Beautiful Child: The Story Of A Child Trapped In Silence And The Teacher Who Refused To Give Up On Her - Brossura

Hayden, Torey L.

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ISBN 10: 0060508876 ISBN 13: 9780060508876

Casa editrice: Avon Books, 2003

Riassunto

The author of One Child follows the story of special-needs child Venus, a seven-year-old girl who refused to speak, describing her teacher's efforts to connect with and help her. Reprint.

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Recensione:

“Fresh and compelling...[Hayden] spins out the story with gusto and a storyteller’s art.” (Chicago Tribune)

“Page after page proves again the power of love and the resiliency of life.” (Los Angeles Times)

“Torey Hayden gives one hope for the future of public schools, indeed for the future of the human race.” (Harold Kushner, author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People)

“The world needs more like Torey Hayden.” (Boston Globe)

“Hayden is a fine storyteller.” (Washington Post)

“A rich tapestry of a group of special needs youngsters and the adults who try to help them.” (Publishers Weekly)

“It has been a long time since you read a book with the emotional impact of One Child.” (New York Times)

L'autore:

Torey Hayden is an educational psychologist and a former special education teacher who since 1979 has chronicled her struggles in the classroom in a succession of bestselling books. She lives and writes in the U.K.

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• Editore: Avon Books
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0060508876
• ISBN 13: 9780060508876
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 400