Sudah waktunya.

Buku-buku dalam lemari di rumahku itu harus kukeluarkan dan kurapikan. Lalu harus aku daftar ulang lagi. Kususun lagi sesuai genre-nya.

Aku kan pelupa. Mumpung ingat aku meminjamkan dua buah buku ke Wahyu (Dragon Keeper dan Ramadhan di Jawa), lalu ada buku yang masih di Poppy (Expletive Deleted: A Good Look at Bad Language)

Padahal siapa tahu banyak harta karun terpendam di lemari itu (pastinya sih ada). Hmm..nanti kalau udah beberes mungkin bisa pamer. Heheh!

published 2008 by Gramedia Pustaka Utama
binding Hardcover
isbn 1407104993 (isbn13: 9781407104997)
pages 215

Fact: Around 1,700 children are diagnosed with cancer every year.

Fact: More than 7 out of 10 children are cured – nearly 3 out of 10 children die.

Fact: Nearly 25% of childhood deaths are caused by cancer. Of all childhood cancers, leukaemia is the biggest killer.

Fact: We don’t like to talk about death – particularly the death of children.
Fact: We don’t like facing facts.

But Sam does!
From Sam and the rich cast of characters we learn not only what it’s like to have cancer but also how people react to terminally ill children: the almost suffocating concern of his Mum, the denial of the situation of his Dad, the everyday ordinariness of eight-year-old sister Ella who cannot understand why Sam gets special attention, and the no-nonsense Grandma, whose down-to-earth approach consistently reassures everyone.

We owe it to our children to talk about the facts of dying – and not just in the context of badgers or elderly relatives. Children aren’t afraid of the facts, and nor should we be. Sally Nicholls has made a brilliant start at addressing what should not be a taboo subject in the world of children’s books.

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Sam penasaran tentang hantu dan UFO---dan kematian. Sam mengidap leukemia. Sebentar lagi dia akan mati. Dan kematian adalah salah satu fakta kehidupan.

Ways To Live Forever adalah buku harian Sam yang berisi daftar-daftar, cerita-cerita, foto-foto, berbagai pertanyaan dan fakta yang dikumpulkannya selama minggu-minggu terakhir kehidupannya. Pandangannya yang jernih tentang kehidupan dan kematian membuat kematian menjadi hal yang tidak lagi tabu dibicarakan.

Anne's review

Buku ini sebetulnya manis sekali. Aku jatuh cinta ama buku ini pas membaca sinopsis di sampul belakangnya, tentang kematian di mata anak kecil penderita leukemia. Siapa bilang kematian itu mengerikan? Siapa tahu malah asyik, dan seru?

Seperti komentar Granny di buku ini," ..Kematian itu seperti ulat dalam kepompong. Kalau takut keluar dari kepompong, kapan bisa berubah jadi kupu-lupu yang cantik?"

Mungkin kalau lihat versi aslinya lebih jatuh cinta lagi (karena sampul terbitan GPU ngga cukup menggambarkan kisah tentang Sam dan kematian).

Penasaran aja ama jalan ceritanya, karena kebetulan beberapa hari terakhir ini aku membaca banyak obituari, dan konsep kematian bagi anak kecil adalah sesuatu yang hampir tidak pernah diangkat di buku (setidaknya aku baru baca yang ini).

Tutur cerita dan penggambaran karakater Sam begitu mengalir. Ada beberapa adegan yang bagiku sangat personal dan digambarkan begitu indahnya. Saat tokoh Dad -sang Ayah- yang selama ini dingin dan apatis (karena dia sendiri sebetulnya selalu menyangkal akan kesehatan Sam yang memburuk) menajdi ayah yang begitu hangat dan penuh kasih sayang ketika mendampingi Sam tertidur. Aku jadi inget waktu aku masih kecil terserang asthma yang cukup berat dan bikin tidak bisa tidur..Papa bangun dan menjagaku :'(

Visit the website:
http://www.sallynicholls.com/books/waystoliveforever.php

published 2005 by Free Press
binding Hardcover
isbn 0743274342 (isbn13: 9780743274340)
pages 304

Anne's review:
Syukur kalau kalian bukan termasuk orang yang suka mengumpat dan obral kata-kata kasar di depan umum, ya. Meski sangat manusiawi kalau sedang sangat kesal akhirnya keluar juga kata-kata indah yang hanya pantas menghuni kebun binatang atau toilet..

Tapi buku ini menarik, karena si penulis mengupas bahasa umpatan manusia ini dengan pendekatan dari segi etymology (studi tentang sumber dan pengembangan bentuk kata-kata), budaya dan sosiologi. Melalui serangkaian riset, ibu ini dengan cara menarik, misalnya kenapa untuk jenis umpatan tertentu buat kalangan teman sendiri ngga jadi masalah besar sementara kalau ditujukan pada orang lain bisa menimbulkan bencana.

Have we always "sworn like sailors"? Has creative cursing developed because we can't just slug people when they make us angry? And if such verbal aggression is universal, why is it that some languages (Japanese, for instance) supposedly do not contain any nasty words? Throughout the twentieth century there seems to have been a dramatic escalation in the use and acceptance of offensive language in English, both verbally and in print. Today it seems almost commonplace to hear the "f" word in casual conversation, and even on television. Just how have we become such a bunch of cursers and what does it tell us about our language and ourselves?

published: 2000 by Wadsworth Publishing
binding :Paperback
isbn : 0534522394 (isbn13: 9780534522391)
pages: 336

This book introduces the reader to the field of teaching, discusses theory and practice of Art Education, and synthesizes and prepares the reader to make the transition from reader to Art teacher. It presents art education as an integration of philosophy, history, theory, and practice. Bates illustrates how to apply theory to practice as an art educator. Models, methods, and experiences are provided to enlighten, inspire, and amuse. BECOMING AN ART TEACHER is a refreshing approach to art methods.

published : 2001 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
binding: Paperback
isbn: 0374527709 (isbn13: 9780374527709)
pages : 240
description: An inspiring and comprehensive guide to art education.

I use this book in my first year of teaching art class. It's very useful and handy. The author gave a lot of study cases and how to handle certain situations.

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An inspiring and comprehensive guide to art education.

In this accessibly written guide for classroom and art teachers as well as parents, Nancy Beal shows how to release children's marvelous gifts of expression. Beal believes that children must first of all be comfortable with their materials. She focuses on six basic media: collage, drawing, painting, clay, printmaking, and construction. She gives practical consideration to all facets of a teacher's responsibility: how each material should be introduced; what supplies are best; how a classroom may be set up to support children's explorations; and how teachers may ask open-ed questions to stimulate personal and meaningful expression. Beal also discusses how to integrate art into social studies and how to make museum visits productive and fun. Each chapter includes a section specifically for parents on helping their children create art at home.

Beal has taught art to children for twenty-five years and is able to draw on a wealth of examples from her classroom. The Art of Teaching Art to Children is extensively illustrated with her students' art, visual proof of her gifts as an educator and art enthusiast.