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A Friend Like Henry
by Gardner, Nuala
- Used
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- VG+/VG/ND
- ISBN 10
- 0340934026
- ISBN 13
- 9780340934029
- Seller
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Salisbury, Wiltshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
SOFTBACK SHIPPED FROM THE UK.* Edition: 1st. Thus.* Impression: 1st. Stated "1"* Date of Publication: 2008 * Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton.* Binding and cover condition: Illustrated. Colour photo-illustrated soft card covers showing Dale with his dog Henry. No bumps or rubs. Absolutely minimal shelf wear to edges & corners. Slight reading creases to spine, none to hinge. Seems lightly used. VG* Contents condition: PRIVATE COPY NOT EX-LIBRARY. Clean, crisp, tight & bright. No annotations, inscriptions or marks to text. Minimal age to top and fore-edges. No tanning. VG+* Illustrations: B/w drawing of Henry at the rear.* Pages: 328 pp. text. xiv pp. notes afterword & list of resources.* Product Description:- This is the inspiring account of a family's struggle to break into their son's autistic world - and how a beautiful retriever dog made the real difference. Dale was still a baby when his parents realised that something wasn't right. Worried, his mother Nuala took him to see several doctors, before finally hearing the word 'autism' for the first time. But the Gardner's lives were transformed when they welcomed a gorgeous Golden Retriever into the family. The special bond between Dale and his dog Henry helped them to produce the breakthrough in Dale they had long sought. From taking a bath to saying 'I love you', Henry helped introduce Dale to all the normal activities most parents take for granted, and set him on the road to being the charming and well-adjusted young man he is today. * This is a NEAR VG++ text copy of the 1st./1st. with minimal shelf wear reducing it to VG.*
Synopsis
a friend like henry The remarkable true story of an autistic boy and the dog that unlocked his world When Jamie and Nuala Gardner chose a puppy for their son, Dale, they weren’t an ordinary family choosing an ordinary pet. Dale’s autism was so severe that the smallest deviation from his routine could provoke a terrifying tantrum. Family life was almost destroyed by his condition, and his parents spent most of their waking hours trying to break into their son’s autistic world and give him the help he so desperately needed. But after years of constant effort and slow progress, the Gardners’ lives were transformed when they welcomed a new member into the family, Henry, a gorgeous golden retriever puppy. The bond between Dale and his dog would change their lives...
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- Bookseller
- Cocksparrow Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 5862
- Title
- A Friend Like Henry
- Author
- Gardner, Nuala
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - VG+/VG/ND
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Thus, 1st. Imp.
- ISBN 10
- 0340934026
- ISBN 13
- 9780340934029
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton.
- Place of Publication
- London UK. 352
- Date Published
- 2008-02-21
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