I SPARK LIKE LIGHTNING - A BOOK ABOUT EPILEPSY
A Realistic and Accessible Portrayal of a Child Living with Epilepsy
In I Spark Like Lightning, Jen explains what it's like to live with epilepsy. Most of the time, her brain is full of electricity that sends signals to tell her body what to do. But sometimes, the signals get mixed up, like a lightning storm, and she has seizures. They can happen any time-at home, during ballet class, even at the beach. It's hard sometimes, but there are a lot of people who love her and help keep her safe. With the help of her family, friends, and her service dog, Hamilton, Jen manages her epilepsy and appreciates the lightning as part of who she is.
Offers an honest portrayal of life with epilepsy, what it's like to experience seizures, and how kids manage it
Celebrates disability joy and offers an empowering self-representation for disabled kids
Helps children develop empathy and understanding with first-person storytelling from a child's perspective
Centers disabled voices by drawing on the author's experience with epilepsy
Edad recomendada: A partir de 5 años.
JOHNSON JENNA ELYSE
Jenna Elyse Johnson nacida en 1994 en Provo, Utah es una bailarina y coreógrafa estadounidense especializada en bailes latinos y de salón. Se hizo conocida por su participación en So You Think You Can Dance y ganó notoriedad como campeona en Dancing with the Stars junto al patinador Adam Rippon en 2018. Ha estudiado ballet, jazz, contemporáneo y hip hop desde los tres años, y ha sido mentora en programas juveniles de danza. Su estilo versátil y carisma la han convertido en una figura destacada del entretenimiento televisivo.
