives support the main argument in great detail. I believe that teachers are fully capable of allowing these students to succeed if they are willing to do so and give it their best effort.

4 out of 5 stars Dreamkeepers Book Review.......2006-11-17

The Dreamkeepers: Successful Teachers of African American Children
By, Gloria Ladson-Billings

Gloria Ladson-Billings starts this book by posing this question, "Do African American students need separate schools?" She concludes her studies by saying, "What African American students need are better schools." Her main argument throughout this book is that culturally relevant teaching practices would be a huge part of creating these "better schools." Ladson-Billings suggests that there are many key characteristics of culturally relevant teachers. Some of these consist of the teachers seeing themselves as an artist and teaching as an art, they believe that all students have the ability to succeed, they demonstrate a connectedness with all of their students, and they help students develop necessary skills for their lives. These are just a few of the many characteristics that have to do with culturally relevant teachers.
In order to find out more about culturally relevant teaching, Gloria Ladson-Billings conducted a study to find and examine culturally relevant teachers. She started out this study by asking parents and community members for the names of some teachers who were very successful at teaching African American students. Next she asked the principals of area schools to provide a list of successful teacher's names. Once eight of the same teacher's names appeared on both lists, and those teacher's agreed to participate, she stared her investigations. She combined classroom observations, interviews, and personal experience to come up with her argument for culturally relevant teaching.
Ladson-Billings' argument for culturally relevant teaching came about because she saw negative effects on students whose culture and history did not appear in their textbooks or in their lessons. She believes that African American students need to achieve academic success while still maintaining a positive African American identity. She believes that it is the teacher's responsibility to help the students want to choose academic success. In her study she had multiple teachers who were just like this. They did not care where these students were or what other people had said about these students, they knew that they could succeed and that they would succeed with their help. They, many times, would work with them on an individual level to help them in whatever way that they could. In the end, all of the students who were thought of as being difficult or not intelligent enough to learn certain skills, ended up learning what they needed to know and sometimes more. That is what made these teachers such great teachers.
Personally, I agree with these reasons to support culturally relevant teaching. I think that if students do not see their cultural history correctly displayed in textbooks or in lessons in the classroom this could cause the children to see themselves as insignificant or inferior to those of a different cultural or racial background. I also agree that African American students should and can achieve academic excellence while still maintaining a positive African American culture and identity. I think that it is a wonderful teacher who can do both of these things, help them achieve academic excellence and maintain a positive image of themselves and their background. I hope that I can be one of these wonderful teachers who can do that.
I also believe that Ladson-Billings' evidence for culturally relevant teaching is both convincing and relevant. Most of her evidence is given through her classroom observations and her interviews with the teachers. She shows that when a teacher is culturally relevant, the students end up learning more and in many cases the students like that class more. In situations where the teacher is not culturally relevant the children do not learn as much or as easily and do not enjoy the class to the same extent as the other students with culturally relevant teachers. In the final chapter of this book she talks about one of her student teachers who is too impatient and does not bring in any cultural relevance when trying to teach three sixth graders math. That teacher ended up sending those students back to their seats with homework that they had no idea how to complete. This would be an example of a teacher who is not culturally relevant. The result was that the students did not find it interesting and did not learn anything from the lesson.
The one problem that I do see with her study is that she only examined eight teachers. I think that is hardly enough to base a whole argument off of. I do think that is definitely a great start but it may be more helpful so study many more teachers. She also only studies African American students. She does not even begin to look at any other races. I believe that culturally relevant teaching would be a wonderful idea for both African American students and students of any other race.
Altogether, I think that Gloria Ladson-Billings makes a wonderful argument for culturally relevant teaching. Her main point is that students will learn better and will enjoy learning more if the lessons are culturally relevant and if the teacher is also. The only weakness that I saw with this argument is the amount of people that she studied. Overall, I think that this is a good argument and was a great book for a future teacher to read.

