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The Central Park Statues Speak Vol I
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What a great idea for an Enrichment Cluster! Students go to Central Park to interview talking statues like Balto and the Suffragists. Having a conversation with Elizabeth Stanton is an engaging way to learn history.
- Joe Renzulli
The National Research Center on the Gifted and Talented UCONN Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor
Raymond and Lynn Neag Professor of Gifted Education and Talent Development
The Central Park Statues Speak is a brilliant jaunt through history and New York's Central Park. This painless trek into a plethora of amazing historical facts is as enjoyable as the park's merry-go-round and zoo sharing treasured space with these timeless icons. This is a must-take-tour of New York for students of all ages.
- Vin Dacquino
Author of Sybil Ludington: The Call to Arms
Hauntings of the Hudson River Valley
These imaginative conversations help us learn parts of our history we often neglect and awaken us to a part of the world we often ignore— the many statues round us.
John Malone
Retired English Teacher
In Volume #1 of the three-part series The Central Park Statues Speak, author George Robinson introduces five characters who speak to the historical and literary statues in Central Park. Able to communicate through technology, each statue is the subject of a question and answer session which tells the story of their life and rich history. The author’s knowledge of each subject forms a vivid portrayal that jumps from the pages. This first book leaves the reader wanting more. Looking forward to future books!
- Lori Ann Perrelle
Retired elementary teacher
The statues in Central Park have been so mute for so long that they may seem to be erected there by accident. People pass them by without the slightest shrug, but the statues have stories that may excite the young and convince them to raise their sights from the latest social media craze. George Robinson, long a middle and high school teacher, knows how to make the statues speak to the young. Shakespeare doesn’t need Robinson’s help, and Bobby Burns and Sir Walter Scott may not either, but Fitz-Greene Halleck and Balto surely do. And while some young people may know that Susan B. Anthony once appeared on silver dollars, they probably know less about other Suffragists, Sojourner Truth and Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Written with a warm heart and infectious enthusiasm, The Central Park Statues Speak will engage young readers and many older ones too.
- Ed Hagan
Connectict State University Distinguished
Professor of Writing
Western Connecticut State University
Dr. George Robinson and four high school high achievers
brings life and meaning to the statues and monuments of New York's Central Park. Join them as they learn about:
--Christopher Columbus: Explorer and exploiter.
-- A squad of the victorious, yet, demoralized, WWI Infantrymen.
--Robert Morris Hunt: Architect of pedestals and palaces.
--Samuel F. B. Morse: Sending messages one pixel at a time.
--Mr. Hutchins: Inviting Us to sit and enjoy the view
Ralph Mattia
Airman No Class
Makayla, Santos, Chloe and Jeremiah are off on another expedition through New York’s Central Park with their teacher, Mr. Bede from the High School for Historical Research. The inquisitive teenagers interact with statues and learn about Pilgrims and Native Americans, storytelling, a literary classic, ancient Egypt, and a matinee idol Founding Father. George Robinson brings history to life for kids of all ages in Volume One of his engaging and informative series, The Central Park Statues Speak.
Priscilla S. Goldfarb
Retired non-profit executive
and former teacher
The Central Park Statues Vol I is very innovative. Kids and adults are invited to be involved in interacting with historical figures and their historical stories that surround us all.
Elizabeth Klika
Lover of History
An education in inter-action. The open air in Central Park opens the mind. Dr. Robinson’s historical stories continue to stoke our curiosity and ignite our imagination. Since the High School for Historical Studies students are conducting interviews, listen in and enjoy.
Jerimiah O’Gorman
Irish Raconteur
The Central Park Statues Speak seamlessly integrates tales from America’s past into a fun and informative dialogue between high school students and near-mythical historical figures. Incorporating technology and today’s high paced society, George Robinson has found an interactive and thrilling way to engage today’s students with the past, by bringing it into the present. The passages contain all the information of primary sources, or textbooks, but is presented in an easily digestible way that allows anyone interested in history to dive right in. While these figures are no longer with us, Dr. Robinson’s book allows us to imagine what it would be like to talk to them, and in doing so, keeps their stories alive.
- Tom Grossi
High School History Teacher
The Statues Speak! In Dr. George Robinson’s The Central Park Statues Speak readers get the opportunity to dive into the history of the statues in Central Park in a new and creative way. This isn't simply a history textbook but so much more. Dr. Robinson’s creates a scenario where new technology gives four students (and us readers) the opportunity to learn the stories and messages each statute contains right from the statue itself!
- Ryan Lindley.
Teacher, Coach, Broadcaster