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Kathryn Erskine (2010) writes a tale about a ten year old girl who has Asperger's Syndrome in her book, Mockingbird. She is struggling with the death of her brother that was killed in a school shooting. The book gives insight as to how an autistic child perceives things and how she may react to different stimuli. During the book she tries to make friends and show empathy with the help of her guidance counselor. She also is struggling to find closure about her brother's death. A colleague told me about this book so I chose to purchase it. I am always interested in the needs and perceptions of autistic children in my classroom. It was also a quick easy read when you don't have a lot of time.
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Erskine, K. (2010). //Mockingbird//. Penguin Group. Retrieved from iTunes.


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I use __The Little Engine That Could__ at the beginning of the year as a way to introduce teamwork in my classroom. We discuss how we need to have the 'I Can' attitude and how we can help each other out. We then brainstorm a list of things a team does for each other. We decide on a team name, pick team colors, and even take a team picture. I can use this book not only at the beginning of the year with my class, but as a story for a 'team member' to listen to when they may need a refresher of how we treat other members of our class. I like how this story uses different voices for the different train cars.

Compiled by Stith, D. (2011). //The Little Engine That Could//. OnceUponAnApp. Retrieved from iTunes.