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Hmmm - M the Humdinger

by (author) Dorothy Lander

Publisher
HARP Publishing The People's Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2020
Category
Recommended Age
5 to 18
Recommended Grade
k to 12
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9780993829574
    Publish Date
    Oct 2020
    List Price
    $31.75

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Dorothy Lander (MAdEd – StFX; PhD – Nottingham) is co-publisher of the social enterprise publishing house HARP Publishing The People’s Press (www.harppublishing.ca), a multi-media publishing house established in 2018 and dedicated to the healing arts and arts for health equity. Dorothy is retired from two careers at St. Francis Xavier University (StFX): Manager of Service Operations (1976 to 1995) and Professor in the Department of Adult Education (1997-2007), serving as MAdEd thesis advisor. Dorothy can be found on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

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Excerpt: Hmmm - M the Humdinger (by (author) Dorothy Lander)

 

Everyone was looking for ways to play out how much they had learned from M about love and

friendship between people who are different. So together they invented a humming circle game to

play around the honeysuckle bush. They numbered off as either honey­suckle, which spirals

counterclockwise towards the sun, or morning glory, which coils clockwise to the sun. M invented a

humming melody and every time the humming changed direction, the players swung their partner.

 

Hmmm Hmmm

 

 

As the humming came to an end, every honeysuckle and morning glory sought the other to fold in a

hug.

 

Editorial Reviews

This delightful book is fun for all ages-my 4-year­ old granddaughter watched and listened all the

way through and then went dancing and humming around the house.

'"Grandma, I did like the book"

https:/ /youtu.be/bwjYJHsWluk

 

As this book is being published, we are in tough times. This little story reminds us that we are

all special and inspires us with both the beauty of nature in the artwork and the beauty of the

human voice. As we preserve art, music, and especially beauty, humans will become a less

destructive species.

- Marilyn Manzer, music educator, Wolfville, Nova Scotia