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Gifaldi, David ; ill. by Layne Johnson.
BEN, KING OF THE RIVER
Morton Grove, IL. : Albert Whitman & Co., 2001
IL K-3  RL 2.8
ISBN 0807506354
Have you ever known anyone with a disability?  Someone who is a bit different from everyone else?  Maybe someone who is a bit slower than most?  I wonder what it is like to have a brother or sister who is different.  Chad show us what it is like for him.  Chad's family is getting ready for a camping trip.  It's the first time they have gone camping and Chad can't wait!  He worries about his 5-year-old brother though.  Ben has lots of problems and Chad is sure he'll do something embarrassing on the trip.  Join Chad as he tells us about BEN, KING OF THE RIVER.
SUBJECTS:     Brothers -- Fiction.
                        Mentally handicapped -- Fiction.
                        Camping -- Fiction.

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