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...eighth-grade social-studies teacher whose course covers World War II, I have used both Hiroshima No Pika and Faithful Elephants in my classes. I agree with Krauthammer that these works are not appropriate for the very young children that their picture-book format usually addresses. However, I feel that these books can be important tools in my class. At age 13 or 14,many of my students are beginning their first study of the Second World War. These books can lead to discussions about points of view, especially when youngsters have studied Pearl Harbor and the Bataan death march...
Todor said the format of the ACF tournament waswell-suited for the team...
...knew we had the talent, but we hadn't done this format this year," Todor said...
Thanks for your perceptive article on the controversy over Hoop Dreams' not getting an Oscar nomination for Best Documentary Feature [Show Business, Feb. 27]. However, Richard Corliss referred to the possibility that the documentary nominating committee may have preferred a no-risk, PBS-style format," and I feel it necessary to set the record straight: Hoop Dreams, in fact, is a public-broadcasting project. It was a co-production of St. Paul's Twin Cities Public Television and Chicago's Kartemquin Educational Films, and was funded by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and PBS (among others). This risk-taking film...
...some of the hottest acts in pop music. Among them: Grammy winner Sheryl Crow, the tart but sweet Irish pop group Cranberries, the spiritualistic rockers Live and singer-guitarist Melissa Etheridge--whose show, featuring a duet with Bruce Springsteen, airs this week. Says Crow: "Getting to perform in this format, which is taking your music and honoring the song as opposed to blowing up amps and stuff--I think that's a cool way to reach people." Adds Live lead singer Ed Kowalczyk: "It's become an important show for bands in their career...