4 out of 5 stars A Dream to Keep Alive.......2006-02-25

Though Ladon-Billings leans towards idealism constructing a perfect model of societal bliss, this book does show the underlying lack of knowledge many people have regarding educational issues. Those who say that the African-Americans' educational problems are their own fault show incredible short-sightedness to the truth of history. Have we forgotten that the Africa diaspora of colonialism was a forced migration to this country that treated blacks as inferior, and thus that it was a waste of time to educate them? In order for racism to stop, people have to recognize that there is no one race better than any other. All races have value and thus all races should be celebrated. God created them all. An understanding of this will lead to advances in the educational system which often has curricula that have no connection to many of its students. Ladson-Billings book, though primarily focused on African-Americans, is still an important blueprint toward removing some of the blinders people wear when it comes to historical truth. This book is for those who have ears to hear.

3 out of 5 stars The education problem is never a one race or one minority problem.......2005-07-12

Author Ladson-Billings (1994) book "The Dreamkeepers", gave me valuable inside on examples of various challenging and rigorous classrooms, and the emphasis the author put in presenting the cultural and social aspects of schooling when framing education as a whole, was evident. However the author makes the problems of African American children the main issue at stake in her book. Therefore I was presented with a fact and a different point of view based on statistics while conducting my research: One cannot lobby to change the system for one type of minority, to be successful at change. One has to see the "spreading tumor' per se, as a culturally diverse illness, affecting all of us. We, as a diverse society cannot try to make only one minority the beneficiary of our input, improvement, and educational reform. According the U.S. Department of Education (2004) NCLB (No child left behind) report, it showed that among the reading and math proficiency levels of performance for 4th graders in 2003, African American children were slightly lower, by one to five percent, under performing the Hispanics, meaning Hispanics proficiencies in reading and math are slightly better, just slightly, but this does not justify viewing the problem of minority children as being only an African American one. To be successful at change, one has to be more objective and start change for all minorities, why is it so vital to start with only one? I know poverty and lack of social skills are a major factor, but imagine how difficult it is to learn with a new language too.

Changes need to apply to all minorities, if one starts with only one minority, one is not addressing one method of change but only one perceived suitable application for one race. It just seems logical to improve all problems minorities face with the same vigor and dedication in order to truly make changes. I just do not see why is it that African Americans or any race should be the starting point. We are all culturally diverse, aren't we? Unless we are seeing this from the historical point of view again, and we are only to consider the many challenges one race has always faced historically in the U.S. school system, but that still does not justify starting -subjectively speaking- with a minorty that could have, or perceivably so, has been least served.

My two cents...SUSAN WILDBURGER
Dreamkeepers: A Spirit-Journey into Aboriginal Australia
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Dreamkeepers: A Spirit-Journey into Aboriginal Australia
Harvey Arden
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5 out of 5 stars Arden has a remarkable gift for presenting native wisdom.......2000-04-11

Dealing with the mysteries of communities other than our own is a delicate matter. Beyond the more obvious impediments to clear understanding such as language, there lies a world of hidden signs and meanings that only reveal themselves slowly, and only then to the sure-footed. Castaneda has written about such experiences, and others have tried with varying degrees of success. Harvey Arden has, all in all, written a remarkable book about the Australian aborigine and his attempt to find a means of expression after the drab interlude of cultural effacement that followed colonisation.

Are we really surprised that these folk have voices of their own? Some of the more remarkable native or aboriginal people of the late twentieth century, are former alcoholics and derelicts. Seen in another life, just a few years ago, most of Western humanity would have found it degrading to even go near them. And yet these were just superficial aspects of the person, which can be seen past if the intention to look is there. Mr. Arden is such a seeker, obviously. I remember thinking at the time I read "The Dreamkeepers," what an amazing thing it was for this to have been written by an American visitor to Australia. The author seemed to have such a grasp of the people and their environment that I felt, surely it must have taken a local writer to develop this degree of understanding. But no, relative stranger to Australia that he was, Mr. Arden had the human touch required and succeeded where, in my opinion, few others would have. This is a fine book and yet another that does not deserve, at all, to be out of print.
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5 out of 5 stars VERY GOOD FOR A SHORTER NOVEL........2007-05-19

