Beautiful Child - The Story of a Child Trapped in Silence Teacher Who Refused to Give

Informationen zum Autor Torey Hayden is an educational psychologist and a special education teacher who, since 1979, has chronicled her struggles in the classroom in a succession of bestselling books. She currently lives and writes in North Wales. Find her on MySpace at www.myspace.com/torey_hayden Klappentext The internationally bestselling author of "One Child" and "Ghost Girl", follows-up with another heart-rending account of a child in desperate need of help. Venus Fox is a 7-year old trapped in silence, and Hayden recounts her painstaking efforts to draw her out, uncovering the terrible cause of her withdrawal, but never giving up hope of recovery. Zusammenfassung A stunning and poignant account of an extraordinary teacher's determination never to abandon a child in need from the internationally bestselling author of 'One Child' and No. 1 bestseller 'Ghost Girl'.

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"Torey Hayden deserves the kind of respect I can't give many people. She isn't just valuable, she's incredible. The world needs more like Torey Hayden." Boston Globe
"Chilling and affecting." Chicago Tribune
"Moving - as lively and surprising as the kids it so deftly portrays." O Magazine

Product details

• Authors: Torey Hayden, Torey L. Hayden
• Publisher: Element Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.04.2007
• EAN: 9780007207633
• ISBN: 978-0-00-720763-3
• Dimensions: 111 mm x 178 mm x 31 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; Memoirs, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs, inspirational; teacher; memoir; abuse; survivor