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About the Author Sherri Chessen
From her earliest days in her
hometown of Duluth, Minnesota, Sherri Chessen has been a
champion of children and their causes. As a child she was
involved as a Brownie, a Girl Scout, active in the Community
Children's Theatre, and then became a camp counselor. Her
interests in children continued into her adult life where she
was a teacher on famed TV's Romper Room, a mother of six and a
writer of children's books. With most every cause that she has
supported or job that she has taken, her efforts have centered
on children.
At the University of Wisconsin,
a communications major (and one of the first female
cheerleaders), she was afforded her first opportunity to work
in television. Here she was the floor manager and voice over
for several inanimate object characters on the PBS long
running program, 'The Friendly Giant'.
After graduation and marriage, she
moved to Phoenix, AZ where she won the role as teacher on TV's
Romper Room. Her television career also included a 'magazine
of the air' show called 'Here's Sherri' which she hosted daily
at the NBC affiliate in Phoenix, AZ. Her career continued with
the shows 'Phoenix After Dark' and then the 'Sherri Chessen
Show'. Her work garnered her two regional Emmy Awards, on for
Best Children's Show and the other for Outstanding Female
Personality.
When her first
book, Gorp's Gift was published in 1996, Sheila
Wellstone, the wife of the late Senator of MN, Paul Wellstone,
contacted Sherri Chessen. With their help and that of Mary
Lewis Grow, who initiated the project, and then Senator Bill
Bradley, they succeeded in securing a unanimous confirmation
from the US Senate denoting a day in October as the Day of
Concern and Student Pledge Against Gun Violence. This day has
been observed with growing involvement every year since its
inception. In 2002, nearly 3 million students signed the
pledge not to carry guns to school or to solve problems by
using weapons. Gorp, the character, story, and his message,
has been an integral part of this program.
Now Gorp and his anti-violence teachings are an integral part
of Sherri Chessen's life.
Gorp's Dream, the newest book in the series,
helps to instill in our children a sense of fairness towards
others, an understanding of tolerance and diversity, and a
positive, loving lesson in how bullying can not only hurt
others, but can cause permanent, heartbreaking damage. Gorp is
dedicated to helping make our children's world a better one,
as is Ms. Chessen.
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the Gorp's Gift
A story that
teaches peace and protects children from violence
Written by
Sherri Chessen
Illustrated by
Dale Duncan
Johnson
30 pages, 10 1/2" x 8 1/2"
Illustrated. Full Color.
Usually shipped within 48 hours
Soft Cover
ISBN # 0-9642160-2-7
$8.00
Hard Cover
ISBN # 0-9642160-0-0
$15.00
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The Gorp's Gift
Teacher's Guide
By Tracy Atwell,
M.Ed.
Students are faced with issues and
situations that yesterday's generation couldn't have imagined.
Who would have believed that everyday social situations
children encounter could be life threatening? We now have
lessons on self-esteem, cooperation, stranger safety, bike
safety, personal safety, drug education, sex education, anger
managements and now gun safety. The Teacher's Guide for
the Gorp's Gift has specific questions and activities
for all grades. Use the Gorps' Gift and the
guide to navigate your way through this vital curriculum.
As parents, the Gorp's Gift
is an excellent tool for teaching children how to handles
themselves if they encounter a gun. (Assume all guns are
loaded, don't touch it, tell an adult.) This book and guide
will also enable you to open the doors of effective
communication with older children. The program will help you
to discuss situations and pressures that teenagers encounter
as well as stressing to children the important message that
problems don't get solved with guns. (It's a permanent answer
to a temporary problem.)
The Teacher's Guide for the
Gorp's Gift includes the following:
■ Questions for discussion
■ Activities that can be
reproduced
■ Journal Activities with
suggestions for assessment and celebration.
■ An appendix which includes
Graphic Organizers, a Parent Letter, Gorp Bingo and Gorp's
Pledge
48 pages, 8 1/2" x 11"
Soft Cover
Usually shipped within 48 hours
ISBN # 0-9642160-1-9
$7.95
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credit card OR print out the Buy Now order form and
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Communications
17834 North
41st Avenue
Glendale,
Arizona 85308
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Protect Children from
Violence
The Gorp's Gift
helps caregivers open the difficult dialogue on guns with
children in a gentle, child-friendly way. Never frightening
with no gratuitous violence, this book is geared to empower
children to know what to do, and mostly what NOT to do if they
encounter a gun.
"Life-saving material
done lovingly and kindly!!"
FREE Family Ezine
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Baby Gorp
This incredibly adorable
'beanie' serves as a constant reminder to the children of
their pledges to safety....nice for adults, too.
Approximately
7" tall
Baby Gorp "beanie"
Usually shipped
within 48 hours
$7.00
Use the Buy Now Button to purchase this Baby Gorp with
a credit card OR print out the Buy Now order form and
mail it with a check or money order to:
Winmark Communications
17834 North 41st Avenue
Glendale, Arizona 85308
"If you want to have peace in the
world, we have to start with the children."
Gandhi
Gorp's Dream
by Sherri Chessen
A Tale of
Diversity, Tolerance, and Love in Pumpernickel Park
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