That's Like Me! Stories about Amazing People with Learning Differences (PB)
Product Code: 9781595722089
Our Price: $7.95
Description
VOYA Sixteen people with learning disabilities are profiled in two-page spreads complete with photos and descriptions of how each struggled in school yet found success in other activities in which they could excel. Those chosen cover a wide range of ages and accomplishments. The youngest is a sixth-grade soccer player. The most reconizable are Jerry Pinkney, whose story becomes the foreword for the book, and Ann Bancroft, an explorer whose visit to Antarctica was witnessed by three million students via the Internet. The adults also include a firefighter, veterinarian, trapeze artist, and musician. A female wrestler, race-car driver, and artist are some of the teens whose stories are included. Writing for students with learning disabilities, the author does not dwell on methods these people used to cope with their individual learning disabilities. Instead the focus is on how hardship in school should not limit a person to finding success in other areas of life. The author concentrates on putting a positive and upbeat voice to those who are learning disabled, hoping that these testimonies will encourage like students to find their own area of excellence. The author encourages parents and teachers to share the book with learning-challenged students to prompt discussion. Included at the back of the book are pages where a reader can write his own success storymaking this book more suited to individual ownership than a library resource. Reviewer: Chris Carlson