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The disability rights movement (Cornerstones of freedom)
Par Deborah Kent. 1996
A chronicle of milestones in the ongoing fight for disability rights in the United States; includes the 1940 establishment of…
the National Federation of the Blind and the passing of both the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. For grades 4-7. 1996Louis Braille: inventor
Par Jennifer Bryant. 1994
Recounts the life of Louis Braille who, at fifteen, created a system of raised dots that allows blind persons to…
read and write. Describes Louis's childhood, the accident that caused his blindness, the support he received from his family, and his education, which led to his creation of the braille alphabet. For grades 5-8 and older readersJourney through heartsongs
Par Mattie Stepanek. 2001
This second collection of poems expands on the themes of faith and hope found in Heartsongs (RC 53296, BR 13761).…
In "I Could... If They Would," Mattie shares his dreams of what he would do if a cure were discovered for his rare disease. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2001On my own: the journey continues
Par Sally Alexander. 1997
After going blind at twenty-four as told in Taking Hold: My Journey into Blindness (RC 40247 and BR 10223), Alexander…
describes also losing part of her hearing. Determined to be independent and self-sufficient, she recounts her fears and difficulties adjusting to a new apartment, finding a job, and meeting the right man. For grades 6-9 and older readersChild of the silent night
Par Edith Hunter. 1963
A biography of Laura Bridgman, born in 1829, blind, deaf, and mute from having scarlet fever at age two. Describes…
her early years at home and the decision to send her to the Perkins Institute, where Dr. Samuel Gridley Howe taught her to communicate. For grades 4-7. 1963Heartsongs
Par Mattie Stepanek. 2001
A collection of poems by a boy who has a rare form of muscular dystrophy. He expresses his belief in…
celebrating the gifts of life every day and encourages everyone to listen to the special song inside his or her heart. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2001Out of darkness: the story of Louis Braille
Par Russell Freedman. 1997
Louis Braille accidentally blinded himself with one of his father's tools when he was three years old. In 1819, at…
the age of ten, Braille began attending the Royal National Institute for Blind Youth in Paris, where, by the age of fifteen, he had developed a system of raised dots for reading and writing that is now used worldwide by blind people. For grades 4-7 and older readersTaking charge: teenagers talk about life & physical disabilities
Par Kay Kriegsman. 1992
The authors and the teenagers interviewed in this book offer guidance for coping with a disability and adolescence--which the authors…
term "the ultimate disability." Suggested are strategies for handling issues such as sexuality, staring strangers, siblings, and overprotective parents. For junior and senior high and older readersLouis Braille: the boy who invented books for the blind
Par Margaret Davidson. 1971
Hand, heart & mind: the story of the education of America's deaf people
Par Lou Walker. 1994
Surveys the education of deaf people since ancient times. The author describes discrimination; early schools in Europe; and the feud…
between the Gallaudets, father and son, and Alexander Graham Bell over the methods used to educate deaf people in America. She also discusses the 1988 demand by deaf students for a deaf president at Gallaudet University. For grades 5-8 and older readersTaking hold: my journey into blindness
Par Sally Alexander. 1994
Sally Hobart was twenty-four when she began to lose her sight. At first she saw a thin black line that…
disappeared after a few minutes. But the line returned, and Sally realized after visits to many specialists that she would soon be totally blind. She tells of her frustrations, the loss of her fiance, the support of family and friends, and the help she got in adjusting to her new world. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 1994Robyn's book: a true diary
Par Robyn Miller. 1986
Robyn Miller is a young woman who has cystic fibrosis--a hereditary disease that is disabling, progessive, and fatal. This collection…
of prose and poetry reveals her talent as a writer, and her indomitable spirit and sense of humor. For grades 6-9 and older readersNature champions (Little People, BIG DREAMS)
Par Maria Isabel Sanchez Vegara. 2023
Dk life stories: Anne frank (DK Life Stories)
Par Stephen Krensky. 2020
Learn all about Anne Frank and her world-famous diary in this children's biography. In this biography, discover the incredible story…
