{"id":141,"date":"2014-12-16T23:21:09","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T04:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/?page_id=141"},"modified":"2014-12-17T00:56:16","modified_gmt":"2014-12-17T05:56:16","slug":"books-for-kids","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/books-for-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Books For Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"iframeContent\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Karl Taro Greenfeld<\/strong>, <em>Boy Alone<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Karl Taro Greenfeld always knew that his little brother, Noah, was not like other children. He <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-161 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/index-100x150.jpg\" alt=\"index\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/index-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/index-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/index.jpg 231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px\" \/>couldn&#8217;t converse, use the toilet, or tie his shoes, and he often had violent outbursts. Even after Noah was diagnosed as autistic, his family struggled to find solutions.<\/p>\n<p>Now, acclaimed journalist Karl Taro Greenfeld speaks out with brutal honesty about growing up in the shadow of his autistic brother, revealing the complex mix of rage, confusion, and love that defined his childhood.<\/p>\n<p>Greenfeld weaves together the social history of autism and autism research with the moving story of two very \u00addifferent boys growing up side by side. Haunting, tragic, and unforgettable, his compelling story gets to the heart of what it means to be a family, a brother, and a person.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Boy-Alone-LP-Brothers-Memoir\/dp\/B005Q5XHB8\">http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Boy-Alone-LP-Brothers-Memoir\/dp\/B005Q5XHB8<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-170 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino.png\" alt=\"rhino\" width=\"1019\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino.png 1019w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino-150x23.png 150w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino-300x46.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino-624x97.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1019px) 100vw, 1019px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Elizabeth Verdick, <\/strong><em>The survival Guide for Kids with Autism spectrum disorder<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This positive, straightforward book offers kids with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) their own comprehensive resource for both understanding their condition and finding tools to cope with the challenges they face every day. Some children with ASDs are gifted; others struggle academically. Some are more introverted, while others try to be social. Some get &#8220;stuck&#8221; on things, have limited interests, or experience repeated motor movements like flapping or pacing (&#8220;stims&#8221;). <i>The Survival <\/i><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-162 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/j-116x150.jpg\" alt=\"j\" width=\"116\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/j-116x150.jpg 116w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/j-233x300.jpg 233w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/j.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 116px) 100vw, 116px\" \/><i>Guide for Kids with Autism Spectrum Disorders <\/i>covers all of these areas, with an emphasis on helping children gain new self-understanding and self-acceptance. Meant to be read with a parent, the book addresses questions (&#8220;What\u2019s an ASD?&#8221; &#8220;Why me?&#8221;) and provides strategies for communicating, making and keeping friends, and succeeding in school. Body and brain basics highlight symptom management, exercise, diet, hygiene, relaxation, sleep, and toileting. Emphasis is placed on helping kids handle intense emotions and behaviors and get support from family and their team of helpers when needed. The book includes stories from real kids, fact boxes, helpful checklists, resources, and a glossary. Sections for parents offer more detailed information<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Survival-Autism-Spectrum-Disorders-Parents\/dp\/1575423855\">http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Survival-Autism-Spectrum-Disorders-Parents\/dp\/1575423855<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-170\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino.png\" alt=\"rhino\" width=\"1019\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino.png 1019w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino-150x23.png 150w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino-300x46.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino-624x97.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1019px) 100vw, 1019px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Peter H. Reynolds, <\/strong><em>I&#8217;m Here<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I\u2019m here.<br \/>\nAnd you\u2019re there. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-163 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/61toig0jYqL-150x141.jpg\" alt=\"61toig0jYqL\" width=\"150\" height=\"141\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/61toig0jYqL-150x141.jpg 150w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/61toig0jYqL-300x283.jpg 300w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/61toig0jYqL-1024x969.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/61toig0jYqL-624x590.jpg 624w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/61toig0jYqL.jpg 1026w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><br \/>\nAnd that\u2019s okay.<br \/>\nBut\u2026<br \/>\nmaybe there will be a gentle wind that pulls us together.<br \/>\nAnd then I\u2019ll be here and you\u2019ll be here, too.<\/p>\n<p>Pure, powerful and deceptively simple, bestselling author and illustrator Peter H. Reynolds reminds us that children\u2014and the friendships they make\u2014can\u00a0take flight\u00a0in unexpected ways.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Im-Here-Peter-H-Reynolds\/dp\/1416996494\">http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Im-Here-Peter-H-Reynolds\/dp\/1416996494<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-170\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino.png\" alt=\"rhino\" width=\"1019\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino.png 1019w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino-150x23.png 150w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino-300x46.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino-624x97.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1019px) 100vw, 1019px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Lulu Delacre, <\/strong><em>Jay and Ben<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-164\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/k-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"k\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/k-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/k.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Jay can make his own breakfast, dress himself, and play by himself, but sometimes he feels sad and wishes for a friend. When a magical horse appears and befriends Jay, his wish comes true. Clear visual representation of the text through panels of sequential illustrations and picture symbols (based on the commonly-used Boardmaker\u00ae Picture Communication Symbols) enable students to gain understanding of the story s plot and recognize printed words. Children with learning differences and disabilities exhibit a broad range of behaviors and abilities, and they require individualized instruction. <i>Jay and Ben<\/i> can be used in a variety of ways to promote each child s educational progress and growth, and to support children with a wide array of abilities.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Jay-Ben-Katharine-Swanson\/dp\/1600604609\">http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Jay-Ben-Katharine-Swanson\/dp\/1600604609<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-170\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino.png\" alt=\"rhino\" width=\"1019\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino.png 1019w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino-150x23.png 150w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino-300x46.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino-624x97.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1019px) 100vw, 1019px\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0<strong>Jennifer Elder, <\/strong><em>Different Like me: My book of Autism heroes<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Different Like Me introduces children aged 8 to 12 years to famous, inspirational figures from the world of science, art, math, literature, philosophy and comedy.<br \/>\nEight-year-old Quinn, a young boy with Asperger&#8217;s Syndrome, tells young readers about the achievements and characteristics of his autism heroes, from Albert Einstein, Dian Fossey and Wassily Kandinsky to Lewis Carroll, Benjamin Banneker and Julia Bowman Robinson, among others. All excel in different fields, but are united by the fact that they often found it difficult to fit in-just like Quinn. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-165\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/h-115x150.jpg\" alt=\"h\" width=\"115\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/h-115x150.jpg 115w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/h-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/h.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 115px) 100vw, 115px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Different-Like-Me-Autism-Heroes\/dp\/1843108151\">http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Different-Like-Me-Autism-Heroes\/dp\/1843108151<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-170\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino.png\" alt=\"rhino\" width=\"1019\" height=\"159\" srcset=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino.png 1019w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino-150x23.png 150w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino-300x46.png 300w, https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/education-2272-fall-2014-mwilliam\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/88\/2014\/12\/rhino-624x97.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1019px) 100vw, 1019px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karl Taro Greenfeld, Boy Alone Karl Taro Greenfeld always knew that his little brother, Noah, was not like other children. 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