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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1996
15A
KIDS CORNER
Double Treats
Youngsters in Soutside Homes were doubly treated for
Halloween last week. First, Eric Smith, a member of the
Right Moves for Youth program, and other club members
dedicated a basketball court they helped build. Eric, a West
Charlotte 10th grader now, repainted the Hornet emblem.
Above Hugo the Hornet poses with Eric in front of his handi
work. Most of the Hornets players attended the dedication
and took up positions around the court so the young people
could stop and collect goodies from each player, including
Hornets T-shirts. Eric, a member of Right Moves while in
middle school, said he just wemted to “help the community.”
“I don’t play ball over there at all,” he said. Eric plans to play
professional basketball and then become an engineer.
PHOTO/COURTESY OF RIGHT MOVES
By Jeri Young
THE CHARLOTTE POST
One in a Million: My Story
of the Million Man March
By Larry Grant and Reggie
Byers
The Talented Tenth
Literary Syndicate, 1996
Little Hewie is nine and veiy
excited because his father tells
him that they are going to the
Million Man March.
In One in a Million: My story
of the Million Man March,
Hewies, who is nine, tells how
it feels to go to the Million Man
March.
Hewie and his family are very
excited about the March, which
happened last year. Hewie can
not sleep the night before
because he is thinking about
how much fun he is going to
have.
When Hewie gets to
Washington, he sees aU kinds of
people, like the great African
American poet Maya Angelou,
singer Stevie Wonder and a lot
of other famous African
Americans.
The kids in Ms. Mann's 3rd
grade class at Hidden Valley
Elementary School really Uked
the book.
They Uked the pictures. Part
of the book was in color and the
other part was in black in white.
They also liked the fact that
Hewie was African American
and the same age as they were.
They decided that Hewie could
have been their best friend.
That made the book even better!
Ms. Mann's class liked the
book because it taught about
history and had lots of pictures
of the famous African
Americans that Hewie saw in
Washington.
One in a Million is the first
book that Larry Grant has writ
ten. He hopes to teach children
that you are never too young to
make a difference where you
hve.
The artist who did the pic
tures, Reggie Byers, has illus
trated a number of books.
You can find One in a Million:
My Story of the Million Man
March at any bookstore or
library. You can also get a copy
by calling (215)281-1040.
PHOTO/SUE ANN JOHNSON
These Alexander Graham students show off African mask
made In art class. Pictured are: (from left to right) William
Meacham, Corey Neal (on Ladder), Travis Cuthbertson,
Shares Harris, Kelly Minton, La’Rlsha Gill (on chair), Michael
Marble and Melissa Carter.
Read To Me, Mommie
Kids begin learning to read as
soon as they can sit on
Mommie’s or Daddy’s lap and
be read to.
So says literacy teacher
Cathy Yancey.
Yancey gave a talk to parents
at Plaza Road Pre-School
Monday as part of the school’s
celebration of reading.
Students at the school for
four-year-olds were treated to
an appearance by storyteller
Elisha Mlnter of the Public
Library of Charlotte and
Mecklenburg County.
Yancey told the parents gath
ered for the event that they
should read to children each
day and teach them words by
collecting pictures of words
children recognize In a photo
album.
A picture of a baby, for exam
ple, when they learn to say
that word. Or a truck.
She also said parents should
talk to children about what
they see or hear.
Yancey encouraged parents
to use a variety of books,
including fairy tales, pop-up
books, Dr. Seuss rhymes, ani
mal books and alphabet sto
ries.
Read favorites over and over,
Yancey said.
PHOTO/PAUL WILLIAMS I
Dakota Priester, Shanell MInnIss and Adriana Thomas, enjoy activities during reading celebration
at Plaza Road Pre-School for 4-year-olds on Monday. The celebration was organized by Principal
Gloria White and featured storytelling by Elisha Mlnter, Public Library of Charlotte and
Mecklenburg County
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Four-year-old Devaita Erwin took his brother Bruce, age 3,
to breakfast at The Coffee Cup restaurant, it’s not ciear if
Bruce is trying to get away or get to the food. Oh, weii.
Brothers enjoy wrestiing no matter where they are.
Juvarez Ogbuneke, 6, hugs his sister Naa’stasiah, 2 1/2,
during the recent Renaissence Festival. The chiidren, with
mom Betty Ogbuneke, enjoyed the sun and fun with hun
dreds who turned out for the event.
Frazier, son of Amanda
Beatty, sits outside the
Alexander Street
with a smile, a smirk and
I on his face.
PHOTO/SUE ANN JOHNSON