Review Tour ~ Zinger in the Woods - Retold by M. T. Becker & Illustrated by Peter Fasolino

 

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Zinger In The Woods

 

Blog Tour Starts May 10^th and

Ends June 13^th

 

About the Book

 

Olive is searching for her missing dog Ginger, but the dog has fallen into a hole and is trapped. Along comes Zen, a homeless dog who helps free Ginger. Together, they make their way back to Olive.

 

This book is perfect for teaching young readers how to trust, make new friends, get out in nature, explore and investigate the world around them and learn about the best doctors, sunshine, diet, fresh air, fresh water, a goodnight's rest, and exercise.

Teatime and Books Blog: Topic Education

“Education is not the learning of facts, but the training of the mind to think.” Albert Einstein

 

To us Albert Einstein quote is the essence of true education. Human beings have to be able to think for themselves and be able to solve real life problems if we expect them to become productive members of society. And for this to happen, we need an education system that benefits each individual person not one that benefits educational book publishing companies.

The question is, how can we change the education system from being politically centered to human being centered? One way is to start teaching our children to be intellect human beings instead of good students. Most children are so caught up in being “good” they never learn how to express themselves.

We, also, need to start teaching our children about their ancestors instead of famous explorers. Think about this, the majority of students know more about Christoper Columbus than they know about their great grandparents. That’s crazy! And, it causes a lack of curriculum connection. Students who suffer from a lack of curriculum connection lose their self identity.  Moreover, a lack of self identity leads to mass conformity. This is why social media platforms use the word “followers” because human beings have been educated to blindly follow the status quo. Therefore, our education system needs to be reinvented not reformed, and until it is, we will continue to live in a society where students are taught not to think for themselves or care about the people who do! 

A Delightful story that children for many generations are going to love! Highly entertaining and educational and includes scientific names that children interested in veterinary science or zoology will greatly enjoy learning. In the tale, we follow Olive and Ginger the hound dog as they head out on a walk then all of the sudden Ginger bounds off after a deer and there begins her mission and you then follow her on quite the adventure as she encounters many different animals and gains a new friend. Children will love helping Ginger through her adventure and finding her way home!

The pictures are just beautiful throughout this text and this is definitely a well-written book and very educational as well as entertaining and will engage the child from beginning to end. The only thing I would add is to mention earlier on in this story that Ginger is a dog because in the first paragraph were are merely introduced to Olive and Ginger but are these two girls? or as in this case a girl and her dog? Otherwise, this is an amazing book and will entertain children for many years to come!

About the Authors

Zinger In The Woods was retold by, husband and wife authors, Mark and Tiesha Becker. The former elementary school teachers decided to write a book after fostering three malnourished puppies. Zinger In the Woods reflects the lessons they learned from being parents, doggie parents, and teachers for over thirty years.

You can discover more about M.T. Becker on their website: www.live-grow-sustain.com

Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/56928518-zinger-in-the-woods

https://mtbecker.podbean.com/ and all the typical  podcasting sites

Twitter: https://twitter.com/zinger_el

Instagram:@zenandginger

Instagram:@m.t.becker

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/zinger.woods

Amazon https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0851KXJVP/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=zinger+in+the+woods&qid=1582734281&sr=8-1

iTunes https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m-t-becker-podcast/id1449185558

Audible https://www.audible.com/pd/Zinger-In-The-Woods-Podcast/B08K6MBX41?ipRedirectOverride=true&overrideBaseCountry=true&pf_rd_p=2756bc30-e1e4-4174-bb22-bce00b971761&pf_rd_r=XSGWHAABZBSD9TZT0QG1