Helping a Child with Nonverbal Learning Disorder or Asperger's Syndrome: A Parent's Guide -- by Kathryn Stewart (Author) (Book - Parent)
"Some children are born with dysfunctions in the way the brain processes information, resulting in poor social skills and idiosyncratic use of language. These are symptoms of both Nonverbal Learning...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21)
White Dynamite and Curly Kidd -- by Bill Martin (Author) (Book - Child)
"The double-page spreads are filled with action and energy--cowboys on the boxes, rodeo clowns on the alert, the cantankerous bull twisting and bucking with Curly Kidd on his back. Dust, dirt, and...
All Ages
Age groups: Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5)
Alexis and the Golden Ring -- by Linda Heller (Author) (Book - Child)
"A young man's kindness toward an old woman is full rewarded as he travels to his wedding with the magic ring she gave him." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
Nate the Great and the Phony Clue -- by Marjorie Sharmat (Author) (Book - Child)
"Early one morning, a torn slip of paper with the mysterious letters V I T A appears on Nate the Great's doorstep. He and his faithful dog, Sludge, set off to solve this latest mystery. Against...
All Ages
Age groups: Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12)
The Beast in Ms. Rooney's Room -- by Patricia Giff (Author) (Book - Child)
"Held back for a year in second grade, Richard can't seem to help getting into trouble, until he gets really interested in reading and helps his class in a special way." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Grandpa, Me, and Our House in the Tree -- by Barbara Kirk (Author) (Book - Child)
"A small boy and his grandfather share a special relationship despite the old man's illness." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Sarah, Plain and Tall -- by Patricia MacLachlan (Author) (Book - Child)
"In the late 19th century a widowed midwestern farmer with two children--Anna and Caleb--advertises for a wife. When Sarah arrives she is homesick for Maine, especially for the ocean which she misses...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Chocolate Fever -- by Robert Smith (Author) (Book - Child)
"Chocolate lovers will identify with Henry Green who eats chocolate wherever and however he wants. What a shock when he breaks out in a rash of brown spots that smell like chocolate! After running...
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
Black Families in Therapy -- by Nancy Boyd-Franklin (Author) (Book - Parent)
"Now in fully revised and expanded second edition, this classic text helps professionals and students understand and address cultural and racial issues in therapy with African American clients....
All Ages
Age groups: Infancy (<1), Toddlerhood (1-3), Preschool/Kindergarten (3-5), School Age (6-12), Adolescence (13-21), Adulthood (22+)
Beware! These Animals Are Poison! -- by Barbara Brenner (Author) (Book - Child)
"Discusses various facts about poisonous animals with emphasis on how they deliver their venom to other animals as a means of survival." From Card Catalog
All Ages
Age groups: School Age (6-12)
