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TREINTA CENTÍMETROS

Publisher
edebé
Categories
Children's Books
Author Name
Mercedes O
Illustrated by
Jordi Solano
Original Language
Spain
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Paperback
220 pages
Dimensions
13 × 19.5 cm
ISBN / ISSN / Unique Identifier
978-8468356129

Synopsis

IN SPITE WHAT IT MIGHT SEEMS, THIS BOOK DOES NOT SPEAK ABOUT ACHONDROPLASIA BUT ABOUT A MORE COMMON PROBLEM: ASSERTIVITY An eleven-year-old boy, Marcos, does suffers from this inability to speak out as he is too shy to express what he feels.The teacher has asked him to do a project about achondroplasia, i.e. dwarfism, with two classmates with whom he doesn’t get along very well. Fanny and Sussi are the best in grades but are selfish, cruel and even liars. Unable to refuse, he is given the task to find and interview a person who suffers from this growth disorder to find out about the daily problems they face. Fortunately, Marcos’ teacher has a nephew called Damián who has a... + Read more