The Acorn People
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The Acorn People is the name of a nonfiction book for middle grade readers, written by author, educator and storyteller Ron Jones
and first published in 1976. It is was adapted for television in 1981.
, he assumes he will still be able to have fun enjoying the outdoors, hiking, swimming and boating at the camp. When he arrives and meets the children, however, he is at first appalled at how severely disabled they are. One of the children is known as "Spider." This is because he has no arms, or legs. Arid is another camper because he can not control his bladder
Then Jones meets his children--a group called "The Acorn People." They have given themselves this name because of the acorn
necklaces they make at camp. Over time, they teach their counselor that despite their disabilities, they are just like everyone else on the inside and that they are capable of accomplishing much more than he previously understood. Jones comes to care for and love these children as much as the full-time staff at Camp Wiggin.
A black child who had his legs taken by polio and is peanut in size.
He is alert and perceptive, very mobile (speed freak), brave, determined and excitable.
Spider: Has no arms nor legs making Spider a funny name. Amazingly,he can swim. swims very close to how a dolphin swims.
Martin: the most able-bodied person at camp, was a blind child. Very likeable and outgoing
Aaron Gerwalski (A.K.A.) Arid: smelt awful, he had no bladder
or the normal means to pull waste from the body. His skin was clammy, had a urine bag attached to his intestines.
Thomas Stewart: "has muscular sclerocis, sixteen or fifteen, hard to tell. 35 pounds, mouth always dry and hunched over in his chair, covered by a dark blanket. Unwilling to move unless moved. Pensive, patient and dying".
Ron Jones (teacher)
Ron Jones is an American writer, and teacher in Palo Alto, California, and San Francisco, California. He started The Third Wave...
and first published in 1976. It is was adapted for television in 1981.
Summary
Jones looks forward to his summer at Camp Wiggin, where he will work as a camp counselor. Although he knows the children who attend Camp Wiggin are disabledDisability
A disability may be physical, cognitive, mental, sensory, emotional, developmental or some combination of these.Many people would rather be referred to as a person with a disability instead of handicapped...
, he assumes he will still be able to have fun enjoying the outdoors, hiking, swimming and boating at the camp. When he arrives and meets the children, however, he is at first appalled at how severely disabled they are. One of the children is known as "Spider." This is because he has no arms, or legs. Arid is another camper because he can not control his bladder
Then Jones meets his children--a group called "The Acorn People." They have given themselves this name because of the acorn
Acorn
The acorn, or oak nut, is the nut of the oaks and their close relatives . It usually contains a single seed , enclosed in a tough, leathery shell, and borne in a cup-shaped cupule. Acorns vary from 1–6 cm long and 0.8–4 cm broad...
necklaces they make at camp. Over time, they teach their counselor that despite their disabilities, they are just like everyone else on the inside and that they are capable of accomplishing much more than he previously understood. Jones comes to care for and love these children as much as the full-time staff at Camp Wiggin.
Main Characters
Benny B:A black child who had his legs taken by polio and is peanut in size.
He is alert and perceptive, very mobile (speed freak), brave, determined and excitable.
Spider: Has no arms nor legs making Spider a funny name. Amazingly,he can swim. swims very close to how a dolphin swims.
Martin: the most able-bodied person at camp, was a blind child. Very likeable and outgoing
Aaron Gerwalski (A.K.A.) Arid: smelt awful, he had no bladder
Bladder
Bladder usually refers to an anatomical hollow organBladder may also refer to:-Biology:* Urinary bladder in humans** Urinary bladder ** Bladder control; see Urinary incontinence** Artificial urinary bladder, in humans...
or the normal means to pull waste from the body. His skin was clammy, had a urine bag attached to his intestines.
Thomas Stewart: "has muscular sclerocis, sixteen or fifteen, hard to tell. 35 pounds, mouth always dry and hunched over in his chair, covered by a dark blanket. Unwilling to move unless moved. Pensive, patient and dying".