I love to read month - at Brock-Corydon School

 On February 10, I was at Brock-Corydon School as part of I love to read month.   I started with a poem "My Cat" by Judith Viost.  Then because February is Black History Month, I read "Reading Beauty" by Deborah Underwood, a book about a Black Princess.  Third was "When we Were Alone" by Winnipeg writer David A Robertson.   This one started a lot of discussion and questions about residential schools.  Then I talked about, instead of reading the books, two more.   The first was "The Illustrated Father Goose" by Shelley Tanaka - a story of a father, Bill Lishman, and his daughter Carmen who trained geese to follow an ultralight airplane in migration from southern Ontario to Airlie, near Washington D.C.   Their efforts have been instrumental in helping to establish a second wintering ground for Whooping Cranes in order to enhance the survival of the species.   Lastly, I spoke about Yossi Leshem's book "Flying with the Birds".  It is the story of how he learned about bird migration through Israel using radar and other means.  His efforts have dramatically reduced the likelihood of crashes between birds and planes in Israeli airspace.  As Yossi Leshem describes his efforts - he says birds know no borders - and studying bird migration is a way of bringing people to work together across borders.   My reading and discussing books was followed by lots and lots of questions and comments from the students.