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Great for kids
My granddaughter loved the explanations about autism in this book. She is 9, and it is written where she can understand more about the behaviors of her brother with autism. She was even going to take it to school for her teacher to read, and some of her classmates.Many adults would benefit from reading it also.

MARCHING TO YOUR OWN DRUMMER
This is an excellent teaching tool that paves the way towards acceptance of persons who display autistic behavior.Autism and its related neurobiological condition, Asperger's are spectrum conditions.Common spectrum behaviors include a myriad of sensory issues such as strong aversions for loud noises; strong reactions to certain smells and tastes and distinctive speaking styles.Many spectrum behaviors overlap and Asperger's, while considered at the higher end of the autism spectrum does indeed share common neuro-sensory ground with autism.Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Diet    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Family & Relationships / Children with Special Needs    5. Family & Relationships / Siblings    6. Family - Siblings    7. Health & Daily Living - Physical Impairments    8. Health - Physical Impairments    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Asperger's syndrome    11. Children with Special Needs    12. Family & Relationships    13. Mentally handicapped children    14. Relationships    15. Siblings   

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Great book for discussion purposes
My 8 year old daughter was just recently diagnosed with AS and so I began a search for a variety of books to read myself and read along with my daughter.I chose this one, hoping it would give her something she could relate to.Reading along with her, it served to be a great tool for discussion.In addition, I plan on bringing it with me to the school as well.

Good starting point
This book is a good place to start.It has very remedial information on how Asperger's Syndrome (AS) appears to others.In this way it can be informative to those who don't have AS (why is he doing that?) as well as to those who have AS (how am I different?).The book is very short and only seeks to explain the perceptions and actions of a person with AS.It does a very good job of not condemning the behavior, merely pointing out that it is sometimes outside of the norm.

Excellent Resource
This book is an excellent resource for teachers who have students with different learning capabilities in their classrooms. It helps explain to other children that people are different, and see the world through different lenses. "This is Asperger's Syndrome" tells a child's life situation, from his eyes. I have used it in my classroom to help my students understand what it is like to be different. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 4-6    2. General    3. Health & Daily Living - Physical Impairments    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile Nonfiction / Health / Diseases    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Social Issues - Special Needs    8. Asperger's syndrome    9. Children's 9-12    10. Coloring books    11. Health - Diseases    12. Juvenile literature   

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A Much Needed Tool for Self Exploration, Self Awareness and Self Advocacy
This is a wonderful workbook in which adolescents with AS can explore and embrace their own unique needs.The worksheets and concepts are very clear and pave the way for the adolescent with AS to gain critical insight into themselves and then problem solve, and plan accordingly.I HIGHLY recommend this book.The concepts and strategies can be easily adapted for use with all ages.

A 10 Star Help for those with AS!
This excellent book is clear, well thought out,and easy to use. Those challenged by AS are presented with opportunities for self exploration and an understanding of what AS is and how it might be effecting their lives. They are encouraged, validated, and this interactive workbook helps THEM come out with solutions!!! As a parent I can't recommend this book enough! I can see it being adapted for use with many ages. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    2. Education / Teaching    3. Health & Daily Living - Physical Impairments    4. Health Sciences (Young Adult)    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Special Education - General   

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A MUST-HAVE if your child to going to the hospital
When my son was going to have tubes put in his ears and his Adnoids removed, we purchased this book.He was just barely 3 years old, but this book explained on HIS level everything that was going to happen to him (from the little boy's ear first hurting, to everything that happens at the hospital before and after the surgery).
Bright and cheery for very young readers
This book is about a boy who goes into the hospital for a one night stay after an ear operation.The pictures and words are bright, cheery and comforting to young readers.My daughter liked to read this book evenafter her hospital stay.It was written in England so it shows hospitalscenes (like children in group wards) which didn't apply to my daughtersstay.I pointed out differences between what would and did happen to her. A good book to show a very young child what going to the hospital will belike and that it isn't as scary as it might seem. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Preschool    3. Fiction    4. Health & Daily Living - General    5. Health & Daily Living - Physical Impairments    6. Health & Daily Living - Visits to Doctor/Dentist/Hospital    7. Hospitals    8. Juvenile Nonfiction   

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girl in the dark
I like the picture book.It's Helen Keller.Helen Keller was born in Tuscumbia Alabama.A girl would like this book if they bought it.6 years old, 6 1/2.I thought I was back in Helen Keller's year.-- Written by Meg, age 5 1/2

Perfect for small children
No, it isn't the full biography of her life that one might expect to find in an adult level book.But, I think it is pretty obvious that it is a picture book.As such, it is perfect for small children.

