I have always like hearing stories from these folks. The respect that I learned as a very young person certainly carried over into my life in later years. Personally, I feel that this is the most valuable experience of my life.having the wonder of knowing both children and elderly people. You probably have noticed that in almost every book that I write there is a very young person who is interacting with an elderly person.

In both households I was the apple of my grandparents eyes! I would say that these relationships with my grandparents have most definitely influenced my life and my work. I spent the school year with my mother, and the summers with my dad. My parents were divorced when I was 3, and both my father and mother moved back into the homes of their parents. I must say that living on that little farm with them was the most magical time of my life.and that my Babushka and other grandparents were some of the most inspirational people in my life. That is when my Babushka (my grandmother) died and we prepared to move away from Michigan. I lived on the farm with my mom and Grandparents until 1949. Soon after my birth I lived in Williamston, Michigan and then moved onto my grandparents farm in Union City, Michigan. About the Author I was born in Lansing, Michigan in 1944. This inspiring story will make a beautiful gift for the special child who needs encouragement, or any special teacher who has made a difference in the childs life. Patricia Polacco will never forget him, and neither will we. Falker, who encouraged her to overcome her reading disability. It took a very special teacher to recognize little Trishas dyslexia: Mr.

Trisha could paint and draw beautifully, but when she looked at words on a page, all she could see was jumble. Patricia Polacco is now one of Americas most loved childrens book creators, but once upon a time, she was a little girl named Trisha starting school. A perfect gift for teachers and for reading students of any age. Book Synopsis The real-life, classic story of a dyslexic girl and the teacher who would not let her fail. Falker recognizes her problem and takes the time to lead her to the magic of reading. About the Book Overjoyed at the thought of starting school and learning to read, Trisha is dismayed when all the letters and numbers in her books are jumbled up.

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