I am not fond of the shorter novels I think they feel rushed but I really enjoyed this one. The stories were very good. I liked Marriage to a Stranger the best. HOPE YOU ENJOY!
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    The Dreamkeeper
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    • Ingpen dreams up another classic
    • Some of them want to use you. Some of them want to be used by you.
    • The Dreamkeeper by Robert Ingpen
    The Dreamkeeper
    Robert R. Ingpen
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    Have you ever wondered what happens to dream creatures who escape your dreams? What happens to all those goblins and fairies, all those witches and dragons? Award-winning author-illustrator Robert Ingpen introduces us to the Dreamkeeper, a man who roams the dream world, capturing the wild spirits and returning them to the Dreamtree where they can live in peace and safety. Full of details showing all the whistles, lures, and baskets the Dreamkeeper uses to track down and catch the dream creatures, this is a delightful fantasy tale, full of imagination. Written in the form of a letter to his granddaughter and illustrated with a surreal clarity,Mr. Ingpen's guide to the dream world is both witty and heartfelt.

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    4 out of 5 stars Ingpen dreams up another classic.......2006-04-10

    Robert Ingpen is a venerable Australian author/ illustrator of over 100 books, the majority children's or picture books. He has a phalanx of awards; the pointy end being the Hans Christian Andersen Medal for Illustration. Robert is the only Aussie to have won this distinction.

    Penguin's MinEdition (their caps, not mine) imprint has re-released Ingpen's The Dreamkeeper for a new generation of children, ten years after the first edition.

    The book takes the form of a letter from Ingpen to his granddaughter, Alice. It is a soliloquy free from dialogue, and quite unlike the wham-bam-hook-`em-on-the-first-page-or-else helterskelter of other picture books. Ingpen builds a gentle rhythm that parents may appreciate. After all, isn't the job of night-time stories to make children sleepy?

    The Dreamkeeper, very much a blend of holy men from many cultures, is charged with capturing the goblins and imps that cause nightmares and threaten the dreams of children. He does so with the assistance of his sister, her magic licorice and his faithful goblin helper, Tally. But the story is just an adjunct to the stunning pencil and watercolour illustrations, which should delight most children and reward hours of careful study. The amazing detail puts many other picture books to shame.

    Younger readers will need help, and older readers who enjoy a robust story may grow bored with the pace. But there is a large audience of children, freshly Ringed into believing `in a world just around a corner of your mind', who will love this. And for children suffering from night terrors, fewer books come more highly recommended.

    5 out of 5 stars Some of them want to use you. Some of them want to be used by you........2006-03-28

    This book is a bit of a puzzle to me. Back in 1998 a publisher called "Star Bright Books" (still in operation) published Robert Ingpen's stunning dreamscape of a picture book, "The Dreamkeeper". Usually a book only gets one life in this world. "The Dreamkeeper" seems to have two. I received a review copy of the book from Minedition, a colorful division of the Penguin Young Readers Group. It appears that "The Dreamkeeper" was to be republished by the eclectic publisher in March of 2006. I say this with some confusion, though, since nowhere on the minedition website is "The Dreamkeeper" even mentioned. Robert Ingpen is brought up more than once, but that shouldn't be surprising. He's an amazing fella. So with much scratching of the head, I turn to this book to review it. And if explaining to you whether or not this puppy will ever get published is hard, imagine how much harder it might be to describe a book that reads more like the flitting shadows of the subconscious rather than a straightforward picture book. I greatly enjoyed Ingpen's ode to our nocturnal meanderings. Just don't ask me how I'd classify it in my library.

