The Acorn People

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author = Ron Jones
illustrator = Tom Parker
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country = USA
language = English
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publisher = Bantam Books
pub_date = 1976
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isbn = ISBN 044022702X
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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 also the name of a televised film adaptation first broadcast in 1981.

ynopsis

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 disabled, 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.

Then Jones meets his children--a group called "The Acorn People." They have given themselves this name partly because of the acorn necklaces they make at camp, and partly because, unlike other people, they have never had the chance to become full-grown "trees" because of their disabilities. 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.

Awards

"The Acorn People" was honored as the Christian Book of the Year.

External links

* [http://www.ronjoneswriter.com/ Ron Jones' website]