My Special Needs Family
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$3251
Picture Book · Ages 0–9 · 2017 · Est. 6 min read-aloud

My Special Needs Family

Written by Claudia Harrington · Illustrated by Zoe Persico

Part of the My Family series

A classmate discovers the love that defines Roxy's unique family life.

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32 pages· 702 words· Est. 6 min read-aloud
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Bookroo's summary

When Lenny visits Roxy's home for a school project, he uncovers the everyday dynamics of her life with autism. As he learns who supports her and how she navigates her world, Lenny discovers that love is the true foundation of family. What surprises await him in Roxy's world?

From the publisher

My Special Needs Family is the story of a normal day in Roxy’s life. When classmate Lenny visits her home, he discovers Roxy has autism. Who taught her how to bowl? Dad. Who gets her snack? Roxy. Who makes her dinner? Mom. Lenny realizes love makes a family. Aligned to Common Core standards and correlated to state standards. Looking Glass Library is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.

At a glance
Format
Library Binding
Pages
32
Words
702
Reading age
0–9
Audience
Picture
Lexile
470L
Themes & topics
Books about bowlingBooks about after-school activitiesBooks about friendshipBooks about daily routinesBooks about children with pets
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The fine print

Book details

Reading levels
ATOS
2
F&P level
~M
AR points
0.5
AR interest level
LG
AR quiz
191403
Publication
Published
September 1, 2017
Publisher
Magic Wagon
Edition
Language
English
Type
Picture Book
Identifiers
ISBN
9781532130212

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