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About the Reviewer:

Vicki Ellis is a junior at the University of Arizona. Vicki is a native of Arizona and hopes to teach elementary school in the city of Tucson. She is committed to literacy, and the benefits that are associated with strong reading skills. She is dedicated to incorporating her love of reading in her future classrooms. Vicki hopes to foster, creativity, self-expression, confidence and individuality in her future students. She is currently enrolled in "Children's Literature in the Classroom" course.

In addition to being a future educator, Vicki is a wife and an aunt. She is a fan of the University of Arizona men's football and basketball teams. She enjoys spending time with her two dogs; a Bassett Hound named Billy and a German Shepard named Buddy. She has volunteered her free-time working with children as a soccer coach for the Arizona Youth Soccer Organization, as a Boys and Girls Club mentor, and as a teacher's helper. Although she does not have children of her own, she believes that children are individuals that need love, support, and guidance from all adults in their community. (Spring 2002)