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The no.1 new release on Amazon.com in Special Needs Children’s Health (June 2019 – Paperback), debut author and illustrator Kelley Donner’s heartwarming picture book Ball! Ball! Ball! is about a boy with autism and a mother’s love. The first in the Happy Heads series, it focuses on sensory awareness and self-discovery.Tom is fascinated with all things round and enthusiastically points out any object he can find that resembles a ball. From peas to balloons, Tom learns that “balls” can be smooth or squishy, can pop, and even have different temperatures. A delightfully, uplifting sensory story, Ball! Ball! Ball! shows that even love can appear in the shape of a ball. Kelley Donner has worked as an educator for over twenty years in various settings across the US, Germany, and the UK. She currently works full-time as a writer/illustrator and is a mother to three sons. As an advocate for children with special needs and autism, she strongly believes that all children need representation in literature, especially picture books. Each book in the Happy Heads Series tells the story of one child with special needs and/or autism and his or her individual challenges and triumphs. Ball! Ball! Ball! is about Tom, a young exuberant boy with autism who speaks only a few words and is fascinated with round objects. This is Tom’s story.If you are interested in using Ball! Ball! Ball! in your special education classroom, see Kelley’s website kelleydonner.com for more information, such as a blog article about a visit she made to a special education classroom in a primary school in London along with fun sensory tie-in activities.

Do you love a good adventure story that ALL kids can relate to? If so, follow along as Ben shows you the power of his imagination!                                                              You’ll LOVE this new adventure from Benjamin, a sweet boy who LOVES his classroom, teachers, friends and learning all he can — every single day.                                                                                                                                              BEN IS BACK! And this time he takes us to the circus, all from the comfort of his CLASSROOM! He tames lions. Flips with clowns. And learns to juggle too! Paired with vivid illustrations, this encouraging story of inclusion, inspiration and friendship is about a boy in a wheelchair who continues to show that all kids can play & dream.                                               Messages of acceptance and inclusion, friendship and family make the Ben’s Adventures book series perfect for teaching young kids that people are more similar than they are different.                               Get it NOW and let the fun times begin! Visit Bens-Adventures.com for a FREE downloadable Activity Fun Guide.                                 Rated 5-stars by Readers’ Favorite.

The standard reference for practitioners, researchers, and students, this acclaimed work brings together internationally recognized experts from diverse mental health, medical, and allied health care disciplines. Contributors review established and emerging theories and findings; probe questions of culture, gender, health, and disorder; and present evidence-based assessment, treatment, and prevention approaches for the full range of body image concerns. Capturing the richness and complexity of the field in a readily accessible format, each of the 53 concise chapters concludes with an informative annotated bibliography. New to This Edition *Addresses the most urgent current questions in the field.*Reflects significant advances in key areas: assessment, body image in boys and men, obesity, illness-related body image issues, and cross-cultural research. *Conceptual Foundations section now incorporates evolutionary, genetic, and positive psychology perspectives. *Increased coverage of prevention.