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Uncle Walt: The Story of Walt Disney
IDEAL FOR BOOK REPORTS, this short story about Walt Disney is a wonderful biography for kids of all ages. Parents will want to read it to their young children before visiting Disneyland, Disney World or other Disney theme parks. Walt Disney grew up dirt poor. His father beat him and his three brothers with his fists, saws, hammers, sticks, belts ... anything he could lay his hands on. At the age of 16, Walt dropped out of school to join the military and fight in World War I. Turned down because he was underage; Walt joined the Red Cross, where he drove an ambulance – an ambulance he painted in cartoon characters. This biography includes a vocabulary builder and 10 questions about Walt’s amazing life. Answering the questions will help students write their book report. This uplifting biography about Uncle Walt’s amazing life is an ideal resource • Book reports • Homeschooling Students, teachers and parents will also find the subject matter and easy-to-read and understand style appropriate • Literacy programs • Reading comprehension Read this fun e-book to learn more about how Walt Disney grew past his humble beginnings and years of abuse to inspire parents and children alike to smile, laugh and imagine!
44 pages, Kindle Edition
First published September 6, 2011
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Waln K. Brown
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Dr. Waln Brown was born in York, Pennsylvania, a "surprise" child of ill-matched parents who did the "right thing" and got married. For the next 11 years, they fought constantly, creating an unhealthy environment that adversely affected Waln emotionally and behaviorally. Rejected by his father for "ruining his life," and confused by his mother's obsessive-compulsive disorder of washing him in her "crazy clean" solution of Lysol and ammonia, Waln began a pattern of acting out that led to placement in an orphanage, juvenile detention home, state psychiatric hospital and juvenile reform school. A terrible student who spent 8th grade in special education, failed the ninth grade and graduated 187th in a class of 192 students, Waln earned an A.S. degree from York College of Pennsylvania, B.S. from the Pennsylvania State University (summa cum laude) and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. He held positions with the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the National Center for Juvenile Justice and the Orthogenic School at the University of Chicago. Waln is the CEO of the William Gladden Foundation and the author of over 240 books, articles and popular publications about youth and family issues.
Dr. Waln Brown was born in York, Pennsylvania, a "surprise" child of ill-matched parents who did the "right thing" and got married. For the next 11 years, they fought constantly, creating an unhealthy environment that adversely affected Waln emotionally and behaviorally. Rejected by his father for "ruining his life," and confused by his mother's obsessive-compulsive disorder of washing him in her "crazy clean" solution of Lysol and ammonia, Waln began a pattern of acting out that led to placement in an orphanage, juvenile detention home, state psychiatric hospital and juvenile reform school. A terrible student who spent 8th grade in special education, failed the ninth grade and graduated 187th in a class of 192 students, Waln earned an A.S. degree from York College of Pennsylvania, B.S. from the Pennsylvania State University (summa cum laude) and M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. He held positions with the Pennsylvania Department of Education, the National Center for Juvenile Justice and the Orthogenic School at the University of Chicago. Waln is the CEO of the William Gladden Foundation and the author of over 240 books, articles and popular publications about youth and family issues.
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