Children's Books- Disabilities and Neurodiversity

61) Unsinkable: from Russian orphan to paralympic swimming world champion

Author

Long, Jessica Tatiana

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Learn about paralympic swimmer Jessica Long.

62) A girl named Helen: the true story of Helen Keller

Author

Bader, Bonnie

Series

American Girl

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The A Girl Named series tells the stories of how ordinary American girls grew up to be extraordinary American women. After an illness that made her blind and deaf at a very young age, Helen Keller's world suddenly became dark and quiet. Then Helen's parents hired a teacher named Anne Sullivan. Anne connected with Helen and helped her understand the amazing world around them. Helen eventually became an activist for Americans with disabilities. Helen's...

63) Her own two feet: a Rwandan girl's brave fight to walk

Author

Davis, Meredith

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Through her eyes, the moving story of a young Rwandan girl born with clubfeet and the risk she takes for the chance to walk on the bottoms of her feet for the first time.

64) The power book: what is it, who has it and why?

Author

Saunders, Claire

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With this inspiring and brightly illustrated guide to power, learn about the different types of power, what it means to have power, and what you can do with your own power to create positive change in the world, no matter who or how old you are. What makes you the boss of me? What makes a king a king, or a queen a queen? Why can some people vote for their leaders, but other people can't? Does having lots of money make you powerful? Why are there fewer...

65) What are the paralympic games?

Author

Herman, Gail

Series

What was--?

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"As the Opening Ceremony for the 1948 Summer Olympic Games commenced in London, a similar sporting competition was taking place a few miles away. But the men at Stoke Mandeville weren't your typical athletes. They were paralyzed World War II veterans. The games at Stoke Mandeville were so successful that they would eventually lead evolve into the Paralympics. Participants from all around the world vie for the gold medal in a variety of sports, including...

66) mi amiga tiene dislexia my friend has dyslexia

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67) Sign language: my first 100 words

Author

Nelson, Michiyo

68) Pablo Pineda: «ser diferente es un valor»

Author

Bosch, Albert

Series

What really matters

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Pablo Pineda es el primer europeo con Síndrome de Down en obtener un título universitario. Maestro, escritor, y actor, irradia carisma e ilusión por aprender. Esta es su entrañable historia, que nos recuerda que la única discapacidad es la de no entender que todos tenemos capacidades diferentes. Pablo Pineda is the first European with Down Syndrome to obtain a university degree. A teacher, a writer, and an actor, he radiates charisma and the...

69) signing fun american sign language vocabulary phra

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70) autism

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71) mi amigo tiene autismo my friend has autism

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72) mi amigo tiene adhd my friend has adhd

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73) i know someone with dyslexia

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74) i know someone with adhd

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75) The girls' guide to growing up: choices & changes in the tween years

Author

Couwenhoven, Terri

76) survival guide for kids with autism spectrum disor

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77) at work en el trabajo

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78) We all read

Author

Rissman, Rebecca

Series

Disabilities and differences

79) Talkin' guitar: a story of young Doc Watson

Author

Gourley, Robbin

Description

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"With lyrical text and ... illustrations, Robbin Gourley tells the story of a boy whose spirit and determination led him to become one of the most celebrated and beloved figures of folk, bluegrass, and old-time music"--Dust jacket flap.

80) algunos niños son ciegos some kids are blind

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