I Am Odd, I Am New

Inbunden, Engelska, 2021

Av Benjamin Giroux, Benjamin Giroux - Roz MacLean

279 kr

Skickas fredag 21/11

Fri frakt för medlemmar vid köp för minst 249 kr.

View the world through the eyes of a 10-year old boy with autism and a poem he wrote for a school assignment Foreword by the National Autism Association "I am odd, I am new. I wonder if you are too. I hear voices in the air. I see you don't, and that's not fair." Step into the world of Benjamin Giroux, a 10-year-old boy with autism, as he invites readers to see life from his perspective. In this picture book, Benjamin's poem, which he composed during a school assignment, takes center stage. When Benjamin's parents shared his poem with friends and family, they could not have anticipated that the poem would go viral. Now, for the first time, I Am Odd, I Am New is brought to life in an illustrated picture book that captures Benjamin's world view.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2021-11-16
Mått203 x 267 x 12 mm
Vikt544 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor32
FörlagSchiffer Publishing Ltd
IllustratörMacLean, Roz, Maclean, Roz
ISBN9780764362415

Tillhör följande kategorier

Poesi och Antologier inom Barn och ungdom
Kropp och hälsa inom Barn och ungdom
Sociala frågor inom Barn och ungdom

Benjamin Giroux is the author of the poem “I Am Odd, I Am New.” The poem, now also a picture book (I Am Odd, I Am New), has received a Kirkus Reviews starred review and was named a Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year. Benjamin is also an award-winning songwriter, was named poet laureate of Plattsburgh, New York, and has been the face of the National Autism Association’s antibullying campaign. He has been featured in the Huffington Post and on the Today Show and Good Morning America. His poem has been translated into several languages and made into a critically acclaimed music video, releasing in April 2022. Benjamin lives in upstate New York with his parents and pet snake, Monty. Roz MacLean is an award-winning Canadian illustrator and children's writer. She especially loves making art about themes that are important to her, like exploring emotions and diverse ways of being in the world. She has written and illustrated two books, The Body Book and Violet's Cloudy Day.