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The third title in the acclaimed Slug Days Stories, nowin paperback.Irma is Laurens best friend. Irma knows all the strategiesLauren uses when her Autism Spectrum Disorder makes it hard to go with theflow. Lauren helps Irma learn English words and understand unfamiliar customs.So why does Irma suddenly want to introduce Lauren to her mountain-biking, litter-dropping neighbor Jonas? Why is Irma calling Jonas her friend?As if sharing Irma werent bad enough, Lauren also has analarming new problem at school. Their teacher has announced a mountain bikingday when the students will learn to ride their bikes on an obstacle course. ButLauren still uses training wheels. She just cant face the teasing she will getwhen her classmates see them. She isnt brave like Irma. She cant go with theflow like Dad. How can she possibly face this challenge? From author Sara Leach and illustrator RebeccaBender comes an honest and warm-hearted successor to the criticallyacclaimed Slug Days and Penguin Days. With straightforward textand frequent black-and-white illustrations, Duck Days is an accessiblechapter book for any young reader with mountains of their own to climb. Sara Leach is an elementary school teacher-librarian whohails from Whistler, BC, where she loves to ski, hike and bike. She has had theprivilege of teaching several amazing students with Autism Spectrum Disorder, and her experience working with them inspired her chapter books Slug Days, Penguin Days, and Duck Days. The Slug Days Stories collections honorsinclude two USBBY Outstanding International Books, a Junior Library Guildselection, a Bank Street Best Book, and four nominations to readers choiceawards. RebeccaBender is a well-lovedauthor-illustrator of childrens books as well as an art director and designer.Her books include the popular Giraffe and Bird collection, How Do You Feel?and the illustrations for Peach Girl by Raymond Namakura, as well asthose for the Slug Days Stories and Sapphire the Great and the Meaning ofLife. Rebeccas awards and honors include the OLA Blue Spruce Award, aCooperative Childrens Book Center best-of-the-year choice, and a TorontoPublic Library best-of-the-year selection. She graduated from the OntarioCollege of Art and Design at the top of her class, earning the Medal forIllustration. Rebecca lives in Burlington, Ontario, with her husband and three children.Book specifications:Collection: Slug Days StoriesDimensions: 190 x 137Author: Sara LeachCover type: PaperbackPublishing Year: 2022Publishing Month: 8Pages: 120Language: EnglishPublisher: Pajama PressWeight: 136 g
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