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4.55 AVERAGE
4.55 AVERAGE
Foi o primeiro livro sobre gaguez que li e achei que o tema era tratado de uma forma simples e poética - bom para abordar a diferenca/norma com os alunos. As ilustracões são lindíssimas.
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
N/A
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
If you have 20 minutes, listen to this short book on Libby. Beautiful and inspiring.
Whoa. New favorite. Illustrations are stunning throughout. The story and perspective are rare and so important. Goosebumps at the end. I'll remember this book always.
A beautiful and compassionate way to think about stuttering, written by an author who also talks like a river.
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
Age: Kindergarten-3rd grade
Honest, heart wrenching, and uplifting, a boy talks about life with a stutter from the feel of the words stuck on his lips to the embarrassment of being called on in class. But when his dad takes him somewhere quiet and full of the natural world, the boy connects with the sound and movement of the river.
With such few words, Scott presents tangible ways to describe what a stutter feels like: a pine tree’s roots tangling inside my mouth, a crow stuck in the back of my throat, a bubbling, churning, crashing river. The muted and blended watercolor artwork adds even more emotion to the story.
Addresses both the audience of someone looking into the life of a stutterer and a child that is living this life. An essential read for both audiences.
Honest, heart wrenching, and uplifting, a boy talks about life with a stutter from the feel of the words stuck on his lips to the embarrassment of being called on in class. But when his dad takes him somewhere quiet and full of the natural world, the boy connects with the sound and movement of the river.
With such few words, Scott presents tangible ways to describe what a stutter feels like: a pine tree’s roots tangling inside my mouth, a crow stuck in the back of my throat, a bubbling, churning, crashing river. The muted and blended watercolor artwork adds even more emotion to the story.
Addresses both the audience of someone looking into the life of a stutterer and a child that is living this life. An essential read for both audiences.
I really love this book! A young boy who struggles with dealing with his stutter finds solace in the words of his father one afternoon as they visit his favorite place, the river. After a particularly bad speech day, the boy and his father spend some quiet time at the river, broken only by the father telling his son that he just talks like the river. The boy keeps this with him from then on, helping him to understand his stutter in a new light. Based on a true story, I thought this was a wonderful way for the dad help the son in feeling like he still belongs and to be able to relate to something in his surroundings that he really cares about. The illustrations are very fitting and beautiful, as the splashy watercolors remind you of the movements of the river.
Beautiful book about the frustration of stuttering with a simple empowering mantra that kids can take away after reading. Maybe have a moment of quiet with a river audio sample playing in the background.