Maria and Me: A Father, a Daughter (and Autism)

by Miguel Gallardo, Maria Gallardo, María Gallardo

Selected by the Reading Agency for the Summer Reading Challenge 2018.

Giving a father's insight into life with his daughter Maria, aged 12, who has autism, this comic tells the story of their week holiday in the Canary Islands, Spain. Delightful illustrations and dialogue between father and daughter show the day-to-day challenges that people with autism and their carers face, and how Miguel and Maria overcome them.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1785923811
• ISBN13: 9781785923814
• Release Date: September 2017
• Publisher: Jessica Kingsley Publishers
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.7" x 9.5"
• Age Range: 7 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 2 and higher