Wednesday, June 17, 2009

Keeping Up With Roo

Author/authors: Sharlee Glenn (Dan Andreason)

Type of emotional/crisis issues addressed: Intellectual disability, respect for differences

Year of publication: 2004

Publisher: Putnam Juvenile

ISBN#: 9780399234804

Age level: Lower Elementary

# of pages: 32

Quality of illustrations: Excellent

Brief summary: Gracie and her Aunt Roo, who has an intellectual disability, used to always play together. Then Gracie grows up, goes to school, and brings a new friend home to visit.  Gracie is embarrassed by her aunt, but eventually introduces her aunt to her friend.

Activity: Make a class friendship chain.  Each student can write a way to be a good friend to someone else.  Staple the chains together and hang in the classroom.  Read one each day.

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