Date: Thu, 24 Jul 1997 17:20:37 -0400 From: Joe Cumbee <acumbee@surfsouth.com> To: cp@opus.hpl.hp.com Message-Id: <aabcdefg2791$foo@default> Subject: A CP Book You Might Be Interested In
Dear CP List Members,
Over a period of several months, I have noticed people asking for
help concerning talks they were to give to their son's or daughter's
class about carnivorous plants. Also there has been an effort to
consolidate names of people interested in working with schools as guest
speakers to inform young people about CPs. If you are in one of these
groups, a teacher, a carnivorous plant enthusiast, a CP book collector,
or a parent, I have found a book that you need to add to your
collection.
The title is, "An Activity Book for Carnivorous Plants," by Michael
Szesze. The book is a whopping 255 pages, and is spiral bound (which
lends itself to easy copying of worksheet for students.) It gives
background information, types of cps, propagation methods, and growing
tips. It has detailed information and worksheets for over 35 different
activities for students to complete. There is a section concerning
laboratory activities, lab stations and independent research projects.
The book contains three board games (with all materials and cards
provided) for group activities, one of which is a nice multi-colored
game "Bugs in a Bog." My three children play it often and have gained a
different perspective for wetland sites.
For teachers and other interested persons working with young
people, the book contains a section that is that is of immeasurable
value --"The Curriculum Guide for Carnivorous Plants." Found in this
section are the goals and objectives, concepts, a table of daily lesson
plans, unit lesson plans, sample lesson plans, and an outline for a 45
day unit on teaching of carnivorous plants. Of course there are
pre-assessments, journals, and performance tasks. The book also
provides extensive lists of institutions that have carnivorous plants
on exhibit, Sources for buying cps, all kinds of reference materials
including videos, a laser disk, films, books, and magazine articles from
common school magazines.
The author is a "Teacher Specialist for Seconday Science" for
Calvert County Public Schools in Maryland. He has given numerous
workshops, conference presentations and seminars to teachers and
students. He is a member of the International Carnivorous Plant
Society, has given informative speeches at the ICPS Convention in the
Atlanta Botanical Gardens, as well as at Eastern and Southeastern
regional ICPS conferences. You might ask anyone who has attended any of
the above meetings for a reference, as they are aware of the quality of
this book..
As a teacher, I can honestly say that --THIS IS ONE BOOK that you
really need, and if this were a book review I would give it 5 stars
*****.
The book is $25.00 plus $3.00 for shipping and handling Total $28.00. It
is well worth the price. It can be purchased from the author at the
address below.
Name and address of the author:
Michael Szesze
3431 Bayside Forest Court
Huntingtown, MD 20639
Sincerely,
Joe Cumbee.
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