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Four short illustrated books suitable for 2nd grade through upper elementary students. Created to help those with these conditions feel less alone & help others better understand.
Going to school and making new friends can be tough. But going to school and making new friends while wearing a bulky hearing aid strapped to your chest? That requires superpowers!
Ten-year-old Auggie Pullman, who was born with extreme facial abnormalities and was not expected to survive, goes from being home-schooled to entering fifth grade at a private middle school in Manhattan, which entails enduring the taunting and fear of his classmates as he struggles to be seen as just another student.
Children's Book lists
These sites provide lists of children's books that address disability topics. Use the search box above to look for titles in the EMU Library collection.
Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.
"Every even year, The Division on Autism and Developmental Disabilities (DADD) of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) in collaboration with Special Needs Project sponsor the Dolly Gray Children’s Literature Award to recognize effective, enlightened portrayals of individuals with developmental disabilities in children's books."
A list of "fictional picture books about disabilities that both physically and culturally represent the identities and experiences of people of color."
"By browsing the Little Parachutes library you can quickly find stories which feature subjects such as sharing, moving house, potty training, eating healthily and visiting the doctor. Also included are more challenging situations such as bereavement, adoption, divorce and serious illness in the family."
This project aims to provide a selective bibliographic resource for teachers, parents, counselors, and others interacting with ACEs children so that they may have a resource. Includes many relevant children's books.