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“Maybe good luck and bad luck are mixed up. You never know what will happen next.“

This story could be used to help understand different vocabulary and cultures of different areas.

Written by Muth, it won its award in 2006. This story has detailed drawings of a Panda. The theme in this book revolves around cooperation with others. This story reflects the theme through the panda's wise stories that the children listen to.

“But what if we fell?“ said michael
“what if we could fly?

I could use this story in my classroom to help spark imagination and also conversations of working together for the betterment of our classroom! We are discussing rules and the WHY behind them and this would be beneficial to show them!

Zen Shorts, written by Jon J Muth. Published in 2005, and awarded a Caldecott in 2006. This story includes detailed drawings of a panda where the theme involved collaborating with others for the betterment of each other. The panda offers a theme of wisdom through his wise words and stories of pastel watercolors. This story is a joy for children to listen to!

“Maybe good luck and bad luck are mixed up. You never know what will happen next.“

This story could be used to help understand different vocabulary and cultures of different areas.

Written by Muth, it won its award in 2006. This story has detailed drawings of a Panda. The theme in this book revolves around cooperation with others. This story reflects the theme through the panda's wise stories that the children listen to.

“I get it,“ said Michael. “Maybe good luck and bad luck are all mixed up. You never know what will happen next.“ “Yes“, Stillwater agreed. “You never know.“

During the moments that each child has their own moment with Stillwater and learning a new lesson is heartwarming and eye-opening. Afterwards the children have a different view of looking at situations and treating one another as siblings.

Zen Shorts by Jon J Muth. This book won the 2006 Caldecott Honor Award Book. This story is heartwarming and family friendly. The story has 3 mini life-lesson stories inside the actual story. Those mini life-lesson stories make a difference when reading them and relating them to your own life today and how you can see things differently.

“I know how that is. said Stillwater. But there is always the moon.”

This books shares valuable life lessons that could be used in assisting classroom management in student behaviors.

Zen shorts shares the tale of three young siblings and a panda pear, Stillwater. This story is an excellent introduction to japanese folktales and Buddhist tellings. The story follows the siblings as each one gets taught a lesson through Stillwater‘s stories and ultimately find peace and friendship within themselves. It‘s a comforting and useful read.

Zen Shorts is a MF picture book about Stillwater the giant panda that moves into the neighborhood and he tells them the most awesome stories. This book is best enjoyed as a SR. Here is a resource that can be used with the book that includes math, science, art, and ELA. https://www.teachingbooks.net/tb.cgi?tid=8289

What a wonderful and beautiful way to introduce Buddhist literature and meditation puzzles.

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This story incorporates TL from Japanese literature passed along for centuries as moral folktales. With beautiful illustrations winning the Caldecott Honor. I would use as S or RA. I would use a readwritethink.org resource to explore world cultures through folk tales. I would use partners to collaborate for ESOL (11). We will activate prior knowledge, think pair share, & use enlarge print. 8.3 1.1

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“The wind carried my umbrella all the way from my backyard to your backyard.“

This is a short and good book for elementary kids to read/be read to when talking about animal-to-human interaction and stories passed down by generations of people. It tells very interesting stories that I think young children would love to listen to.

This is a Caldecott Award-Winning book. It is about a giant panda who tells incredible stories! He tells a story to his new neighbors about his uncle, an old farmer, and two traveling monks. The author's note says how the word “Zen“ means meditation in Japanese. The stories told by the panda bear, Stillwater, are all true Buddhist literature which has been passed on for generations and generations.

Zen Shorts by Jon J. Muth is a F Caldecott book that I think will be ideal for a RT project. This beautifully illustrated book shares the story of three sibling who learn individual life lessons from a very wise panda named Stillwater. I will certainly be adding it to my future classroom and would recommend you all do the same because it teaches students how to problems solve in a meditative way following the “zen” way of life. #UCFLAE3414F19

“The robber opened his mouth to speak. But he think of anything to say. “

I would read this book to kindergarteners and 1st graders. This book is simple for younger kids to read and listen to. Young students would love a story like this one in the classroom.

This is a traditional literature book. I really liked this book and would recommend it to kids. It‘s a good book because the panda is trying to be friendly to everyone. Great pictures in the book too. This book has a very simple plot and easy for kids to read. This book makes the story very easy for students to follow along.

Super adorable and gorgeous illustrations that help teach kids about Buddhist teachings and meditation practices. Loved it!

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I loved the images in this TL Caldecott award winner because they are so beautifully depicted. It‘s about the story of 3 children who find a panda bear in their background that tells the most amazing stories which could be a great RA. #UCFLAE3414SU19

“‘Do you think you have carried it long enough?‘ Asked Stillwater. ‘Yes, said Karl.‘ ‘Good,‘ said Stillwater. And this is how Addy, Michael, Karl — and Stillwater — became friends.”

I love the meaning of this book and I love the part of the author‘s note at the end that says, “When our minds are agitated, we cannot see the true world.” This is a great book that teaches the importance of letting things go and being kind. I also liked how there were stories included inside of the book.

Genre: Caldecott
I was curious as to why this book is called “Zen Shorts”. Once I got to the end of the book, I read the author‘s note. “Zen” means “meditation” in Japanese, which is where the bear‘s (Stillwater) name came from in the book.

“The younger monk noticed the woman, said nothing, and walked by.”

I really enjoyed this book. I loved how the illustrations changed depending on when the panda was telling a story and when he was conversing with Addy, Michael, and Karl. Stunning illustrations

“‘Such good luck!‘, the neighbors exclaimed. ‘Maybe,‘ the farmer replied.
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‘Such bad luck!‘ the neighbors exclaimed. ‘Maybe,‘ answered the farmer.‘”

This book had beautiful watercolor illustrations that matched the Japanese theme of ‘zen‘. The illustrator used calm colors with no harsh brush strokes and clearly defined the ‘zen shorts‘ from the rest of the book. It set the mood very well of being calm and thoughtful.

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