My friend Suhana : A Story of Friendship and Cerebral Palsy
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Shaila Abdullah
While volunteering with her mother at a community center, a seven-year-old girl befriends Suhana, also seven, whose cerebral palsy makes it difficult for her to communicate or control her movements. Includes facts about cerebral palsy
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A friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey Henry would like to find a friend at school, but for a boy on the autism spectrum, making friends can be difficult, as his efforts are sometimes misinterpreted, or things just go wrong--but Henry keeps trying, and in the end he finds a friend he can play with
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My three best friends and me, Zulay
by Cari Best
Sharing days with her best friends in their second-grade class, Zulay, a blind student, surprises her teacher by asking if she can run a race on Field Day and achieves her goal with the help of a special aide and the support of loved ones.
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We move together
by Kelly Fritsch
A bold and colorful exploration of all the ways that people navigate through the spaces around them, and a celebration of the relationships we build along the way.
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This beach is loud!
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Samantha Cotterill
When a little boy is overwhelmed by the sounds and textures at the beach, his dad comes to his aid with some simple tricks for facing obstacles
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Mama zooms
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Jane Cowen-Fletcher
A boy's wonderful mama takes him zooming everywhere with her, because her wheelchair is a zooming machine
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Just ask! : be different, be brave, be you
by Sonia Sotomayor
The boundary-breaking Supreme Court Justice and the award-winning author of Book Fiesta present a celebration of the worlds' diversity that explains why different people make the world more vibrant and wonderful, just the way a variety of plants and flowers enhance a garden.
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Splish,splat!
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Alexis Domney
When Colin asks to have his bedroom painted, his mother hires two deaf professionals to do the job, but when the two painters Betty and Molly get too chatty on the job, they produce an unintended effect on the walls
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You can be a friend
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Tony Dungy
Jade wants to have her birthday celebration at a water park, but with her best friend in a wheelchair, Jade must decide if it is more important to keep the party there or make sure all her guests have fun.
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Looking after Louis
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Lesley Ely
When Louis, a new boy with autism joins their classroom, the students try to understand his world as well as include him in theirs.
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Nadine, my funny and trusty guide dog by Carol Chiodo Fleischman Nadine, the working dog, never forgets her very important job as the eyes for her owner; but like any dog, she enjoys playing with her mistress. Her antics are funny and unpredictable! Nadine gleefully pulls smelly laundry out of the hamper, hides under furniture, and frolics about when it comes time to get her harness on. Will Nadine prove herself trustworthy and reliable on their first outing as a team? Follow along as author Carol Chiodo Fleischman takes young readers on the journey with her, just as she experienced it with the real Nadine many years ago.
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King for a day by Rukhsana Khan Even though he is confined to a wheelchair, a Pakistani boy tries to capture the most kites during Basant, the annual spring kite festival, and become "king" for the day. Includes an afterword about the Basant festival
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Looking out for Sarah
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Glenna Lang
Describes a day in the life of a seeing eye dog, from going with his owner to the grocery store and post office, to visiting a class of school children, and playing ball. Also describes their three-hundred mile walk from Boston to New York
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Moses goes to school by Isaac Millman Follow Moses as he spends a day at his school, a public school for the deaf, where all the children use expressions and sign language to communicate to one another.
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Why Johnny doesn't flap : NT is OK!
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Clay Morton
Why Johnny Doesn't Flap gives readers a unique perspective on neurological difference. Observe the quirks of the non-autistic Johnny through the eyes of someone with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Turning the tables on common perceptions of 'normal' social behaviour, our narrator lets us know that Johnny is 'different', but that's ok.
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My brother Charlie
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Holly Robinson Peete
A young girl proudly describes her relationship with her autistic brother, evaluating the ways in which he is like other children, the withdrawing behaviors that mark his disorder and the many qualities that make him unique, from his piano talent to his special way with animals.
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Benji, the bad day, and me
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Sally J. Pla
Sammy is having a very bad day at school and at home until his autistic brother, Benji, finds a way to make him feel better
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The art of Miss Chew by Patricia Polacco Beloved artist Polacco describes how a teacher named Miss Chew encourages individuality, and accepts learning differences, and helps a young student with academic difficulties get extra time to take tests and permission to be in advanced art classes. Inspired by the author's memories of her art teacher.
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Thukpa for all by Praba Ram Tsering can't wait to taste his grandmother's delicious noodle soup. He invites a string of friends and neighbours home. But as preparations get underway, there is a power cut and the house is plunged into darkness. Will Abi be able to put together the much-anticipated thukpa? Told from a blind child's perspective, this tale by Praba Ram and Sheela Preuitt is accompanied by Shilpa Ranade's stunning illustrations.
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Russ and the almost perfect day by Janet Elizabeth Rickert In this third title in the "A Day with Russ" series, which follows the life of a boy with Down Syndrome, Russ finds a $5 bill on the way to school. His discovery makes for an excellent day, but while standing in line for ice cream, Russ notices a girl who's crying because she's lost five dollars.
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The deaf musicians
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Pete Seeger
Lee, a jazz pianist, has to leave his band when he begins losing his hearing, but he meets a deaf saxophone player in a sign language class and together they form a snazzy new band that takes the world by storm!
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All kinds of friends, even green!
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Ellen B. Senisi
In a school assignment, seven-year-old Moses, who has spina bifida and uses a wheelchair, reflects that his neighbor's disabled iguana resembles him because they both have figured out how to get where they want to be in different ways than those around them
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Rainbow Joe and me
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Maria Diaz Strom
Eloise shares her love of colors with her blind friend Rainbow Joe, who makes his own colors when he plays beautiful notes on his saxophone
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The printer
by
Myron Uhlberg
A boy recalls the day his deaf father saved everyone's life when fire broke out at the New York newspaper printing plant where he worked in the 1940s.
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