|
Andy and His Yellow Frisbee | 
 enlarge | Author: Mary Thompson
Publisher: Woodbine House
Category: Book
List Price: $14.95
Buy Used: $4.12
You Save: $10.83 (72%)
New (31) Used (16) from $4.12
Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 264112
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 19
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 7.8 x 0.3
ISBN: 0933149832
EAN: 9780933149830
ASIN: 0933149832
Publication Date: September 1996
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Crisp Pages. Tight Binding. ex-library--normal library markings.Expedited Shipping Recommended, Standard May Take 2-3 weeks. We Ship Every Business Day. Your purchase benefits global literacy and the environment!
| |
| Similar Items:
|
| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
Andy and His Yellow Frisbee is a heartwarming and educational children's book about a boy with autism. Like many children with autism, Andy displays a fascination for objects in motion. He spins things-coins, dinner plates, and when at school, his yellow frisbee. It's Andy's special talent, combined with a new student's curiosity about his behavior that sets this story in motion. Rosie, the watchful and protective sister supplies background information about Andy and autism, as well as a sibling's perspective. Beautiful watercolor illustrations enhance the story. Recommended for elementary school-aged children, Andy and His Yellow Frisbee is of particular interest to siblings of children with autism, and friends and classmates.
|
| Customer Reviews: Read 8 more reviews...
 Perfect book to read to younger kids May 6, 2007
Sari Leivent
A wonderful resource to have as part of your professional library when working with children.
 Appropriate and Enjoyable June 29, 2006
Special Educator (NJ)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is a great one for reading with neurotypical children who have friends, classmates, and/or siblings on the autism spectrum. It is well written, has nice pictures, and lends itself easily to discussions.
I disagree with the person whose review states that the "sterotypical" behavior of the child spinning the frisbee is a negative thing. This is simply one example of a type of sensory need our friends on the spectrum have, and it opens the door to discussion about it.
 Need conclusion September 17, 2005
Ana Salcido Valtierra
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Its a good book that shows some of the particular way of behavior of a kid affected whit Autism, however it doesn't get to any conclusion or way to get to the kid or understand him.
Good resource for inclusion - it gets the kids talking January 12, 2005
All Over the Map (New England)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
When I first read this book I was not crazy about it; I tend not to like books directed at kids that are overtly about autism because the kids automatically know that it is a "lesson" book rather than a story book. But of all the books I bought in an effort to give the regular education teacher a tool for talking with my son's typical classmates about his autism, this is the one that my typical 10 year old daughter selected. We have used it for three years and each time the teacher has said it generated an interesting and sensitive dicussion among the children (grades 1-3). Of course it takes a good teacher to lead the discussion, too, but this book has proved to be a valuable resource.
 Good Story, But May Overgeneralize... May 15, 2004
T Leger-Rodriguez (Placentia, CA United States)
17 out of 21 found this review helpful
As an educator who works with young children with autism and an inclusion specialist who educates typical students about disability awareness, I must caution about the stereotyping risk of this book. Autism is too complicated to simplify into one boy and his spinning frisbee. The book portrays a boy who, "wanted to be in his own world just about all the time." True, many kids with autism prefer to play alone, but also there are many who would like to play with others but do not know how to initiate play or respond to typical play situations. Others love to be hugged and enjoy some social interaction. There is such a wide spectrum of autism, and I'm really not sure how one book could capture it, so maybe it's not fair to criticize. The book could certainly begin a discussion. But it should be noted that, without follow-up discussion or further education, the wording in this book could lead some people to believe that all people with autism want to be left completely alone. Simply not that simple.
|
|
|
Powered by Jagodinac- cheap games online shop
|
Partners:
Orfej games reviews,
Free Gambling
directory,
Online directory, ,Casino
literature,, Cheap
notebooks to play game ,
Online shop with poker books,
Roulette books - game strategy ,
Bumeral sport news , Gamblejack
casino review and gambling news,
Cheap Sport shop,
Bingo game |
|
|
|
| |
