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Caretakers of Warmth and Wonder

Creative Storytelling in Schools Today

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Just a few deeply felt words from a teacher will bring children into harmony with one other and with the natural world. When our fourth-grade teacher told us tenderly about the bird’s nest she had discovered on her way to school, I felt love and wonder in her whole being.

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  1. School of Therapeutic Storytelling, Monterey, California, USA

    Nancy Mellon

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  1. Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, Adelphi University, USA

    Diane Caracciolo

  2. Ruth S. Ammon School of Education, Adelphi University, USA

    Courtney Lee Weida

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Mellon, N. (2017). Caretakers of Warmth and Wonder. In: Caracciolo, D., Weida, C.L. (eds) The Swing of the Pendulum. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-224-4_4

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