Why Montessori? Learn how a Ruffing Montessori education helps prepare your child for success! Parent Open Houses January 4, 5 and 6 9-10 am: Tours & Observations 10:15 am: Q&A with Head of School Registration is required. Contact our Admissions Office at 216-321-7571 or info@ruffingmontessori.net. 66 SHAKERONLINE.COM | WINTER 2017 Engage. Emerge. Learn for life. 3380 Fairmount Boulevard, Cleveland Heights, Ohio ruffingmontessori.net @ Shaker Library Where the River Burned: Carl Stokes and the Struggle to Save Cleveland by David Stradling and Richard Stradling. Cornell University Press, 2015. When the Cuyahoga River caught fire in 1969, it became an emblem of the collapse of industrial America and a challenge for the first black mayor of a major U.S. city. The authors describe Cleveland’s transition from a polluted town to a viable service city during the Stokes administration. BOOKS FOR CHILDREN & TEENS Be A Change Maker: How to Start Something That Matters by Laurie Ann Thompson. Simon Pulse, 2014. Empower yourself in today’s highly connected, socially conscious world as you learn how to wield your passions and use digital tools and the principles of social entrepreneurship to affect real change in your schools, communities, and beyond. Look Where We Live!: A First Book of Community Building by Scot Ritchie. Kids Can Press, 2015. In this engaging picture book, five young friends spend the day traveling around their neighborhoods and participating in activities designed to raise money for their local library. Along the way, they learn about the people and places that make up their community and what it means to be a part of one. Maybe Something Beautiful: How Art Transformed a Neighborhood by F. Isabel Campoy and Theresa Howell, illustrated by Rafael López. Houghton, Mifflin, Harcourt, 2016. Based on the true story of the Urban Art Trail in San Diego, California, this lovely book reveals how art can inspire transformation, and how even the smallest artists can accomplish something big. People You Gotta Meet Before You Grow Up: Get to Know the Movers and Shakers, Heroes and Hotshots in Your Hometown by Joe Rhatigan. Imagine, 2014. In an appealing notebook-style format with lighthearted illustrations, the author identifies individuals who might be cool to meet, from farmers and travelers to local entrepreneurs, politicians, and artists. Some of the most important and exciting people a kid can meet live nearby, in his or her own hometown. The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall. Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2015. Inspired by the work of folk artist James Hampton, this is an affecting and redemptive novel about discovering what shines within us all, even when life seems hopeless. SL
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