My friend Isabelle
By: Woloson, Eliza.
Contributor(s): Gough, Bryan.
Publisher: Bethesda, MD Woodbine House 2003Description: [28] p. : col. ill. ; 15 cm.ISBN: 9781890627508.Subject(s): JUVENILE LITERATURE | FRIENDSHIPS | DOWN SYNDROMESummary: "Isabelle and Charlie are friends. They both like to draw, dance, read and play at the park. They both like to eat Cheerios. They both cry if their feelings are hurt. And like most friends, they are also different from each other. Isabelle has Down syndrome. Charlie doesn't." - BOOK JACKETReview: Charlie has a friend, her name is Isabelle and they play together every Friday. Charlie enjoys his time with his friend; they go to the park, play shopping and dance together. He tells about all the things he learns from Isabelle, the differences he discovers and the ways that they are similar. He decides that life is more fun having Isabelle as a friend. The author Eliza Woloson has written this delightful short story around the activities that her daughter, Isabelle enjoys doing; while Bryan Gough’s illustrations add a simple and appealing dimension to the whole. This could be a useful introduction to the differences to be found between all types of people, in this case Down syndrome.Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Book | IHC Library | 900.73 WOL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | W000091 |
"Isabelle and Charlie are friends. They both like to draw, dance, read and play at the park. They both like to eat Cheerios. They both cry if their feelings are hurt. And like most friends, they are also different from each other. Isabelle has Down syndrome. Charlie doesn't." - BOOK JACKET
Charlie has a friend, her name is Isabelle and they play together every Friday. Charlie enjoys his time with his friend; they go to the park, play shopping and dance together. He tells about all the things he learns from Isabelle, the differences he discovers and the ways that they are similar. He decides that life is more fun having Isabelle as a friend.
The author Eliza Woloson has written this delightful short story around the activities that her daughter, Isabelle enjoys doing; while Bryan Gough’s illustrations add a simple and appealing dimension to the whole.
This could be a useful introduction to the differences to be found between all types of people, in this case Down syndrome.
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Of limited use for my 6yr. old