Stories with Holesby Penelope Starr on Jan. 27, 2012, under Arts
I was intrigued by the title of this series of books, Stories
With Holes by Nathan Levy so I wanted to know more. These are
educational books for children (of all ages) that present
puzzles that the reader (or listener) has to discover on their
own. These logic stories “stimulate pupil critical and creative
thinking skills.” I think that there are a lot of books and
stories that would benefit from asking more of the reader (or
listener). When the audience has to do some of the work, they
become more engaged. Instead of moralizing at the audience, the
speaker would benefit from presenting strong characters, vibrant
places and interesting conflicts and then invite the listener
along on the trip. According to Amazon, Levy’s “unique Stories
with Holes series continues to be proclaimed the most popular
activity used in gifted, special education and regular
classrooms by hundreds of educators. . . . . As a former school
principal, company president, p