![]() ![]() She writesabout the sadness of losing a favorite stuffed animal and theincredible joy of being able to drink a chocolate milkshake afterbeing refused it for days. The languageis simple but paints clear pictures of how Peg felt. That was hislevel of involvement with this book.Ultimately, this book is veryaccessible for people of any age, but especially kids. He was veryrelieved, and wanted to see pictures to prove it. Hewas extremely concerned early on that she would die of polio, and Ihad to give him the spoiler that it's an autobiography, thereforewe know she lives - after all, she wrote the book. Itis not every book that gets him that excited, and since this doesnot contain dragons or robots, I didn't expect such enthusiasm. Every day he asked me to read more to him. Great for AllAgesBy sara-34I read this to my 10 year old son because I wantedhim to understand the importance of those irritating shots at thedoctor. I enjoyed thephotographs that were added so that my daughter could visualizethings that were otherwise foreign to her (ie: an iron lung).Excellently written, full of humanity, and entertaining as well.2of 2 people found the following review helpful. ![]() It was avery interesting and engaging read, recounting the feelings andexperience of contracting and recovering from polio. ![]() My 9 year old'sfavorite book!By JRExcellent book! My 9 year old daughter (starting4th grade) was dubious about the book at first, but after the firstpage was in love. 3 of 3 people found the following review helpful. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |