This is a story about two kids that don't get along very well at first because they don't find anything in common and once they do, that's when their friendship started to grow. Ages 3-5. ( )

Marina is loud and Mira doesn't like it when Marina gets so loud. One had Down Syndrome and one has Cerebral Palsy. Both girls learn to work together through there challenges and create a friendship.

Age 3-5
Source In Class Resource

two girls who have special needs have trouble playing together because of certain actions. one of them finally speaks up and the other catches on onto why they are having trouble and changes her actions. they learn to communicate and finally play together.

Ages- 4-6
Source- Pierce College Library

I loved that the illustrations for this book were photographs of the two children. That made it a little easier to understand what the two looked like and i enjoyed looking at the memories they made together through real photographs instead of drawn illustrations. I was glad to see character development in Moira because she learned to tell Marina to be quiet instead of running away from her. There was an important lesson in this book because it shows that even though the two girls had different disabilities, their thoughts and feelings were the same. They are also like everyone else in that they just want to play and make friends. I really enjoyed this book. ( )

I loved this book for many reasons. This non-fiction book shows the friendship between a child with a disability and her typically developing peer. Moria has a disability and oftentimes gets upset when Marina yells or is playing loudly. This book shows the reader how Moria gets upset, and runs away. But eventually she tells Marina that if she wants to play together she has to be quiet. This book also allows for the reader to get an inside look at what Moria feels like when things upset her. This can help the reader develop a sense of self, and learn to tell others what they are feeling. She runs away and hides or covers her ears. The big idea of this story is that if you do not like the way someone is acting you have to tell them or they will not change the way they are acting. Moria tells Marina how she wants her to stay quiet when they are playing.