Elspeth Campbell Murphy
"Good Teachers! CHALKDUST will remind you that teaching our children is a high calling and a joy." —Bill Martin, Jr.Bill Martin, Jr. is known to parents, teachers, and children worldwide as the author of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? and many other wonderfully rhythmic and joyful books. Founder of International Institute of Literacy's Pathways to Literacy Conferences, Dr. Martin was a true pioneer in the field of literacy acquisition, and he inspired millions of people worldwide to embrace and celebrate the sounds of language.Over the years, Bill was a very good friend to Elspeth and her husband, Michael, and he was unfailingly supportive of Elspeth's work. He called and wrote to express his appreciation for the CHALKDUST meditation dedicated to him, "At the Summer Workshop".
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FOR TEACHERSBut when is too much snow enough snow to close the schools? I can't imagine they're going to have school today . . . But it's 6:17, and Peggy hasn't called yet. The superintendent calls the principal, the principal calls Peggy, Peggy calls me, I call Marilyn and Gary . . . It's really coming down! Oh, Lord, I need a white day— a day not scribbled up with lesson plans, a day unmeasured by nerve-jarring bells— a downy comforter of a day a marshmallow day a snow day. On such a day I might make bread. I might read a novel. I might bake bread and read a novel. But such a day cannot be taken when school's going on without me, and I'm not really sick enough to be home. No, such a day can only be given. Oh, Lord, I need a snow day. It's 6:38. The telephone's ringing. Oh, please let it be Peggy. Oh, please, please, please, please, please! —From page 56 in CHALKDUST, by Elspeth Campbell Murphy Ready for whenever you need a quick pick-me-up, prayer, or moment of peaceful introspection, the 90 timeless meditations in Chalkdust tap into the everyday joys and frustrations of teaching, imparting encouragement and hope.
For teachers everywhere—and for everyone who wants to support them ... More than 600,000 teachers have found encouragement, affirmation, and inspiration in Elspeth Campbell Murphy's Chalkdust and Recess. Now these two cherished books have been combined into one beautiful volume. The meditations eloquently address experiences universal to teachers: worries about students, jitters about special events, struggles with parents or school boards, and much more. With a fresh design and clear organization, this new edition of Chalkdust will renew any teacher's hopes and dreams and help that teacher express his or her heart to God about every student and situation. From a teacher's review on BarnesandNoble.com: ONE OF MY ALL-TIME FAVORITES!! "What can you say about a book you return to time and again, except that it touches you very deeply. At different times and in different ways." ORDER from Barnes and Noble. (Makes a great Christmas gift!) "This book will remind you that teaching is a high calling and a joy." --Bill Martin, Jr. 
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