Prince Noah and the School Pirates [Hardcover]

Its time for young Prince Noah to go to school.The prince, who starred in the bookThe Prince Who Was Just Himself,may be a little slower than other students, but he has no less joy in learning. In his kingdom, children go to school on sailing ships. There is a ship for girls and one for boys. There is a ship for children with an eye patch, a ship for children with one leg, and a ship for children who are slower learners. No one knows why there are so many different ships, but it has always been that way.

Then a terrible storm drives the shipsinto the hands of pirates. The boys and girls realize that they will only escape if everyone does what he or she does best. Through their adventures, they learn that diversity makes us strong and that every person has something to teach us.

This delightfully illustrated fairy taleinstills appreciation for children with Down syndrome and other developmental challenges, making it a valuable aid for teaching tolerance in the home or classroom.There are children who learn more slowly,who cant run or speak very well. But school would not be half as fun or interesting without them. This delightfully illustrated fairy tale teaches appreciation for children with Down syndrome and other developmental challenges.The young prince with Down syndrome goes to school  and saves the day once again, by helping to rescue his classmates from a band of pirates.A gentle fairy tale about a young princewith Down syndrome who saves his kingdom from a menacing knight&. [It] offers a special needs child in a positive, starring role and can be read simply as a satisfying fairy tale&. The author, herself the mother of a child with Down syndrome, and the illustrator ably introduce a difficult subject in a fictional context with a light, sure touch.A new childrens fairytale . . .demonstrates how great it is to live in a world where everyone looks and acts differently from one another. Thoughlc‹