of Anne Frank, the courageous young writer who hid from the Nazis during World War II. Anne Frank's diary is read by children and adults worldwide. It tells two stories: one of an extraordinary young girl living in hiding during one of the most fearsome times in history, and one of a relatable young girl facing the same questions and troubles that kids come up against today. Learn how both sides of this puzzle made up the person who is Anne Frank. Meet her family and friends, explore "The Annex" where they hid, and see her story put in historical context alongside information about World War II and the Holocaust, and Hitler and Nazi Germany. This new biography series from DK goes beyond the basic facts to tell the true life stories of history's most interesting people. An age-appropriate text to create an engaging audiobook children will enjoy listening to. This is the one biography series everyone will want to collect. © 2019 Stephen Krensky © 2020 DK AudioDifferent kinds of minds: A guide to your brain
Par Temple Grandin. 2023
Albert Einstein. Steve Jobs. Elon Musk. Katharine Johnson. These geniuses are all visual thinkers. Are you? Do you like puzzles,…
coding, and taking things apart? Do you write stories, act in plays, slay at Wordle? The things you are good at are clues to how your brain works. Are you good at math? Working with your hands? Are you a neat freak or a big mess? With her knack for making science easy to understand, Temple Grandin explains different types of thinkers: verbal thinkers who are good with language, and visual thinkers who think in pictures and patterns. You will discover all kinds of minds and how we need to work together to create solutions to help solve real-world problemsCatherine Girard-Audet (Raconte-moi #54)
Par Hélène Gagnon. 2023
L'enfance de Catherine se passe dans le bonheur auprès de sa famille. Introvertie et passionnée par la lecture, elle se…
sent comblée avec son chien Pollux, Annie, sa best, et Pilu, son amie imaginaire. Au secondaire, tout bascule. L'intimidation et le placotage derrière son dos sont au rendez-vous. Rien ne va plus ! Catherine pleure et se réfugie dans son journal intime. Puis, un changement d'école illumine à nouveau sa vie. L'amour, les amitiés et les voyages forment la jeune femme qu'elle devient. Son diplôme universitaire en poche, Catherine est loin de se douter qu'un jour, elle imaginera un personnage qu'elle baptisera Léa Olivier et qui fera d'elle une auteure des plus populairesSigns of survival: a memoir of the Holocaust
Par Renée G Hartman. 2021
"Meet Renee and Herta, two sisters who faced the unimaginable together. This is their true story. As Jews living in…
1940s Czechoslovakia, Renee, Herta, and their parents were in immediate danger when the Holocaust came to their door. As the only hearing person in her family, Renee had to alert her parents and sister whenever the sound of Nazi boots approached their home so they could hide. But soon their parents were tragically taken away, and the two sisters went on the run, desperate to find a safe place to hide. Eventually they, too, would be captured and taken to the concentration camp Bergen-Belsen. Communicating in sign language and relying on each other for strength in the midst of illness, death, and starvation, Renee and Herta would have to fight to survive the darkest of times. This gripping memoir, told in a vivid oral history format, is a testament to the power of sisterhood and love, and now more than ever a reminder of how important it is to honor the past, and keep telling our own stories." -- Provided by publisherFighting for yes!: the story of disability rights activist Judith Heumann
Par Maryann Cocca-Leffler. 2022
"In the 1970s an important disability rights law--Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973--was waiting to be signed. Judy…
[Heumann] and other disability rights activists fought for YES! They held a sit-in until Section 504 was signed into law. Section 504--established thanks in large part to the ongoing work of Judy and her community--laid the foundation for the Americans with Disabilities Act." -- Provided by publisherThurgood
Par Jonah Winter. 2019
"Fact: Thurgood Marshall was a born lawyer, always arguing. Fact: Thurgood Marshall grew up to become the first Black justice…
on the Supreme Court. Fact: Thurgood Marshall revolutionized America. Before Rosa Parks, before Martin Luther King Jr., before the civil rights movement there was Thurgood, fighting for African Americans--and winning. Here is the powerful story of the trailblazer who proved that separate is not equal." -- Dust jacketThe tree of life: How a holocaust sapling inspired the world
Par Elisa Boxer. 2024
Hope triumphs over fear in this poignant and impactful true story of the Holocaust—a delicate introduction to World War Two…
history for older audioook listeners. During World War Two, in the concentration camp Terezin, a group of Jewish children and their devoted teacher planted and nurtured a smuggled-in sapling. Over time fewer and fewer children were left to care for the little tree, but those who remained kept lovingly sharing their water with it. When the war finally ended and the prisoners were freed, the sapling had grown into a strong five-foot-tall maple. Nearly eighty years later the tree’s 600 descendants around the world are thriving . . . including one that was planted at New York City’s Museum of Jewish Heritage in 2021. Students will continue to care for it for generations to come, and the world will remember the brave teacher and children who never gave up nurturing a brighter future