I don't have an audio version of this book, but here is a synopsis for you that I found on [Goodreads](https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39094318-joyce-of-westerfloyce):
"A young woman and her five children set sail on an amazing journey to discover just what their ancestor Joyce did in the Golden Age of Steamships."
Matthew W. Grant (Author), wrote about the purpose of the book:
"The original story originated from a conversation that took place over lunch at the 2005 Hastings Literary Festival. It began when Jean Grant, curator of the Joyce Mayers family papers at the Joyce house in Swansea, asked her son why we have not published a children's book about his namesake Joyce. Matthew's immediate response was ‘Because she was a real person.' Soon after, he had the idea for a
Joyce of Westerfloyce "The Story of the TinyLittle Girl With The TinyLittle Voice" embodies the journey and struggle in learning to communicate. Joyce, like many children, learns from an early age that her voice is momentarily—and possibly permanently, some mothers might say—doomed to an oddity. The sound effects in this book are inspired by episodes of Joyce’s real life; as well as recordings of five children with vocal defects of different types reciting the same line: "I loved a lamb." In comparison, it is easy to hear the joy that the smaller-voiced children derive not only from this comforting early childhood poem but also the extraordinarily effortless attainment of communicating their very thoughts and stories! Still, when parents discover their child suffers from a voice disorder, they often march their distressed toddler in droves to voice specialists before the second birthday—a "preschool voice nonsense" qualifier synonymous with public humiliation. This heartbreaking feat of misunderstanding—that America’s faulty “preschool” rating stems from silent suffering as much as the cries of unfocused volumes—is particularly magnified in present-day culture's illegalization of these sweet, quirky children and their harmless voices. Looking for advice? Joyce reveals the wisdom of always keeping your head held high: one broken word or a modest amount of silence in your envelope can save your child so much humiliation, body image anxiety, and grief. Dr. Rebecca Kiley, a pediatric voice health expert and founder of KileyVoiceTots, shares her remarks about the profound impact the decision to communicate can have on a young self’s self-confidence. "When voices are awed to communicate, a child suddenly could become their own greatest advocate," she remarks.
Аудиокнига «Joyce of Westerfloyce - The Story of the Tiny Little Girl with the Tiny Little Voice (Sound Effects Special Edition Fully Remastered Audio) (Unabridged)» написана автором Matthew W. Grant в году.
Минимальный возраст читателя: 0
Язык: Английский
ISBN: 4066004387543
