Dear friends and colleagues
I thought everyone in this group may be interested in a
special price reduction – for 2 weeks - in my children’s ebook - storybook
Discovery at Paradise Island - about disability in the family. It is an ebook
for iphones i pads ipods etc. in the itunes store and the link is below.
It is just $1 .99 instead of
the usual $9.99
Ebook version -
I have written and published the print version of this book
and have now released it as an ebook. I am really only learning about how to
market it and how to let people know it exists -so I hope you don’t mind me
sending this out to your networks. I would really love it if you liked it - if
you could forward it on to your friends and families. I am selling it at this
extra special price - $1.99 - so schools and organisations may be able to have
a look and a read of it at the special price and then may be able to buy a
number of copies for class sets of apps etc. It is designed to explore issues
of disability and create conversations and raise awareness about different
issues families have to deal with. It is also a fun adventure story with lots of
activities for the reader, code breaking and laughs as well.
Discovery at Paradise Island – Sharon Boyce -
ISBN - 978-0-9581610-6-0
Description
‘The fun and discovery starts as soon as Alexandria and
Sarah arrive at Paradise Island. What would usually be a relaxing holiday on a
tropical island turns into an exciting adventure. Sarah thinks because
Alexandria's mum is in a wheelchair their holiday will be quite boring. How
wrong is she?
The island activities, a mystery code, digging for pirate
treasure, clues and discovery make for a surprising holiday and Sarah discovers
some things she didn't know before she went away with Alexandria's family.'
Discovery at Paradise Island is a children's adventure
storybook written for audiences aged seven to twelve years. The story gives
children a chance to learn and discover about disability. This book aims to
develop children's literacy, numeracy and social intelligence, while at the
same time making it exciting and fun to read. It integrates into the school
SOSE syllabus and also critical literacies and numeracy with the code breaking
work. It has teacher and parent directed activities included and engagement
questions at the end of each chapter to encourage children to think about what
they have read and apply it to their own lives.
More details on the book are also available at my website as
well –
Written by an author with a strong educational background
and a thorough knowledge of disability both from a practical perspective and a
theoretical framework this book explores a variety of social justice issues
through the eyes of a child. Because this book can be used as a teaching
resource across the curriculum and because it has a particular focus on
disability it would be an invaluable classroom tool.
The book links into the SOSE syllabus especially the Culture
and Identity strand, as well as critical literacy and numeracy. It also is a
much needed resource in the area of disability awareness. The engagement
questions at the end of each chapter encourage children to think about the
issues they are reading about and to apply them to their own lives. At the
conclusion of the book it has a section containing teacher and parent directed
activities. These can be used to develop a unit of work or activities based
around the book and the themes contained within it.
Sharon Boyce is available to come to your school to
participate in author visits and also disability awareness sessions. Sharon is
a registered teacher and is trained to work across all year levels. Sharon won
the Disability Action Week Award for Individuals for this books first edition
and the Australian Human Rights Award for Individuals for her work in
inclusion.
If you have any questions or any advice on other ways I can
let schools/ teachers/ organisations and families know about this resource
please just email me back. I would really appreciate it.
Kind regards
Sharon Boyce
Discovering DisAbility & Diversity
Discovering DisAbility & Diversity
Institute of Inclusive Education
and Research
USQ - Toowoomba
Winner of the
Australian Human Rights Award
for Individuals 2008
Runner Up
Queensland Regional
Achievement Awards 2011
