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A MANUAL FOR MARCO IBD

LOVING HEALING PRESS
02 / 2015
9781615992478
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Sinopsis

An 8-year old girl decides to make a list of all the things she likes and dislikes about dealingwith her autistic brother, and in doing so realizes that she has created A Manual for Marco.'Through her genuine and caring accounts about growing up with an older,autistic brother, this 8-year-old also shows her love for her sibling who is specialbut sometimes does things that are not-so-special. I highly recommend this bookwritten with sensitivity and beautifully illustrated.'--Lorna d?Entremont, M.Ed., Special Needs Book Review'Shaila Abdullah proves to be a great ambassador for autism, using explanationsand warm, welcoming illustrations in A Manual for Marco that give a complexcondition a simpler explanation.'--C. Hope Clark, Author of The Carolina Slade Mysteries and The Edisto Island Mysteries'A Manual for Marco is a welcome addition to children?s literature that will helpin introducing the condition of autism to young people and providing informationthat will enable them to understand a little more about it so that it will not seemso scary.'--Wayne Walker, Home School Book ReviewsFor more information, please visit www.ShailaAbdullah.comSHAILA ABDULLAH is an award-winning author and designerbased in Austin, Texas. She has written four other books: SaffronDreams, Beyond the Cayenne Wall, My Friend Suhana, and Raniin Search of a Rainbow. Along with illustrations by the author,A Manual for Marco also includes artwork by IMAN TEJPAR,a 12-year-old artist from Canada.From the Growing With Love SeriesLoving Healing PressJuvenile Fiction: Social Issues - Special Needs