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The Eagles who Thought They were Chickens
Mychal Wynn
#5601 (8.5 x 5.5, 37 pgs) $4.95
ISBN 1-880463-12-1
978-1-880463-12-3
Spanish Language Version also available
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Gary Public School Students Break Record
The Eagles who Thought They were Chickens chronicles the journey of a great eagle, historically
perched at the right hand of the great king in her native Africa, who is captured and taken aboard a slave ship. During the
journey between Africa and the Americas, the great eagle lays three eggs before dying as a result of her captivity.
The eggs are hatched in a chicken yard and are scorned and ridiculed because they different. Another great eagle is
captured. His wings are clipped and he, too, is held captive in the chicken yard. However, being aware of his history, he
tells the young eagles of the richness of their culture and heritage.
When the wings of the great eagle grow in full, he encourages and inspires the other young eagles to realize their
potential and to soar into the clouds.
This story offers many parallels to behaviors in the classrooms and on school playgrounds where children are teased
by schoolyard "chickens" and bullied by schoolyard "roosters" because of their differences, and, where entire classrooms of
children, through clowning or put-downs, disrupt the learning process, changing classrooms from eagles' nests into chicken
yards!
This story inspires classroom teachers and their students to dream great dreams by encouraging each other to spread
their wings.
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I am a dual language teacher and I have implemented all the ideas, activities and strategies from,
"The Eagles who Thought They were Chickens" in my classroom. I ordered two sets, one for me and one for my co-worker. I also
encouraged the first grade dual language teachers to use the book and theme for our dual language program. We had a wonderful
outcome! We even did a program for the community based on this story. We did it at a huge place, and we titled our program,
"I Can Conquer Anything Like an Eagle" and we even made school t-shirts for our students--it was a huge production.
Our program was such a success that our students got a standing ovation. The school district staff, the community,
the parents, students, and teachers were delighted. Parents even cried with the role-playing of "The Eagles Who Thought They
Were Chickens." It was very emotional and beautiful.
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