June Rae Wood
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June Rae Wood is an American author. One of her books, The Man Who Loved Clowns
, won the Mark Twain Award and William Allen White Award in 1995.
. June's other brothers and sisters had to protect Richard from other people who would be mean to him. Many people would laugh and stare, but Richard thought this was a compliment.
so much, just like the character Punky in The Man Who Loved Clowns
. Richard had a brown cowboy hat which he loved so much. The only things he would watch on television were commercials and cartoons. He would often take the paper off of crayons, break the into two and roll them across the table but he never used the tips. Later in his life, he went to work at a sheltered workshop
. He had a great time and made actual friends until he was 35 years old. Richard died at age 36 after years of love and caring family members. Richard also loved fried chicken. When he ate it he took the bone and thew it behind the TV.
The Man Who Loved Clowns
The Man Who Loved Clowns is a book by June Rae Wood about a girl named Delrita who wants to be "invisible" at her new school. She lives with her parents and uncle, who has Down syndrome. The story is based on Wood's real life story of life with her uncle Richard, who himself had Down's Syndrome...
, won the Mark Twain Award and William Allen White Award in 1995.
Early life
June Rae Wood grew up in Versailles, Missouri, with 7 siblings: 4 brothers and 3 sisters. Her brother, Richard, who had Down's Syndrome was her model for The Man Who Loved ClownsThe Man Who Loved Clowns
The Man Who Loved Clowns is a book by June Rae Wood about a girl named Delrita who wants to be "invisible" at her new school. She lives with her parents and uncle, who has Down syndrome. The story is based on Wood's real life story of life with her uncle Richard, who himself had Down's Syndrome...
. June's other brothers and sisters had to protect Richard from other people who would be mean to him. Many people would laugh and stare, but Richard thought this was a compliment.
Richard
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so much, just like the character Punky in The Man Who Loved Clowns
The Man Who Loved Clowns
The Man Who Loved Clowns is a book by June Rae Wood about a girl named Delrita who wants to be "invisible" at her new school. She lives with her parents and uncle, who has Down syndrome. The story is based on Wood's real life story of life with her uncle Richard, who himself had Down's Syndrome...
. Richard had a brown cowboy hat which he loved so much. The only things he would watch on television were commercials and cartoons. He would often take the paper off of crayons, break the into two and roll them across the table but he never used the tips. Later in his life, he went to work at a sheltered workshop
Sheltered workshop
The term sheltered workshop refers to an organisation or environment that employs people with disabilities separately from others. The term 'sheltered workshop' is considered outdated in the U.K...
. He had a great time and made actual friends until he was 35 years old. Richard died at age 36 after years of love and caring family members. Richard also loved fried chicken. When he ate it he took the bone and thew it behind the TV.