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
After visiting the Loggerhead Marinelife Center in Juno Beach Florida, I made a new friend. A recently rescued young loggerhead sea turtle named Eartha. She loved having her picture taken and followed me in her tank, as I'd move around it. I visited her several times, and was there to witness her release back to the sea.
She inspired me to write a book to help children realize the dangers of polluting our oceans, and how they can help to protect these beautiful sea turtles.
Reviews
"Dan Bodenstein tells a fact-based story with a contemporary moral that
inspires empathy and closes with a happy and hopeful ending. He aims at
younger children and scores using the simple, brilliantly colored, yet
skillfully anthropomorphic illustrations of Brian C. Krumm. Shouldn't
the "Gold Standard" in pre-school children's books be bestowed on those
a child need not read to understand? This little jewel of a book
qualifies. Your children will love Eartha even if they don't know her
name."
