In the book Miss Little"s Gift Douglas is the youngest, smallest, and newest student in his second-grade class. Douglas does not like reading, nor to sit still, nor does he like Miss Little; especially when she makes him stay after class day after day, forcing him to sound out lines and blobs and squiggles when he’d rather be throwing a football. Miss Little has noticed something bout Douglas, but what is it? Because of this, she has chosen a book especially for him to learn from, why?Award-winning author Douglas Wood — the boy in the story — alludes to scenes from The Little Island, the first book that enticed him to read, in a tale that will resonate with many children with ADHD. It is also a heartwarming ode to a special teacher whose gentle persistence changed one little boy’s life forever. This book is Fiction and for all ages.
Douglas Wood has been called Minnesota’s “renaissance man” — author, artist, musician, naturalist, wilderness guide. As a writer of books for children and adults he has almost two million copies in print, including the classics Old Turtle and Grandad's Prayers of the Earth. It has been said that Douglas Wood "leads his readers and listeners on a journey of self-discovery helping them to understand themselves and the world around them." Wood has won countless honors and awards such as: the Christopher Medal, ABBY Award, International Reading Association Book of the Year, Minnesota Book Award, Midwest Publishers Association Book of the Year, and more. Learn more about Douglas Wood's books, life, and mucic on his website.
http://www.douglaswood.com/
No comments:
Post a Comment