Description
Product ID: | 9781843100072 |
Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
Country of Manufacture: | GB |
Series: | Asperger Adventures |
Title: | Of Mice and Aliens |
Subtitle: | An Asperger Adventure |
Authors: | Author: Kathy Hoopmann |
Page Count: | 112 |
Subjects: | Teaching of students with different educational needs, Teaching of specific groups & persons with special educational needs, Children’s / Teenage personal and social topics: Disability, impairments and special needs, Personal & social issues: disability & special needs (Children's / Teenage) |
Description: | Select Guide Rating This is a science fiction novel for kids, with a difference. Ben is learning to cope with his newly diagnosed Asperger Syndrome. When an alien crash-lands in his back yard, the humorous parallels between the alien's inability to relate to humans and Ben's own idiosyncrasies highlight the difficulties Aspie kids face every day. The sequel to Blue Bottle Mystery, this is a science fiction novel for kids, with a difference. Ben is learning to cope with his newly diagnosed Asperger Syndrome, but when an alien crash-lands in his back yard, things really get complicated. The alien, Zeke, knows nothing about Earth''s rules and norms and it is up to Ben and his friend Andy to help Zeke survive. The humorous parallels between the alien''s inability to relate to humans and Ben''s own idiosyncrasies highlight the difficulties Aspie kids face every day. |
Imprint Name: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
Publisher Name: | Jessica Kingsley Publishers |
Country of Publication: | GB |
Publishing Date: | 2001-09-15 |