tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post805983329438890720..comments2024-03-23T18:50:06.402+11:00Comments on journey & destination: The Snow Goose: A Story of Dunkirk by Paul GallicoCarolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-3583905357100380392020-10-14T17:06:17.430+11:002020-10-14T17:06:17.430+11:00Hi Noel,
Thank you so much for your lovely commen...Hi Noel,<br /><br />Thank you so much for your lovely comment! <br />It's wonderful that you read aloud to your students, especially in the high school years. I don't remember any teacher of mine who did that.<br />I'm so grateful for beautiful stories like this to share with my own children. Thanks for taking the time to comment. It was very encouraging to read of your experience.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-6385372252659025742020-10-13T12:25:07.029+11:002020-10-13T12:25:07.029+11:00I have known The Snow Goose since I was a 13 year ...I have known The Snow Goose since I was a 13 year old boy living in Far North Queensland, in Australia. I am now 78. As a teacher (I taught for 55 years) it was my custom to read The Snow Goose out aloud to my years 7, 8, 9, and 10 students (roughly 11-15 yr olds) as well as occasionally to year 11. It takes only one period to read it through. I used Anzac Day (Australia's day of remembrance for all lost soldiers) as the trigger. All the children to whom I read the story were moved, no matter what their cultural, religious or ethnic background. I must say that I never managed to get through it without crying openly myself - and the students accepted a grown, adult male crying with no difficulty. The simplicity, the almost poignant banality, of Gallico's writing, makes this so special. Thank you for your incisive and touching summary.Noel McDonoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13171154174207348179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-89953721354045388292020-03-13T09:21:37.730+11:002020-03-13T09:21:37.730+11:00Hi Alan, lovely to read about your experience with...Hi Alan, lovely to read about your experience with this book! As C.S. Lewis said, 'No book is really worth reading at age of ten which is not equally (and often far more) worth reading at the age of fifty.'Thanks for taking the time to comment.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-18530630234637281622020-03-13T06:34:19.890+11:002020-03-13T06:34:19.890+11:00Oh Carol = my name is Alan Berning Oh Carol = my name is Alan Berning Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296818048081909784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-83837399736998395522020-03-13T06:33:12.412+11:002020-03-13T06:33:12.412+11:00I listened to it as a 12 year old boy in South Afr...I listened to it as a 12 year old boy in South Africa - on a long playing record I got from my Grandmother- My wife bought me the audio cd for my Fj on my 65th Birthday in the USA to listen to all over again on my way to work in the morning --Cried again like a twelve year old boy :)can't wait to listen to The Small Miracle nowAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14296818048081909784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-44756014385194431782017-08-06T17:05:39.062+10:002017-08-06T17:05:39.062+10:00Warning Kirsten -sad ending! But it's a lovely...Warning Kirsten -sad ending! But it's a lovely story. The Small Miracle is another one he wrote about a boy and his pet donkey.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-53119616357686947772017-08-05T22:31:22.624+10:002017-08-05T22:31:22.624+10:00Wonderful review. I have this book and look forwar...Wonderful review. I have this book and look forward to reading it. I also love the snowflake by the same author. Kirsten Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18231118250915230891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-10392847542536448442014-08-20T11:24:14.867+10:002014-08-20T11:24:14.867+10:00Thanks so much for this review! I ordered it from...Thanks so much for this review! I ordered it from the library immediately and just read it tonight. Lovely story, and lovely review too!Annie Katehttp://anniekateshomeschoolreviews.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-6068602189137258722014-08-14T11:10:37.124+10:002014-08-14T11:10:37.124+10:00I felt the same way, Sara. You could almost imagin...I felt the same way, Sara. You could almost imagine you were on those bleak marshlands!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-43821196099704177442014-08-14T00:23:43.166+10:002014-08-14T00:23:43.166+10:00We loved the story when we read it last year. I pa...We loved the story when we read it last year. I particularly enjoyed the care the author took describing the landscape and animals of the Essex coast. Sarahttp://classicallyhomeschooling.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-76976739938434399592014-08-11T09:46:23.372+10:002014-08-11T09:46:23.372+10:00Hello Betty! As Hope mentioned it does have a sad ...Hello Betty! As Hope mentioned it does have a sad ending. One of my sons (the 14 yr old) is very sensitive to that sort of thing and he didn't like how it ended - but it is a war story.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06820925595506920754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-22268711532388331252014-08-10T22:09:39.546+10:002014-08-10T22:09:39.546+10:00Wow! That is a beautiful story, Carol! I need to...Wow! That is a beautiful story, Carol! I need to add it to my list. So many levels of application with it--but I will let me student make those connections 😉. BettyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7546783121640385268.post-40250287462982437672014-08-09T23:53:57.208+10:002014-08-09T23:53:57.208+10:00When I first read this story (ages ago), I dislike...When I first read this story (ages ago), I disliked it since I only enjoyed books with happy, predictable endings. I need to try it again now that my tastes have matured a bit. Thanks for the good review.hopeinbrazilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05842290165385823751noreply@blogger.com