About
Novelist! Olive M Young author of Disaster Strikes
Olive Margarett Young
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada , May, 2009 – born in Newfoundland, Canada, Olive (Author of Disaster Strikes) is the fourth oldest of her siblings. A single parent for many years, she has a 27 year old son Michael A Stephen. She is now residing in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada. Her love for writing stories comes naturally. Olive loves to read a variety of materials.
Description
<p>Does your child have ADHD (Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder)?</p><p>Meet David, one of award-winning author Sherrill S. Cannon's "Classroom of Kids," who manages his ADHD with the help of classmates.</p><p>David discovers ways to cope with his hyperactive brain, while learning how to calm and soothe his ADHD. Solutions include setting daily schedules and following simple rules that regulate behavior. His teachers and therapists encourage using the computer for academic advancement, and to establish a pattern for study as well as for occasional recreation. David not only learns self-control and communication skills, but is able to fit into the classroom and make friends.</p><p>Once again social values are emphasized in the author's latest illustrated children's story, and classroom friends from previous books are featured. In fact, David has been part of the class for a long time!</p><p><strong><em>"David's ADHD</em></strong><em> is a timely topic for parents and children. A story in rhyme that demystifies ADHD. It explains a youngster's behavior in terms of his inattentiveness and impulsivity and how it impacts those around him. A sensitive way of creating understanding for children with ADHD and their families."</em> - <strong>Dr. Valerie Allen, licensed school psychologist</strong></p><p><strong>Author Bio: </strong></p><p>Former teacher Sherrill S. Cannon has won 76 awards for her previous 11 rhyming books. She is also the author of seven published and internationally performed plays for elementary school children. The author has been called "an absolute master of rhyming" and "a modern-day Dr. Seuss."</p>
Story Behind The Book
Coping with life situations can be difficult. Disaster Strikes helps people feel and cope with many real life situation such as Marriage, Birth, Death, surgery, separation, Love and many other situation. The reader can visualize the characters and feel their emotions. The story behind the book is to(stop and smell the Roses) let go of bitter emotions and accept what we already have surrounding our lives.
