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Kids with special needs: IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) (Kids with Special Needs Ser.)
By Camden Flath, Sheila Stewart. 2011
Eleven books that feature fictional narratives along with facts about common chronic conditions. Covers speech, hearing, or vision impairments; autism;…
physical challenges; intellectual disabilities; ongoing illnesses, such as epilepsy; emotional disturbances; attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder; brain injuries; and learning disabilities. For grades 2-4. 2011Every bone tells a story: Hominin discoveries, deductions, and debates
By Jill Rubalcaba, Peter Robertshaw. 2010
Discusses the scientific knowledge derived from four human ancestors: Africa's Turkana Boy, Portugal's Lapedo Child, Washington state's Kennewick Man, and…
an Italian glacier's Iceman. Covers these fossil skeleton discoveries and examines both deductions based on advanced laboratory-technology findings and ongoing archaeological debates. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2010That's like me!: stories about amazing people with learning differences
By Jill Lauren. 2009
Fifteen kids and adults discuss their talents and strengths while describing challenges they faced at school. Aaron, who is dyslexic,…
had difficulty learning to read but, as a ninth grader, excels in science. Sixth grader Alina, a great soccer player, has trouble with reading and writing. For grades 3-6. 2009Discusses facts about Hippocrates and the art and practice of medicine during Greek civilization's cultural blossoming in the fifth and…
fourth centuries B.C.E. Explains the reason Hippocrates is called "the father of medicine." Examines the origin of the oath that continues to guide physicians' conduct. For grades 5-8. 2010Before Columbus: the Americas of 1491
By Charles C. Mann. 2009
Portrays Native American societies in North, Central, and South America--their governments, agriculture, trade, and engineering feats. Discusses the age of…
the "New World," the military success of Europeans against larger armies, and whether the Americas were really a wilderness. Based on 1491 (DB 61198). For grades 5-8. 2009Helen Keller: una chica valiente
By Francene Sabin, Joanne Mattern, Jean Meyer. 2006
Relata la historia de Helen Keller, una niña estadounidense que sufrió una enfermedad en su infancia que la dejó ciega…
y sordomuda. Con la ayuda de su maestra, Annie Sullivan, aprendió a leer y escribir y se convirtió en una inspiración para el mundo. Para grados K-3Bizarre dinosaurs: some very strange creatures and why we think they got that way
By Christopher Sloan. 2008
Discusses the unusual features--giant beak, musical head, or wide muzzle--of eleven different dinosaurs and provides scientists' interpretations of the uses…
of these characteristics. Covers the 2006 discovery of a spiky skull that looked so nasty it was named Dracorex hogwartsia, meaning dragon king of Hogwarts. For grades K-3. 2008The making of my special hand: Madison's story
By Jamee Riggio Heelan, Nicola Simmonds. 1998
Madison, a little girl born with one hand, tells about having a helper hand made specially for her. She explains…
all the stages involved in fitting her for a battery-operated prosthesis that allows her to open and close her new hand. For grades K-3Polly, a goat who is blind, feels happiest when she's wrapped in something warm and fuzzy -- like an adorable…
duck costume. But when she makes a new friend, she discovers another way to feel loved. For preschool-grade 2Their skeletons speak: Kennewick man and the Paleoamerican world
By Sally M. Walker, Douglas W. Owsley. 2012
On July 28, 1996, two young men stumbled upon human bones in the shallow water near the shore of the…
Columbia River. Was this an unsolved murder? What was the story behind the skeleton? For grades 6-9Temple Grandin: how the girl who loved cows embraced autism and changed the world
By Temple Grandin, Sy Montgomery. 2012
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. For grades 5-8Buddy, the first seeing eye dog: First Seeing Eye Dog, The (level 4) (Hello reader! Level 4)
By Eva Moore, Don Bolognese. 1996
Helen'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-3Helen Keller's best friend Belle
By Jennifer Thermes, Holly M. Barry, Holly Barry. 2013
Disabilities awareness (Merit Badge Ser.)
By Boy Scouts of America, Boy Scouts of America Staff. 2008
Describes the requirements for earning a Boy Scout merit badge for awareness and sensitivity to physical and learning disabilities. Highlights…
accommodations, accessibility, advocacy, and career opportunities. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2009The world at his fingertips: a story about Louis Braille (Carolrhoda creative minds biography)
By Barbara O'Connor. 1997
A biography of Frenchman Louis Braille (1809-1852), who was accidentally blinded as a child and who as a teenager developed…
an alphabet of raised dots. Relates his struggle to gain government backing for the reading and writing system that is now called "braille" in his honor. For grades 3-6. 1997Ray Charles: "I was born with music inside me" (African-American Biography Library)
By Carin T. Ford. 2008
Biography of musical legend Ray Charles (1930-2004), who became blind at age seven. Chronicles his education at the Florida School…
for the Deaf and Blind and his career. Describes his love of music and his struggles with racial prejudice, marriage difficulties, drug abuse, and legal problems. For grades 6-9. 2008Hanni and Beth: safe & sound
By Beth Finke, Anthony Alex LeTourneau. 2007
Seeing Eye dog Hanni describes her routine duties to guide and protect her partner Beth, a woman who is blind.…
Both Hanni and Beth provide personal notes about their background. For grades K-3. ASPCA award. 2007Vision without sight: human capabilities (Shockwave)
By Susan Brocker. 2008
Explains that vision includes having an outlook for success. Describes ways that people who are blind develop their other senses,…
such as touch and sound, to explore the world. Discusses blindness in the past compared to modern and future methods of seeing with technology. For grades 3-6. 2008Ancient China: archaeology unlocks the secrets of China's past (National Geographic investigates)
By Jacqueline A Ball, Richard H. Levey, Jacqueline Ball. 2007
Explains archaeologists' exploration of ancient tombs and villages to find clues about the way people lived long ago. Discusses the…
two-thousand-year-old pottery army guarding the tomb of the first emperor of China, jade burial suits, and the best-preserved mummy in the world--Lady Dai. For grades 4-7. 2007