    The book acts as a letter between author Robert Ingpen and his granddaughter Alice Elisabeth. In it, he begins by explaining that there is a man who "collects dreams and keep them safe. He is called The Dreamkeeper". With a collection of charms and lures all sewn to his jacket and variety of baskets and cages hanging from his person, The Dreamkeeper is always ready to catch the bad dreams "when they try to escape to become real". Explanations are made as to how one goes about getting a dragon and the best way to trick a witch. The Dreamkeeper lives in a pigeonhouse with his sister and a goblin named Tally. Tally has a remote control that allows him to defend himself (and brother, trust me when I say that you've never seen a remote control like this one). Then we get to see the all-powerful Dreamtree and Ingpen lets loose with a stunning array of mythological, nightmarish, fabulous, and fantastical creatures and characters. Look fast and you might see Pinocchio running beside a wolf who paces in front of the White Rabbit from "Alice's Adventures In Wonderland". Turn another page and scholarly monkeys write in books, trolls strangle snakes, Long John Silver's on the loose, fairies dance just out of reach, and so many images hit your eye at once that you don't know where to look for a long long time. By the end, The Dreamkeeper walks by himself. "Safe traveling, good dreaming, and God bless, -Grandpa".

    Perhaps the fact that there are so many scenes and characters in the Dreamtree from Lewis Carroll's books can be traced in part to the fact that this book has been written for a girl named Alice. Part of what I liked about this story was that in some ways, Ingpen IS the Dreamkeeper himself. You never see his character's face, which allows him to be anybody. And Ingpen certainly does capture the bad dreams, keep the good, and display both for his grandchildren in the form of his beautifully illustrated pages. Parents will love explaining to their kids who some of the characters are that run past the reader as they move from scene to scene. Those dreamy kids that love fairies or even books like Dr. Ernest Drake's, "Dragonology" will appreciate the almost scientific explainations of the uses of different cages and traps for bad dreams. And of course the illustrations cannot be beat. Stunning doesn't quite explain it. Awesome comes close. Jaw-droppingly mesmerizing to the point that one forgets to eat or bathe while reading... that's just about right.

    Of course, there is one thing this book reminded me of right off the bat: "Sandman". How could it not? Basically, the Dreamkeeper is not too distantly removed from that graphic novel classic character The Sandman, by Neil Gaiman. In both cases there's a fellow who manages the dreamscape, has a house of his own somewhere, someone to tend his library, and various assistants. The similarities are rather striking. I'm not suggesting that Ingpen knew he was making a kid-friendly version of Gaiman's books, but had he included any references to "A Mid-Summer Night's Dream" I would be less forgiving. As it stands, this works as a good kid intro to the world of dreaming. Then, when they're teenagers, you can get them a copy of "Preludes and Nocturnes".

    All in all, you won't find anything like "The Dreamkeeper" out there today. This is one of those rare little books that come across as particularly enjoyable to read. One can only hope that it will indeed be published again so that new hoards of children might look at its pages and find new dreams to add to their own. In a word, beautiful.

    5 out of 5 stars The Dreamkeeper by Robert Ingpen.......2003-03-13

    This book was given to my eldest daughter from her grandmother. All of my children instantly fell in love with the story and the pictures. Over the years I have had to read that story to all three of my children's kindergartden, first, and second grade classes. It is a favorite with every student that I read it to and I get a great many calls from parents to get the title and where they can get a copy. It has become a tradition in our family that this book is read on St. Patricks day every year. My eldest daughter is now 13 and she still loves to hear and even to read the story. I now have to buy a new copu because the old one is falling apart from so many readings. This is a great story for anyone that believes in the creatures of fey, young or old and it even helped my youngest daughter with her night terrors. As long as she believed that the Dreamkeeper was on the job, she slept peacefully and still does. She even sometimes leaves him a snack just as she would for Santa and the Easter Bunny. After all don't we all need something to believe in with everything that goes bump in the night? I highly recomend this book to everyone, not just children. I find myself believing in the Dreamkeeper as much as my children.
    The Dreamkeeper
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    • One of the best books we should read.
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    • Great Book everyone on the Path should read!
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    5 out of 5 stars One of the best books we should read........2004-02-17

    From Chapter 9 of the new E-Book:
    "Do you think that you are the first humans that have lived upon this Planet?....."
    "Your scientists have correctly told you that ....."
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    The E-Book is available at http://thedreamkeeper.com since January 2004.

