CATALOGO GEMSER 2020

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SocialSkills&Relationships
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SocialSkills&Relationships
Liveandlearn
BooksintheLiveandLearnseriestakeachild’spointofviewand
especialytheviewofchildrenwhoeithersuferfromsomephysical
chalengeorlackself-confidenceingoingabouttheireverydayactivities.
Theyencouragekidsnevertobeafraidofachalenge.Folowingeach
storytherearefourpagesofsuggestedactivitiesthatrelatetothebook’s
theme.Afinaltwo-pagesectionofersadvicetoparents.
Thechildinthisstory
knowsthealphabet,but
shesometimeshastrouble
putingaltheleters
togethertoreadwords.
Nomaterhowhardshe
tries,sheoftenmixesup
theletersorwritesthem
backwards.She’sunhappy
untilherteacherexplains
thatshehasdyslexia,
andthatwithspecialhelp
shewilovercomeher
readingproblem.
Lanais10yearsoldand
she’sdeaf.Throughoutthe
story,Lanadiscuseswhat
itisliketobedeafand
someofthethingsthatshe
usestohelpherlearnat
scholandtocommunicate
withothers.AlthoughLana
usesahearingaid,shecan’t
alwaysheareverything
clearlybutitdoesn’tstop
herfrombeingachild.
Theboyinthisstoryhas
alwayslovedvisitinghis
grandfather.Butlately
Grandpahasbendiferent.
Hecan’ttaketheboyfishing
orgoonwalkswithhim
anymore.Grandpadoesn’t
loksickbutanursecomes
tothehousetotakecareof
him. Whatisgoingon?He
hasAlzheimer’sdisease.
There’saboyinschol
whocan’tsitstil.He
alwaysforgetstoraise
hishand.Hedoesn’twait
histurn.Hecan’tfolow
therules.Atrecesthe
otherkidsdon’twanthim
ontheirteam.Theboy
wantstodoalthosethings.
Thetroubleishecan’t.
HehasADHD.
Achild´sdesiretobelike
theotherkidsandjusthave
funisputtothetest.But
firsthenedstolearnhow
tobecomeindependently
mobilewhilebeingconfined
toawhelchairbeforehe
canfocusonmasteringan
activitysuchasbasketbal.
Someoftherealitiesof
beingakidareexplored
throughtheeyesofachild.
Atfirstitse msthatbeing
akidisatoughjoband
thatgrown-upshaveit
easybutaftercareful
consideration,onerealizes
thatbeingakidisn’tsobad
afteralandthatbecoming
agrown-upcanwait!
Thisisastorythatmany
childrencanshare.
Itisaboutachildandhis
familywhogothroughthe
emotionalexperienceof
moving.Althoughsaying
godbyetoahomeand
oldfriendscanbedifficult,
makingnewfriendsand
havinganewplacetolive
canbeexciting.
Thisstory’slitleboyplays
onafotbalteam. When
theyforgettoplayfair,a
boyontheopposingteam
isinjured.Theyfelbadly
abouttheacidentand
cometorealizethatbeing
agodsportismore
importantthanwinning.
Specifications
Titles:8