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By Alice Priestley, Jan Coates. 2005
Abby is bored while waiting for her mother to finish her shopping, until she meets Joanna and her guide dog,…
Charlie. Though he is great at helping Joanna to "see", he can't help with choosing a special outfit for an important and mysterious event. When Abby saves the day, she also discovers that wishing for rainbows can be magical. Grades K-3 and old readers. 2005.By Maryann Cocca-Leffler. 2015
Meet Janine. She is one of a kind. She talks to her imaginary friends, reads the dictionary for fun, and…
has her own style of cheering. Some kids think she's strange and want her to change. They don't want her to come to their cool party. What will Janine do? Grades K-3. 2015.By Eric Walters, Eugenie Fernandes. 2013
Muthini is a young Kenyan boy with a physical disability. He and eight cousins live with their grandmother. She gives…
them boundless love, but there is never enough money or food, and life is hard --love doesn't feed hungry stomachs or clothe growing bodies, or school keen minds. Muthini is too young, and, with his disability, needs too much, and she is too old. A difficult choice must be made, and grandmother and grandchild set off on a journey to see if there is a place at the orphanage for Muthini. Based on the life of a real boy. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2013.By Michael Escoffier, Kris Di Giacomo. 2014
Within every language, there are words that change and become a different word through the simple subtraction of a single…
letter. In other words, without the "A," the Beast is Best. Have fun discovering the word pairs in this book, and then venture off to find your own. We're sure you'll find loads out there! Grades K-3. 2014.By Tom Lichtenheld, Laura Gehl. 2014
What’s one thing that two bears, three yaks, four goats, and six cats have in common? They hate to share.…
But look out—here comes a pack of twenty pigs ready to prove that sharing makes everything twice as fun! This seriously silly story irresistibly combines the concepts of counting and sharing. Grades P-2. 2014.By Marilyn Sadler, Michael Fleming. 2014
Red is so excited that Gwen has laid a nest full of eggs, he rushes out to buy a worm…
to feed each of the increasing number of chicks as they hatch. Grades K-3. 2014.By Audrey Osofsky, Ted Rand. 1992
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. Grades K-3 and older readers. 1992.By Margery Cuyler, Bob Kolar. 2009
By Melanie Rose, Michael Ulmer. 2001
Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a name or word derived from some aspect of the country of…
Canada, and each term is presented in a rhyme and then further explained in a note. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2001.By Jimi, Sarah L Thomson. 2006
By Elly MacKay. 2013
By Desmond Tutu, Douglas Carlton Abrams, LeUyen Pham. 2008
By Edward Miller, Debora Pearson. 2003
By Debbie Bailey, Susan Huszar. 1991
By Debbie Bailey, Susan Huszar. 1994
By Rebecca Elliott. 2010
My big sister Clemmie is my best friend. She can’t walk, talk, move around much, cook macaroni, pilot a plane,…
juggle or do algebra. I don’t know why she doesn’t do these things. Just because. Grades K-3. 2010.By Patricia Polacco. 2010
When young Trisha finds out her class at the new school is known as "The Junkyard," she is devastated. She…
moved from her old town so she wouldn't be in a special class anymore! But then she meets her teacher, the quirky and invincible Mrs. Peterson, and her classmates, an oddly brilliant group of students each with his or her own unique talent. And it is here in The Junkyard that Trisha learns the true meaning of genius, and that this group of misfits are, in fact, wonders. Grades K-3 and older readers. 2010.By Fiona Watt, Rachel Wells. 2006
As a tiny mouse examines different snowmen looking for his, he narrows down the group based on different touch-and-feel features:…
soft hat, fluffy scarf, fuzzy mittens, and so on. But never fear, the right snowman is finally found - it's the one with the squashy nose! Includes tactile illustrations, presented in print and Braille. Grades P-2.2006.By Nancy Newman, Katja Newman. 2008
Katie and her guide dog Cocoa go to a sports camp run by the Ontario Blind Sports Association. They spend…
a week with other blind and low-vision kids (and some of the instructors), learning judo, lawn bowling, goalball, wrestling, and track and field. Based on the author's own experiences at sports camp. The story is written in both Braille and print and is illustrated in raised line drawings. Grades K-3. 2008.By Fiona Watt, Rachel Wells. 1999
As a tiny mouse examines different dogs looking for his, he narrows down the group based on different touch-and-feel features:…
shaggy ears, bumpy paws, fluffy tails, and so on. But never fear, the right dog is finally found - it's the one with the squashy nose! Includes tactile illustrations, presented in print and Braille. Grades P-2. 2009, c1999.