    5 out of 5 stars Keep talking Dreamkeeper.......1999-12-07

    I've been reading the words of Dreamkeeper on Deborah's Web page for a while now. The book is better than I anticipated! It was presented in such a sweet, gentle, positive manner. I appreciate no threats, fear or guilt trips -- and no secret agenda of trying to force or "convert" believers. No asking for money etc. Just honest, open communication and a respect for an open mind and heart and individual beliefs. It's an uplifting book full of goodies.

    5 out of 5 stars Great Book everyone on the Path should read!.......1999-10-25

    Dreamkeeper is a wonderful book cowritten by Deborah Harmes with channeled information by Dreamkeeper. I highly recommend it. The information there is pure light. It has helped me put together information I've been receiving for years. Thanks Deborah Harmes and Dreamkeeper for all of your good works.
    The DREAMKEEPERS
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      The DREAMKEEPERS
      Brodien
      Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing
      ProductGroup: Book
      Binding: Hardcover

      FantasyFantasy | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Teens | Subjects | Books
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      ASIN: 0027478629
      Dreamkeepers -
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        Dreamkeepers -
        Harvey Arden -
        Manufacturer: Harper Publishing -
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Hardcover
        ASIN: B000PRVGMY
        The Dreamkeepers: Saving the Senoi
        Average customer rating: 5 out of 5 stars
        • great book
        • OUTSTANDING ADVENTURE
        • The Dreamkeeper: Saving the Senoi
        The Dreamkeepers: Saving the Senoi
        Kelly S. Gamble
        Manufacturer: Authorhouse
        ProductGroup: Book
        Binding: Paperback

        ContemporaryContemporary | General | Literature & Fiction | Subjects | Books
        GeneralGeneral | Fantasy | Science Fiction & Fantasy | Subjects | Books
        ASIN: 1403361991

        Customer Reviews:

        5 out of 5 stars great book.......2002-10-19

        This was a great book. I read it to my kids and they loved it. It is a refreshing change from the themes you see in a lot of books these days.

        5 out of 5 stars OUTSTANDING ADVENTURE.......2002-10-18

        I must read books for children as well as adults. With in the first few sentences of the book the author draws you into another world and keeps your brain stimulated !!! WOW, what an adventure. What Creatity. Bravo!! I cant wait to read the next book in the series.

        5 out of 5 stars The Dreamkeeper: Saving the Senoi.......2002-10-18

        I read "The Dreamkeepers: Saving the Senoi". It was really good. I liked Phoebe in the book. The characters were a lot like me and my friends. It was fun to read about them moving though dreams. I read this book 4 times. I'm 12 yr. old and sometimes the books I read are to young or to old for me to enjoy. But this book is just for me.
        ABC mini-series brings legends to life.(Dreamkeeper)(Television Program Review): An article from: Wind Speaker
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          ABC mini-series brings legends to life.(Dreamkeeper)(Television Program Review): An article from: Wind Speaker
          Yvonne Irene Gladue
          Manufacturer: Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA)
          ProductGroup: Book
          Binding: Digital
          ASIN: B0008GD8WS
          Release Date: 2005-07-31

          Book Description

          This digital document is an article from Wind Speaker, published by Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA) on December 1, 2003. The length of the article is 892 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

          Citation Details
          Title: ABC mini-series brings legends to life.(Dreamkeeper)(Television Program Review)
          Author: Yvonne Irene Gladue
          Publication: Wind Speaker (Newsletter)
          Date: December 1, 2003
          Publisher: Aboriginal Multi-Media Society of Alberta (AMMSA)
          Volume: 21 Issue: 9 Page: 28(1)

          Article Type: Television Program Review

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