Mukie of a Different Color: Making a Difference

By Robert Bohlken

Help this prehistoric tribe of Mukies solve problems that disrupt their peace loving nature. Children 8-12 will find challenges in helping the Mukies work through risk taking adventures, friendship conflicts, and bravery episodes. What appears to be a handicap turns out to be an important trait. See how their positive attitude, open communication and good listening skills reward them.
Teaches skills such as tolerance, cooperation, respect, decision making and peaceful co-existence through the adventures of the optimistic Mukie characters.

Let the Mukies provide the basis for an easy exchange of thoughts, feelings and ideas about values and ethical issues. Uncovers the secrets that help them live together in peace and belonging.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lee Jackson
• Release date: Feb 18, 2013
• ISBN: 9780930643270

Robert Bohlken

Robert Bohlken, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Communication, writes a weekly newspaper column and is a communication consultant. He retired after many years teaching at both the secondary and university levels.His professional areas of expertise and research are in listening, semantics, and interpersonal trust/relationship. Dr. Bohlken has published more than twenty academic journal articles,presented papers at more than forty academic conferences, and made over one hundred service, social club and school presentations. He is an entertaining and thought-provoking speaker/lecturer/children’s reading specialist. He authored three booklets: Grandpa Listens as Bobby Grows Up How the Rabbit Became the Easter Bunny How to Talk Rural Northwest Missouri Talk He is a member of the International Listening Association, International Society of General Semantics, National Communication Association, and a life member of the Optimist International Service Club. He is a Korean War veteran and has been a longtime member of the American Legion. Degrees held by Dr. Bohlken include a B.S. degree in Language Arts Education with Distinction from Nebraska State College; Master of Arts Degree in Communication/Theatre Arts, University of Nebraska, and Doctorate of Philosophy in Communication, University of Kansas. He and his wife, Mary, live in Maryville, Missouri.

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Mukie of a Different Color – Making a Difference

By Robert Bohlken, Ph.D.

Copyright 2013 Robert Bohlken, Ph.D.

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Table of Contents

Chapter 1 - Meet the Mukies

Chapter 2 - An Ounce of Prevention

Chapter 3 - The Happy But Unhappy Mukie

Chapter 4 - Crossing the Line

Chapter 5 - What Handicap?

Chapter 6 - Guilt

Chapter 7 - The Mukies' Change of Heart

Chapter 8 - A Mukie of a Different Color

Chapter 9 - The Honey Tree

About the Author

Chapter 1 - Meet the Mukies

In the land of oohs and ahhs there once lived a community of Mukies. Now, Mukies were strange looking creatures, with short, large immobile arms that ended in stubby hands and fingers. Their short stout legs were knee-less and their broad feet had tapered toes pointed outward from the body.

They had stocky bodies, which were connected to their head without much of a neck at all. Their body hair was brown in color with black tips and was coarse and spiky in nature. They had round heads, big protruding saucer eyes, bow shaped lips and mouth, and a button nose. Their pointed ears looked like milkweed pods.

The Mukies physical features and build made them slow and deliberate in their movements. They were very awkward and clumsy, but they were a bright and happy group. What the Mukies lacked in physical dexterity, they had two-fold in heart and spirit. They were too loyal for anger, too happy for worry, and too confident for fear, at least most of the time.

They were an optimistic group of quick witted, predictable, and caring individuals. They worked and played hard together as a community seeking the best for all.

The Mukies were non-carniverous, that is, they didn't eat meat. Their vegetarian diet consisted of berries, parsnips, and grains, with melilot their favorite. They also really, really liked bee honey.

Each community was governed by the elders of that