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Article from
the Dallas Morning News
February 13, 2005
Collin County Metro section
Fury
of the ocean
Debbie Keiser and her daughter
Jordyn, 8, were in their McKinney home watching
TV news one night when they saw the giant
waves from the Indian Ocean tsunami racing
up a hotel wall.
The broadcast image hit home in an unanticipated
way.
"Jordy just freaked out," Ms. Keiser
said. "' Mommy, can that happen to us
here?'" she asked.
"No," Ms. Keiser said. "We
don't live by the ocean."
When Jordyn asked whether it could hit Mexico's
coast, where they often vacation, Ms. Keiser,
a former teacher for a gifted and talented
class, decided it was time for a science lesson.
She went to the kitchen, got out a baking
dish and filled it with water. Then she dropped
a penny in it to show how waves move in a
circular pattern. Still the questions came.
Looking for additional resources a child could
easily grasp, Ms. Keiser couldn't find any.
So she and her Plano business partner, Brenda
McGee - whose company specializes in academic
enrichment resources - decided to do what
they do best.
Their book, Tsunami: Fury of the Ocean,
was released this month. The teacher resource
guide for kindergarten through eighth grade
has several hands-on activities to help children
better understand "this devastating act
of nature" the authors said.
The book sells for $19.95, and 25 percent
of the proceeds will go to tsunami relief.
For more information, visit www.mcgee-keiser.com
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