- Wren Blackberry
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children's fiction author, Wren Blackberry emerged with the publication of the "Métrico Mesh" series. Much of her work attempts to incorporate educationalcurriculum standards, lightly touching on several scientific and historical subjects. A teacher by profession, Wren Blackberry worked inhigher education in theUnited States from 1985.The Métrico Mesh Series
The protagonists in this series are American Portuguese pre-teens, residing in a coastal town of southern
Massachusetts . While the original text is in English, the characters do not neglect to scatter in Portuguese phrases and customs.The books appear
Judeo-Christian , with solely Christian references only in "Anything But Static", which parallels the New Testament conversion of theapostle Paul . The series is directed toward independent middle readers, throwing in challenging words similar to terms students would learn at school.In the back of each book, the author suggests projects for further study of topics, helping teachers and home schoolers integrate their course content.
Books by Wren Blackberry
Under the Grass
"Under the Grass" pulls science into the description of dragons in Job 40-41 [ [http://www.biblegateway.org/passage/?search=job%2041&version=31 BibleGateway.com - Passage Lookup: Job 41 ] ] . Jeff Métrico struggles to understand
dragons , and explain what he has found, parallels the social rejection of Job. ISBN 1-4116-2530-7Levitical Day
"Levitical Day" Jacquie Métrico uses information from
Leviticus 19 to rescue her friends fromfungal disaster. ISBN 1-4116-2816-0Deep Echoes to Deep
"Deep Echoes to Deep" Jeff Métrico returns to the scene of the dragon with a film crew, not suspecting that they would desert him. His
cave wanderings parallel David's escape fromKing Saul , with references to Psalm 42. ISBN 1-4116-4000-4Anything But Static
"Anything But Static" Emotions charge as a new boy visits
Sunday school class and tries to set everyone straight. The book discusses electricity,lightning , and the struggle the early church experienced in accepting the zealous Saul as the converted apostle Paul of Acts 9.Math Fiction
"Math Fiction" Jeff Métrico was not a natural born leader, but found himself in charge of two hundred kids in a blackout. He used mathematical principles of
fractals andstatistics and principles used in Numbers 10 byMoses to organize people and maintain sanity.References
* [http://www.josiahnews.com/ Josiah Publishing author biographies]
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