Be Quiet, Marina - Softcover

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Softcover

ISBN 10: 1595726659 ISBN 13: 9781595726650

Publisher: Star Bright Books, 2014

Synopsis

Marina and Moira like playing together, but Marina is noisy and Moira lkes quiet. How two preschoolers, one with Cerebral Palsy and one with Down syndrome, become best friends is beautifully told in words and photographs.

About this title

About the Author:

Kirsten DeBear is an early childhood educator who based this story on a real incident in her school.

Laura Dwight is a well-known photographer [of children]. She is the author of six books, notably the award-winning, We Can Do It.

Review:

Be Quiet, Marina! has wonderful illustrations and a realistic story told with sympathy. This book is appropriate for any regular or special needs preschool and kindergarten, or for your home. A gentle way to introduce the concepts of moderating noise and behavior with your friends, and of standing up for yourself. --Mothering Magazine

Illustrated with the black and white photography of Laura Dwight, Kirsten DeBear's Be Quiet, Marina! is an engaging picture book for very young children with a different look, as it tells the story of the noisy four-year-old girl Marina and the much quieter four-year-old girl Moira. Marina has cerebral palsy, and Moira has down syndrome. At first Marina and Moira could not play because Moira was frightened of [the loud noises Marina made]. But eventually Marina and Moira become best friends in a story to be treasured. The text consists of simple sentences printed in big, bold black letters, making Be Quiet, Marina! the perfect book on a sensitive social subject for young people just beginning to learn how to read. --Midwest Book Review

About this edition

• Publisher: Star Bright Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1595726659
• ISBN 13: 9781595726650
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 30