After his infamous fall Humpty's confidence is shattered. Will he ever get his groove back? "Humpty Dumpty sits in a chair while all the kings horses and all the kings men laugh at him through the window of his house. He used to climb rocks, today he won't dare..."Humpty Dumpty Climbs Again is written by Dave Horowitz. It is an up dated version of the famous fairy tail. Check out the reason that causes Humpty Dumpty to leave his house and what gets him to climb again.
This book can be used for Social Studies in regards to relationships, peer pressure, and to build up a childs self-esteem. Its humor and beautiful illustrations makes it to be a funy and eggistential tale of Hope and Redemption. This picture book is for the elementary level. Although the level recommended is 1,200 ft. (You can hear the story on u-tube on Horowitz website).
Dave Horowitz grew up in Smithtown, New York in the 1970s. In school instead of paying attention he drew pictures of his teachers. He then went to a famous art college in Rhode Island and studied coloring. He moved to New York City and worked next door to the Twin Towers. There he learned how to climb rocks and got fired. Then he climbed rocks. Horowitz moved up to the Hudson Valley and then to California and then to New Hampshire and then back to the Hudson Valley. Where he got a job as a “professional” rock climber. He go too old for that, but he still lives in the Hudson Valley where he writes and illustrates picture books. "So far so good…" so he says.
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