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Social Skills & Relationships
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Social Skills & Relationships
Live and learn
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Books in the
Live and Learn
series take a child’s point of view and
especially the view of children who either suffer from some physical
challenge or lack self-confidence in going about their everyday activities.
They encourage kids never to be afraid of a challenge. Following each
story there are four pages of suggested activities that relate to the book’s
theme. A final two-page section offers advice to parents.
The child in this story
knows the alphabet, but
she sometimes has trouble
putting all the letters
together to read words.
No matter how hard she
tries, she often mixes up
the letters or writes them
backwards. She’s unhappy
until her teacher explains
that she has dyslexia,
and that with special help
she will overcome her
reading problem.
Lana is 10 years old and
she’s deaf. Throughout the
story, Lana discusses what
it is like to be deaf and
some of the things that she
uses to help her learn at
school and to communicate
with others. Although Lana
uses a hearing aid, she can’t
always hear everything
clearly but it doesn’t stop
her from being a child.
The boy in this story has
always loved visiting his
grandfather. But lately
Grandpa has been different.
He can’t take the boy fishing
or go on walks with him
anymore. Grandpa doesn’t
look sick but a nurse comes
to the house to take care of
him. What is going on? He
has Alzheimer’s disease.
There’s a boy in school
who can’t sit still. He
always forgets to raise
his hand. He doesn’t wait
his turn. He can’t follow
the rules. At recess the
other kids don’t want him
on their team. The boy
wants to do all those things.
The trouble is he can’t.
He has ADHD.
A child´s desire to be like
the other kids and just have
fun is put to the test. But
first he needs to learn how
to become independently
mobile while being confined
to a wheelchair before he
can focus on mastering an
activity such as basketball.
Some of the realities of
being a kid are explored
through the eyes of a child.
At first it seems that being
a kid is a tough job and
that grown-ups have it
easy but after careful
consideration, one realizes
that being a kid isn’t so bad
after all and that becoming
a grown-up can wait!
This is a story that many
children can share.
It is about a child and his
family who go through the
emotional experience of
moving. Although saying
goodbye to a home and
old friends can be difficult,
making new friends and
having a new place to live
can be exciting.
This story’s little boy plays
on a football team. When
they forget to play fair, a
boy on the opposing team
is injured. They feel badly
about the accident and
come to realize that being
a good sport is more
important than winning.
Specifications
Titles:
8
Pages:
36 full-color throughout
Format:
190 x 240 mm
Binding:
Hardback / paperback
Age group:
5 years and up