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A Young Man's Dance


School year: Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

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No. of pages 32

Published: 2006

Great for age 6-10 years

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A boy tries to stay close to his grandmother as she struggles with Alzheimer's disease. Grandma Ronnie used to love to dance with her grandson in the kitchen as she baked cookies. Now she lives in a nursing home and doesn't remember the cookies or her grandson's name. Seeing Grandma Ronnie is like visiting a stranger-- until one visit, when a band plays at the nursing home. As Grandma Ronnie sways to the music, her grandson sees her in a new light. What he does next will lift his grandmother's spirits as well as his own.

 

 

This book is aimed at children at US 1st grade+.

This book has been graded for interest at 5-8 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published in 2006 by Astra Publishing House .

LAURIE LAZZARO KNOWLTON has authored more than 35 books. Her best-selling children's book Why Cowboys Sleep with Their Boots On won the Premier Print Award from Eastman Kodak. Art from another one of her picture books, Red, White, and Blue, has been displayed by the Robert L. and Posy Huebner Collection and was highlighted on Martha Stewart's radio station. An international speaker, Knowlton loves kicking back on her ranch, Roots 'n Wings. LayneJohnson has illustrated a number of books for young readers, including "Ben, King of the River "by David Gilfaldi, and "On the Day His Daddy Left "by Eric J. Adams. He lives in Houston, Texas. "

 

"Swirling, dancing colors, both muted and sunny, accompany this lyrical story about a boy whose grandmother has Alzheimer's disease. . . . All libraries will want to buy one or more copies of this book." --"School Library Journal"

 

"The value of this book is to help young children understand the decline of an older relative, especially one to which they have been very close. This book will also enlighten adults to the bewilderment of children when a condition like Alzheimer's arises." --"Library Media Connection"