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5.0 out of 5 stars
Kids understand it!
I don't agree with the former reviewer. I have used this book in classes of 2nd and 3rd grade children. They all understood the story and its message. I thought it was a very good book.
Published on September 11, 2007 by Gail B. Beebe
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Carlson failed miserably with this one!
Clearly the author made an effort towards inclusion but she failed miserably. Arnie and the New Kid is really the story of how the school bully was able to save a classmate with a physical disability from a life of shunning by befriending him. This is far from the message that we should be imparting in our children. We need to show children that people with disabilities...
Published on March 22, 2004 by Tracy Beck
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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Carlson failed miserably with this one!,
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This review is from: Arnie and the New Kid (Picture Puffins) (Paperback)
Clearly the author made an effort towards inclusion but she failed miserably. Arnie and the New Kid is really the story of how the school bully was able to save a classmate with a physical disability from a life of shunning by befriending him. This is far from the message that we should be imparting in our children. We need to show children that people with disabilities are valuable, contributing citizens. I'd recommend Verna Allette Willkins' books Are We There Yet and Boots for a Bridesmaid as wonderful examples of this fact.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Kids understand it!,
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This review is from: Arnie and the New Kid (Picture Puffins) (Paperback)
I don't agree with the former reviewer. I have used this book in classes of 2nd and 3rd grade children. They all understood the story and its message. I thought it was a very good book.
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Arnie and the New Kid (Picture Puffins) by Nancy L. Carlson (Paperback - June 1, 1992)
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