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I Am Odd, I Am New: (An Autism Awareness Poem for Children - Teaching Empathy, Inclusion, and Neurodiversity to Kids Ages 5-8)

I Am Odd, I Am New: (An Autism Awareness Poem for Children - Teaching Empathy, Inclusion, and Neurodiversity to Kids Ages 5-8)

Giroux, Benjamin
MacLean, Roz

Hardcover

PoetrySelf Help

Publisher Price: $16.99

ISBN10: 0764362410
ISBN13: 9780764362415
Publisher: Schiffer Kids
Published: Nov 16 2021
Pages: 32
Weight: 1.05
Height: 0.50 Width: 8.00 Depth: 10.70
Language: English
Through the eyes of 10-year-old Benjamin Giroux, being odd is different, and different is a good thing. This is what the then fifth-grader hoped to convey in his poem, beginning every few sentences with I am, about what it is like to live with autism.
  • Inspired by a school assignment, Benjamin's raw and emotional words poured out onto the page, but when he feared they were not any good, his parents shared the poem with friends and family.
  • Little did they know that it would go viral and end up inspiring thousands of strangers who identified with him to share their support.
  • Now for the first time, Benjamin's iconic poem I Am Odd, I Am New, comes to life in this lovingly illustrated picture book with a foreword written by the National Autism Association.

So whether you know the poem, or it is new to you, discover how Benjamin's honesty will reassure children of all ages that it's okay to be different.

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