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A Walk in the Rain
by Edward M. Hallowell, M.D.
Each
brain finds its own special way -- that's the message in this
delightful, colorful story by America's foremost expert on learning
and childhood development.
Edward
M. Hallowell, M.D., is a noted psychiatrist and teacher
and a leading authority on attention deficit/hyperactivity
disorder. At many of his lectures worldwide he has read a
story he wrote for children about how each person's brain
is unique -- and it has resonated among the thousands of parents,
teachers, and others who have heard it.
A
Walk in the Rain with a Brain is the illustrated
version of that story. In it, a little girl named Lucy is
making her way down a rainy sidewalk when she spies, of all
things, a brain -- Manfred, called Fred -- sitting forlornly
in a puddle. The courtly cerebrum asks Lucy for help getting
home, and as they walk along she worries that she's not smart
enough. "Everyone's smart!" explains Fred. "You
just need to find out at what!" Fred reassures her that
each child learns and thinks differently -- and that every
child has special talents.
Charming
illustrations and a funny, whimsical story teach children
to play and learn in order to find the strengths they have
-- and a discussion guide at the end gives parents and educators
the background support they need in order to help children
understand and discover the sparkling individuality of their
minds.
To Purchase:
• A Walk in the Rain with a Brain at Amazon.com
• A Walk in the Rain with a Brain at Amazon.UK
• A Walk in the Rain with a Brain at Amazon Canada
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