{"product_id":"a-walk-in-the-rain-with-a-brain-9780060007317","title":"A Walk in the Rain with a Brain","description":"\u003cp\u003eEach brain finds its own special way -- that's the message in this delightful, colorful story by America's foremost expert on learning and childhood development.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEdward Hallowell, M.D., is a noted psychiatrist and teacher and a leading authority on attention deficit\/hyperactivity disorder. At many of his lectures worldwide he has read a story he wrote for children about how each person's brain is unique -- and it has resonated among the thousands of parents, teachers, and others who have heard it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Walk in the Rain with a Brain\u003c\/em\u003e is the illustrated version of that story. In it, a little girl named Lucy is making her way down a rainy sidewalk when she spies, of all things, a brain -- Manfred, called Fred -- sitting forlornly in a puddle. The courtly cerebrum asks Lucy for help getting home, and as they walk along she worries that she's not smart enough. \"Everyone's smart!\" explains Fred. \"You just need to find out at what!\" Fred reassures her that each child learns and thinks differently -- and that every child has special talents.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharming illustrations and a funny, whimsical story teach children to play and learn in order to find the strengths they have -- and a discussion guide at the end gives parents and educators the background support they need in order to help children understand and discover the sparkling individuality of their minds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e HarperCollins\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/28\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060007317\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 9.22w x 0.39d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/15\/2004 pg. 59\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 94\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader Quiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e82910 \/ Walk in the Rain with a Brain\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.3 \/ \u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Lower Grade \/ \u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.5\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Edward Hallowell","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43084071239861,"sku":"9780060007317","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_80a4afda-20f9-489e-bae2-5dc00ad174dc.jpg?v=1692109808","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/a-walk-in-the-rain-with-a-brain-9780060007317","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}