Links - In Journeys

7. Baptism. babies (pages 14-15)

www.dottieandbuzz.co.uk
A web site especially designed for young children, which includes a section on baptism.

8. Journey of life/older man (pages 16-17)

http://www.memfox.net/
Mem Fox's book Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partridge is used in the lesson plan's second activity. At her own web site, the author tells the story behind this and other stories that she has written.
'Of all my books, this is the one adults love most. (Which is not to say that children don't love it too!) My grandfather, Wilfrid (note the spelling) Partridge, lived in an old people's home. When I visited him I noticed and mourned the lack of children. Old people and children get along brilliantly, yet here they were, separated from each other by the craziness of our society. So I decided to write a book that brought children and the elderly together in the hope that teachers would initiate similar contact.'
Also on the site are articles for teachers, recipes and a full bibliography and biography. 

http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/rembrandt/self/
View these self-portraits of Rembrandt to accompany the third activity of the lesson plan. Further self-portraits can be viewed at http://www.values.ch/vangogh.htm. This site takes the images of Van Gogh on The Gambia's postage stamps to tell his story.

9. Refugees (pages 18-19)

http://www.refugeecamp.org/
Learn about the basic needs in a refugee camp, including food, shelter, water and health care. Find out how millions of people are forced to live today 

10. Jesus' journey to Egypt (pages 20-21)

There are numerous traditional images of this biblical story. For real contrast, look at Van Dyck's Rest on the Flight into Egypt at http://www.vandyck.co.uk/egypt.html or Fra Angelico's Flight from Egypt at http://www.artofeurope.com/angelico/fra1.htm

11. Caterpillar (pages 22-23)

http://www.eric-carle.com/
The official web site of Eric Carle, the author of The Very Hungry Caterpillar. It includes a page of ideas from teachers on ways they have used the book with their class. 

http://www.ex.ac.uk/bugclub/cater.html
Ideas for teachers and children on rearing caterpillars with handy tips on housing, feeding and the pupation process

12. da Fabriano (pages 24-25)

http://www.artcyclopedia.com/artists/gentile_da_fabriano.html?noframe
The definitive web page for accessing information on the artist. There are links to the main museum web sites that hold his work (including J Paul Getty Museum, National Gallery and the Uffizi), image archives and articles.

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