{"product_id":"9780979641015","title":"You Are A Very Special You","description":"YOU are a very special YOU delivers a simple, yet profound message:\u003cbr\u003eYOU ARE SPECIAL!\u003cp\u003eImagine what would happen if each of us could fully embrace this truth?\u003cbr\u003eWhat if we took it one step further, as the ending of this book suggests, and began treating each person that we meet with the utmost respect because:\u003cbr\u003eTHEY ARE SPECIAL TOO!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElsa Brizzi, an exemplary educator is both the author and illustrator of this gem of a book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAbout The Author: Education is very close to Elsa's heart.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElsa Nitzsche Brizzi has contributed to national government, national state-wide and LA county programs to create solutions addressing emerging issues in public education. As an educator, she has been involved in developing programs and services that answer diversity issues in education, including special education, minority participation, sex equality, and bilingualism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"My 40 years as an educator has shown me that when we acknowledge ourselves as being loveable and capable, we can move mountains.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe has represented the Los Angeles County Office of Education as a consortia member to the Latino Teacher Project, a Ford Foundation\/University of Southern California (USC) and LAUSD program. She served as Director for Teacher and Paraprofessional Training, Staff Development Program for the USC Department of Teacher Education.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHer degrees and credentials include M.A., M.S., General Elementary Credential, Administrative Credential, Community College Credential, and Counseling Credential. Assistant Professor, University of San Francisco, College of Professional Studies, Organization Behavior and Development for Undergraduate and Graduate Degree Programs. Assistant Professor, California State University at Los Angeles and School of Education. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElsa is currently Director of Special Projects, West Coast Division of Education 21, Inc., a not-for-profit agency based in Albany, New York. And she resides with her two dogs \"Cricket\" and \"Serena\" in Laguna Beach, California.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Susan M. Velasquez","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50032374481136,"sku":"9780979641015","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780979641015_p0.jpg?v=1784241748","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780979641015","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}