Children's Books- Disabilities and Neurodiversity

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Orphaned and homeless, fourteen-year-old twins Vick and Tara, who is autistic, go up against a crime lord and her four-legged robotic army, with help from their robotic dog, Daisy.

562) We all move

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Rissman, Rebecca

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Disabilities and differences

563) We all play

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Rissman, Rebecca

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Disabilities and differences

564) We all read

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Rissman, Rebecca

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Disabilities and differences

565) We are all different

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Rissman, Rebecca

566) We can sign!: an essential illustrated guide to American Sign Language for kids

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Adams, Tara

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Easy signing is in your hands. Discover how simple learning sign language for kids can be! Whether it's for reaching out to a Deaf person, chatting with friends across a crowded room, or just learning an amazing new language, We Can Sign! is an essential guide to getting started with American Sign Language for kids. Bursting with almost 200 fully-illustrated signs, memory tips, and more, this instructional aid for sign language for kids makes mastering...

567) We could be heroes

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Finnegan, Margaret

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Fourth-graders Maisie and Hank, who has autism, become friends as they devise schemes to save a neighbor's dog, Booler, from being tied to a tree because of his epilepsy.

568) We're all wonders

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

569) We want to go to school!: the fight for disability rights

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Cocca-Leffler, Maryann

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"There was a time in the United States when children with disabilities weren't allowed to go to public school. But in 1971, seven kids and their families wanted to do something about it. They knew that every child had a right to an equal education, so they went to court to fight for that right. The case Mills v. Board of Education of the District of Columbia led to laws ensuring children with disabilities would receive a free public education. Janine...

570) What are the paralympic games?

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Herman, Gail

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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...

571) What do you do with a voice like that?: the story of extraordinary Congresswoman Barbara Jordan

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Barton, Chris

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A picture book of lawyer, politician, and civil rights leader Barbara Jordan.

572) What would Joey do?

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Gantos, Jack

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Joey Pigza books volume 3

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Joey tries to keep his life from degenerating into total chaos when his mother sends him to be home-schooled with a hostile blind girl, his divorced parents cannot stop fighting, and his grandmother is dying of emphysema.

573) When life gives you mangos

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Getten, Kereen

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"... the story about a young girl who can't remember anything from her previous summer after a hurricane."--Provided by publisher.

574) When stars are scattered

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Jamieson, Victoria

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"Omar and his younger brother Hassan live in a refugee camp, and when an opportunity for Omar to get an education comes along, he must decide between going to school every day or caring for his nonverbal brother in this ... portrayal of family and daily life in a refugee camp"--

575) Where the watermelons grow

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Baldwin, Cindy

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Twelve-year-old Della Kelly of Maryville, North Carolina, tries to come to terms with her mother's mental illness while her father struggles to save the farm from a record-breaking drought.

576) wheres spot

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577) Whichwood

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Mafi, Tahereh

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Laylee can barely remember the happier times before her beloved mother died. Before her father, driven by grief, lost his wits (and his way) and she was left as the sole remaining mordeshoor in the village of Whichwood, destined to spend her days scrubbing the skins and souls of the dead in preparation for the afterlife. It's become easy to forget and easier still to ignore not only her ever-increasing loneliness, but the way her overworked hands...

578) Who do you see when you look at me?

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Rodgers, Angela Ray

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Although I might seem different, I am a happy girl with much to share. Are we more alike than you thought we would be? I am Grace Anna. Though she lives with the daily challenges of disability, Grace Anna is a typical kid with big dreams. With imaginative text and charming illustrations, this story teaches children to let go of first impressions and see themselves and others for who they really are.

579) Who is Temple Grandin?

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Demuth, Patricia

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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...

580) Who was Louis Braille?

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Frith, Margaret

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Who was-- ?

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Examines the life and times of the nineteenth-century Frenchman who developed the system of raised dots by which blind people read and write.