What's Wrong with Timmy? by Maria Shriver
All children ask questions that are difficult to answer. What is the best response when a child points out that a disabled child or adult looks "different?" How can a parent talk about differences while emphasising the things all people have in common? In this book, remarkable for its sensitivity and generosity of spirit, Maria Shriver uses her storytelling art to provide some answers. She tells the story of eight-year-old Kate, who, while at the park with her mother, notices Timmy, a boy who looks and behaves differently from the other children she knows. Kate wonders if there is something "wrong" with Timmy, but when her mother introduces her to Timmy, the seeds of friendship are planted. Soon Kate and Timmy are laughing and playing together, and Kate learns that she and Timmy have a lot in common - that in fact, there is nothing "wrong" with Timmy at all.Maria Shriver is a Peabody and Emmy Award-winning journalist and producer, as well as a six-time New York Times best-selling author and an NBC News Special Anchor covering women's changing roles, power, and needs in modern life. Maria produces socially conscious television, books, films, and digital media with the goal of enlightening, motivating, and igniting hearts and minds in a conversation that will have a beneficial impact on the world. Shriver's work is motivated by her idea that we all have the power to be Architects of Change, people who recognize a problem in their own lives or in the community around them, then move outside of their comfort zone and do whatever it takes to solve it. MariaShriver.com is a website that offers life stories and life lessons from Architects of Change, with the goal of motivating individuals to utilize their own ideas, influence, and initiative to make a difference in the world. Maria is a strong champion for Alzheimer's disease families across the United States.
Sargent Shriver, her father, was diagnosed with the disease in 2003 and died in 2011 at the age of 95. Shriver co-executive produced the Emmy Award-winning four-part HBO documentary series The Alzheimer's Project in 2009, which brought the awful disease to millions of people's attention. Grandfather, Do You Know Who I Am? is one of the series' films. Shriver testified before the United States Senate in 2009.
The Senate Special Committee on Aging wants Congress to make Alzheimer's disease a national priority. Shriver's advocacy was crucial in the approval of the National Alzheimer's Project Act in December 2010. Shriver is also a member of the Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health's advisory board and continues to advocate for patients and their families.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780316233378 |
| ISBN 10 | 0316233374 |
| Title | What's Wrong with Timmy? |
| Author | Maria Shriver |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown & Company |
| Year published | 2001-10-16 |
| Number of pages | 43 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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