Children's Books- Disabilities and Neurodiversity

561) Matteo wants to see what's next: a true story promoting inclusion and self-determination = Matteó et la surprise de Rebecca : una histoire vraie promouvant l'inclusion et l'autio-détermination

Author

Mach, Jo Meserve

Series

Finding my world

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Matteo and his friends explore a museum.

562) Come fall

Author

Bauer, A. C. E

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Drawn together by a mentoring program and an unusual crow, middle school misfits Salman, Lu, and Blos form a strong friendship despite teasing by fellow students and the maneuverings of fairies Oberon, Titania, and Puck.

563) jeremys dreidel

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564) My buddy

Author

Osofsky, Audrey

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A young boy with muscular dystrophy tells how he is teamed up with a dog trained to do things for him that he can't do for himself.

565) max va de paseo

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566) russells world a story for kids about autism

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567) The art of Miss Chew

Author

Polacco, Patricia

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Describes how a teacher named Miss Chew encouraged individuality, and accepted learning differences, and helped 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.

568) Lucy doesn't wear pink

Author

Rue, Nancy N

Series

Lucy Rooney novels volume 1

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Lucy, an eleven-year-old tomboy, loves playing soccer and caring for her father, who was blinded by the bomb that killed her mother, but she begins losing control when a new teacher takes over her playground soccer games and housekeeper Inez assumes her chores and starts teaching Bible lessons.

569) agallas

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570) Family reminders

Author

Danneberg, Julie

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In 1890s Cripple Creek, Colorado, when young Mary McHugh's father loses his leg in a mining accident, she tries to help, both by earning money and by encouraging her father to go back to carving wooden figurines and playing piano.

571) Mostly the honest truth

Author

Little, Jody J

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"After Pop is sent back to rehab, Jane Pengilly arrives at her newest foster home determined to stick to the straight and narrow and get back to her beloved dad as soon as she can. It's not the first time they've been apart, but Jane's determined it will be the last. Twelve days out in the boonies of Three Boulders makes Jane miss Pop more than ever. But as the days go by, she realizes that family is more than who you're related to--and that a home...

572) Topito terremoto

Author

Llenas, Anna

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Anna Llenas, autora dedicada a dar color a la educación emocional, nos presenta este maravilloso álbum. Una historia sobre la hiperactividad y cómo aprender a canalizar esta desbordante y luminosa energía sin prejuicios y desde el amor, para que los más pequeños empiecen a sentirse bien con ellos mismos. Cuando Topito se despierta... ¡se acaba la tranquilidad! Arriba y abajo, lo toca todo. Se distrae. Pierde las cosas. No para quieto ni un...

573) Wonder: todos somos únicos

Author

Palacio, R. J

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"A picture book about Wonder's Auggie Pullman as a young boy"--

574) Temple Grandin: how the girl who loved cows embraced autism and changed the world

Author

Montgomery, Sy

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An authorized portrait about Grandin's life with autism and her groundbreaking work as a scientist and designer of cruelty-free livestock facilities describes how she overcame key disabilities through education and the support of her mother.

575) Helen Keller

Author

Jazynka, Kitson

Series

National Geographic kids readers. Level 2

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learn about Helen Keller the deaf and blind woman who fought for the rights of the disabled.

576) Helen Keller

Author

Romero, Libby

Series

DK life stories

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In this kids' biography, discover the inspiring story of Helen Keller, who overcame the odds by learning to understand and communicate with the world. Helen Keller lost her sight and hearing due to an early childhood illness and spent the first six years of her life unable to interact with other people. She remained isolated from the outside world until Anne Sullivan came to work as her teacher. In this biography for kids ages 8-12, learn all about...

577) Who is Temple Grandin?

Author

Demuth, Patricia

Series

Who was-- ?

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"Temple Grandin wasn't officially diagnosed with autism until she was in her 40s, but she knew at an early age that she was different from her family and classmates. She couldn't show affection, she acted out when noises or other stimuli overwhelmed her, and she only felt comfortable when spending time with the animals on her aunt's ranch. But instead of seeing her differences as limitations, Temple used them to guide her education and career in animal...

578) Proud to be deaf: discover my community and my language

Author

Beese, Ava

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Ava is like any other 7-year-old. She likes to talk and laugh with her friends, is obsessed with dogs and loves being active. Ava is also deaf - and she's proud of it. She loves her deaf community, that she's bilingual, and that she experiences the world differently from hearing people. In this book, Ava welcomes her hearing peers to her daily life, the way technology helps her navigate the world and explains common misconceptions about deaf people...

579) My friend has Down syndrome

Author

Duling, Kaitlyn

Series

All kinds of friends

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Learn about being friends with children who have Down syndrome.

580) Helen Keller: the world at her fingertips

Author

Albee, Sarah

Series

I can read book

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Learn about the inspiring life of Helen Keller in this early reader biography. When Helen Keller was a baby, she became sick and lost her ability to see and hear. Although many people doubted her ability to persevere, Helen did not let any obstacle stop her from achieving many things in her amazing life. This book covers some of the well-known and inspiring milestones of Keller's life-it's a great supplement for book reports on this iconic historical...