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Behind our eyes: the second literary anthology of stories, poems and essays by writers with disabilities
By Kate Chamberlin, Writers Disabilities. 2013
Anthology of memoirs, stories, poems, and essays by authors with disabilities. In "Banging the Drum Loudly" Peter Altschul describes how…
he performed with his school's marching band. In " A Prickly Tree" Robert Feinstein recounts his Jewish mother buying him a Christmas tree. 2013Helen's big world: the life of Helen Keller (A Big Words Book #4)
By Doreen Rappaport, Matt Tavares. 2012
This biography of Helen Keller introduces young readers to one of the world's most influential women. Using quotes from Keller…
herself, the author brings to life her story of courage and achievement. For grades K-3I have a sister--my sister is deaf
By Jeanne Whitehouse Peterson, Deborah Kogan Ray. 1977
The patch
By Justina Chen Headley, Mitch Vane. 2006
Five-year-old Becca, a budding ballerina, comes to school wearing glasses, a patch to correct her lazy eye, and her brother's…
pirate costume. She has such creative answers to questions about her eye patch that all her classmates want eye patches, too. For grades K-3. 2006Prairie school: story (I Can Read Level 4)
By Avi, Bill Farnsworth. 2001
When Aunt Dora, a schoolteacher, comes to visit Noah's family in 1880, nine-year-old Noah feels no need to read or…
write. But Aunt Dora changes his mind by expanding his world while he pushes her wheelchair across the prairie. For grades 2-4. 2001. For grades 2-4. 2001Rebound
By Eric Walters. 2001
On the first day of eighth grade Sean gets into a fight with David, a new kid in a wheelchair.…
The two gradually become buddies because of their mutual love of basketball and a growing interest in girls. For junior and senior high readers. 2000The Berenstain Bears and the wheelchair commando (A big chapter book)
By Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain. 1993
Harry McGill has started spending all of his time on the computer instead of playing wheelchair basketball with his friends.…
His parents hope that when they move to the country, Harry will make some new nondisabled pals. Brother and Sister try to become Harry's friends, but it isn't easy. Yet they are in for quite a surprise when Too-Tall starts bullying Harry. For grades 2-4Macy McMillan and the rainbow goddess
By Shari Green. 2017
A novel in verse. Sixth-grader Macy, who is deaf, expects disaster when she is sent to help elderly neighbor Iris…
pack for a move to an assisted-living home. To her surprise, Iris soon becomes a firm friend who helps Macy face her own major life changes. For grades 4-7. 2017Hello, universe: A Newbery Award Winner
By Erin Entrada Kelly, Isabel Roxas. 2017
The lives of four kids are intertwined when a bully's prank leaves shy Virgil stranded at the bottom of a…
well. Valencia, Kaori, and Gen band together in an epic quest to find and rescue him. Newbery Medal. For grades 3-6. 2017Chester and Gus
By Cammie McGovern. 2017
Chester has always wanted to become a service dog, but when he fails his certification test, it seems that dream…
will never come true. But then a family adopts him to be a companion for their son, Gus, who has autism. For grades 4-7. 2017Quand l'humour se fait médecin (Planète vivante)
By Patch Adams. 2000
"[...] Le Dr Patch Adams est un médecin socialement engagé qui a décidé de transformer nos régimes de santé publique…
et sa profession en général. Praticien d'une médecine à hauteur d'homme et fondateur d'un institut qui a soigné gratuitement plus de 15 000 personnes, Patch Adams s'est particulièrement distingué en plaçant l'humour au service de son art. Lorsqu'il se déguise en clown pour faire rire des enfants leucémiques ou des patients mentalement perturbés, qu'il recourt aux médecines douces, le Dr Patch Adams ne fait pas seulement un pied de nez à la médecine traditionnelle, trop souvent élitiste, mais, surtout, obtient d'incroyables résultats sur le plan de la guérison. Comme l'a écrit une sommité médicale américaine : " Le "rêve fou" de Patch est en réalité ce à quoi devraient ressembler tous les bons soins de santé ... " -- 4e de couvLe petit poucet à roulettes
By Mariette Jacquet. 2002
Benoît avance dans l'existence assis sur un fauteuil roulant. Enfant différent depuis sa naissance, même s'il ne sait pas très…
bien ni pourquoi ni comment, Benoît respire l'envie de vivre et d'aimer, de conquérir sa place sous le ciel. Une quête attachante que poursuit chaque petit d'homme mais qui, avec Benoît, prend une autre dimensionLes lits en diagonale
By Anne Icart. 2009
Anne a à peine sept ans quand sa mère lui annonce que Philippe, son grand frère, est malade et restera…
handicapé mental à cause d'une césarienne faite trop tard lors de sa naissance. Anne comprend qu'elle devra toujours veiller sur lui. Premier roman. -- 4e de couv