Knees: The mixed up world of a boy with dyslexia
Knees shows the ups and downs of life with dyslexia. We have done this book in the style and size of a chapter book so that younger children and older children at low reading levels can read what seems to be an older child's book. We cover dyslexia’s symptoms and the reasons school can be hard...
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Knees shows the ups and downs of life with dyslexia. We have done this book in the style and size of a chapter book so that younger children and older children at low reading levels can read what seems to be an older child's book. We cover dyslexia’s symptoms and the reasons school can be hard for dyslexics. We talk about some famous people who had or have dyslexia. The book is endorsed by the head master of a school where many of the children have dyslexia. He has dyslexia himself.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780982636695 (0982636695)
Publish date: May 1st 2012
Publisher: Vanita Books
Pages no: 128
Edition language: English
This lovely book is written in rhyming prose and illustrated in simple attractive black over cream drawings. Its goal is to explain dyslexia from the point of view of a boy who suffers it. It shows in a very clear way how difficult is for "Knees" to do some things other kids do without give it much ...
Disclosure: I received a DRC from the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I’ve read a couple of books by Vanita Oelschlager before. At first, I was a little reluctant because she publishes under a kind of vanity press. That is, she runs her own indie publishing company whose ...
*Thankyou to NetGalley & the publishers for this copyI loved how this book, with it's simple story lines & black & white cartoon illustrations, explained what dyslexia is, in a way that both kids and adults can easily understand.I grew up with a dyslexic father & younger sister, so I've seen first h...
This book uses simple letter style and design to show the challenges a person with dyslexia experiences. The circumstances are presented as told by a kid. He let us know about his daily life is impacted by this. The pages doesn't look busy or distracting, so kids don't feel overwhelmed. Art is d...
Really cute poem story about a boy with Dyslexia. Great illustrations, but I wish they had been full color. It is a really easy read for the age group and a great lesson for kids about a more common problem. Really great for helping kids understand Dyslexia and what there classmates face.*ARC courte...
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