by Ida Keiper Jesemine Jones illustrated by Bree Rubin ‧ RELEASE DATE: May 14, 2013
An extremely useful, well-organized guide to planning a successful family vacation with special needs children.
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An illustrated family-vacation planning and resource guide for parents of children with physical, developmental and mental disabilities.
Any family vacation requires some thought, but when children have disabilities—such as blindness, deafness, cerebral palsy, autism or ADHD—parents face additional challenges. In their debut work, Jones and Keiper, both special education teachers, present insights gleaned from their teaching experience and as co-founders of Starry Night Travel, a travel agency for parents with special needs children. Good planning is key, a process they’ve broken down into the five D’s: Dream, imagine the kind of trip desired; Determine, figure out what special provisions will be needed; Dry Run, practice potentially difficult situations; Departure, draft a timeline and checklist; and Destination, list last-minute details, tips and reminders. The authors continually stress safety, and vignettes, tips, exercises and worksheets round out the book. Some of this advice is common sense for any traveler: “[C]ruises up the Alaskan coast are most popular during summer months,” but most is directly, thoughtfully targeted to disabled children’s needs, such as how to help a child with ADHD withstand long waits or an autistic child deal with changes in routine. If a child can’t snorkel the usual way, “an inflatable raft with a window is the way to go.” Or, for blind children: “Create an accessible map of the travel plan…by gluing string on a map outlining the route.” A good tip for children on the autism spectrum is the Autism Theatre Initiative, which presents Broadway shows in autism-friendly environments; spectrum kids and their parents can also benefit greatly from the book’s discussion of using stories to alleviate anxiety. The authors offer strategies for various common scenarios, such as making a picture scrapbook ahead of time for anxious children meeting unfamiliar relatives or, if safety is a concern, making a “Pick the Safe Picture” book for children to identify rule-following behavior. Kids should know what to expect and what’s expected of them. Practical, doable and backed by evidence-based research, the guidelines and tips offered here make an excellent resource.
An extremely useful, well-organized guide to planning a successful family vacation with special needs children.Pub Date: May 14, 2013
ISBN: 978-0988838604
Page Count: 268
Publisher: Starbrite Kids' Travel, LLC
Review Posted Online: June 17, 2013
Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 15, 2013
Review Program: Kirkus Indie
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by E.T.A. Hoffmann ‧ RELEASE DATE: Oct. 28, 1996
This is not the Nutcracker sweet, as passed on by Tchaikovsky and Marius Petipa. No, this is the original Hoffmann tale of 1816, in which the froth of Christmas revelry occasionally parts to let the dark underside of childhood fantasies and fears peek through. The boundaries between dream and reality fade, just as Godfather Drosselmeier, the Nutcracker's creator, is seen as alternately sinister and jolly. And Italian artist Roberto Innocenti gives an errily realistic air to Marie's dreams, in richly detailed illustrations touched by a mysterious light. A beautiful version of this classic tale, which will captivate adults and children alike. (Nutcracker; $35.00; Oct. 28, 1996; 136 pp.; 0-15-100227-4)
Pub Date: Oct. 28, 1996
ISBN: 0-15-100227-4
Page Count: 136
Publisher: Harcourt
Review Posted Online: May 19, 2010
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Aug. 15, 1996
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An extravaganza in Bemelmans' inimitable vein, but written almost dead pan, with sly, amusing, sometimes biting undertones, breaking through. For Bemelmans was "the man who came to cocktails". And his hostess was Lady Mendl (Elsie de Wolfe), arbiter of American decorating taste over a generation. Lady Mendl was an incredible person,- self-made in proper American tradition on the one hand, for she had been haunted by the poverty of her childhood, and the years of struggle up from its ugliness,- until she became synonymous with the exotic, exquisite, worshipper at beauty's whrine. Bemelmans draws a portrait in extremes, through apt descriptions, through hilarious anecdote, through surprisingly sympathetic and understanding bits of appreciation. The scene shifts from Hollywood to the home she loved the best in Versailles. One meets in passing a vast roster of famous figures of the international and artistic set. And always one feels Bemelmans, slightly offstage, observing, recording, commenting, illustrated.
Pub Date: Feb. 23, 1955
ISBN: 0670717797
Page Count: -
Publisher: Viking
Review Posted Online: Oct. 25, 2011
Kirkus Reviews Issue: Feb. 1, 1955
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