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Sparky's Excellent Misadventures: My Add Journal, by Me, Sparky
Carpenter
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Description for Sparky's Excellent Misadventures: My Add Journal, by Me, Sparky
Paperback. A fictional week-in-the-life account of a likeable, funny boy who has ADD, written in a journal format. Designed to look like a child's school notebook and including Sparky's own doodles and notes, it should appeal to both adults and children and offers comfort, humour and solid advice. Illustrator(s): Horjus, Peter. Num Pages: 32 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 5AG; YBC; YXK. Category: (JC) Children's (6-12). Dimension: 197 x 254 x 2. Weight in Grams: 112.
Told in a first person diary format, Sparky's week-in-the-life tale is optimistic and fun, and includes many valuable insights and ideas that can help kids with ADD and ADHD gain more control of their lives.
Spencer Allen Douglass—known as "Sparky" for his red hair—is lively and smart and has a great sense of humor. He also has ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder), which can make life exciting, or a real pain! With a little help from his family and school, and by writing about his ups and downs in his journal, he's figuring out how to "manage his wiggles and keep ... Read more
The authors have extensive personal and professional experience in the field. Sparky will appeal to both children and adults and offer comfort, humor, and solid advice.
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
Magination Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
32
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781557986061
SKU
V9781557986061
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1
About Carpenter
Phyllis Carpenter is an elementary school teacher with more than 20 years of professional and personal experience with children and ADD. She lives in Las Vegas, Nevada. Marti Ford is a long-time advocate in the school system for children with ADD, as well as a leader and liaison in parent-teacher and parent-school board associations. She lives in Las Vegas, ... Read more
Reviews for Sparky's Excellent Misadventures: My Add Journal, by Me, Sparky
"This funny, optimistic story is written like a diary. Sparky, a.k.a. Spencer Allen Douglass, uses his journal to write about his life(he takes pills to “fix his wiggles”) and confide his secret thoughts (“I didn’t know the store made pills to fix MY stuff!”). The book brings the reader inside the mind of a child with ADHD, as he learns ... Read more