Sophie Finds a Friend - for Young Readers

By J.M. Murry

This book was developed to target young children on the autism spectrum, but its sensitive story will delight all childen It stars ""Sophie"" a small, round, fat, yellow Labrador puppy as she goes through an adventure where she discovers and reacts with her emotions and empathy. Sophie non-verbally communicates the emotions of happy and sad with a shy boy by using body language. By sharing the emotions happy and sad as well as empathy from a dog's point of view, it encourages children to connect with their humaneness and empathy for other people and animals. Based on scientific research on autism, canine body language and the human/canine bond. The Early Readers edition makes the concepts of happy and sad available to children just beginning to read. The regular edition of Sophie Finds a Friend is available to teachers and parents and provides them with strategies and research behind the concepts of humane education.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 132972786X
• ISBN13: 9781329727861
• Release Date: March 2020
• Publisher: Lulu.com
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 8.5"