Basic Information?
I must take issue with the last reviewer. This book provides no basic information about Helen Keller. In fact, in this version, Keller doesn't even graduate from college.How would you like your own productive life of 88 years reduced to your pre-college days?Read more

Subjects:  1. 1880-1968    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    4. Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology    5. Blind    6. Blind-deaf women    7. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    8. Children: Grades 1-2    9. Deaf    10. Deafblind women    11. Girls & Women    12. Health & Daily Living - Physical Impairments    13. Juvenile Nonfiction    14. Juvenile literature    15. Keller, Helen,    16. United States   

Subjects:  1. 1880-1968    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography - General    4. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    5. Blind    6. Blind-deaf women    7. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    8. Children: Grades 4-6    9. Education    10. Health & Daily Living - Physical Impairments    11. Juvenile Easy Readers    12. Juvenile Nonfiction    13. Juvenile literature    14. Keller, Helen,    15. Social Issues - Special Needs    16. United States    17. Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / General   

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A misguided attempt
This book is subtitled, a first look at disability. I ask this though; wouldn't kids get a much better first look across the lunch table at their neighbourhood school? I'm not sure why authors think that we need all of these books to teach us about disability, It seems like an n out-of-date notion to me. Give us an engaging storyline not a medical lesson. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children with disabilities    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Handicapped    6. Handicapped children    7. Health & Daily Living - Physical Impairments    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. People with disabilities    11. Preschool Informational Books    12. Social Issues - Special Needs    13. Juvenile Nonfiction / Health / Physical Impairments   

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Must Read for Preschool and Elementary School Teachers
"Seeing Color: It's My Rainbow, Too" is a wonderful introduction to Color Vision Deficiency (CVD). Before reading this book, I had the false assumption that CVD was the same as being colorblind. Was I ever wrong! I learned more in this short volume than I had anticipated. The author, Arlene Evans, has taken very difficult information and broken it down for people of all ages to understand.
An accurate insight into a challenging condition
Most of us take the ability to see color for granted, but for those affected by color vision deficiency (CVD) life can be challenging. Fun and Educational
Adults and kids alike can learn a lot about "color blindness" (or, really, "color vision deficiency/CVD") by reading this book.It's written in a clear, friendly way and yet doesn't skimp on the details.Reading it, I learned so much about living with CVDs.I also learned the scientific information about how we see (or don't see) color.I think kids of all ages, parents, teachers, and medical professionals would benefit from, and enjoy, this book.Cute illustrations, too. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children: Grades 4-6    2. Health & Daily Living - General    3. Juvenile Nonfiction    4. Juvenile Nonfiction / Health / Physical Impairments    5. Vision disorders   

Subjects:  1. Blind children    2. Blindness    3. Children with visual disabilit    4. Children with visual disabilities    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    6. Children, Blind    7. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    8. Eye    9. Health & Daily Living - Physical Impairments    10. Juvenile Nonfiction    11. Juvenile literature    12. Social Issues - Special Needs   

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Positive and Engaging

Rolling Along
This delightful child's book takes the mystery out of a child with a disability.It explains the need for a wheelchair and how beneficial using a wheelchair can be.Building accessibilty, social interaction and play are also well-represented.This book would be great to share with young elementary children although the illustrations are clear enough for younger children.A much needed text for families facing childhood disablement, classrooms who serve children with special needs,and pediatric therapy waiting rooms! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cerebral palsied children    2. Cerebral palsy    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 2-3    5. Children: Grades 3-4    6. Family - Parents    7. Health & Daily Living - Physical Impairments    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Social Issues - Special Needs    11. Wheelchairs   

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Excellent
I read one of the books about Helen Keller when I was nine years old, and I was hooked, at that age I could not put the book down, I actually memorized, taught myself the hand sign chart in the back of the book. I highly recommend this book.I am purchasing this book for my niece for Christmas, she loves to read. When you think you been short-cutted in life, read this.Then ask your self do you have it that bad?

The dealf, blind, and mute girl.
Helen Keller had a bad illness when she was only nineteen mouths old.She lived,but the illness left her blind, deaf, and mute.At the age of five her mom and dad wrote a school that has blind and deak kids there.A teacher came and didn't get along with Helen at first, but later thay become the best of friends.This is a good book for anyone who would like to know what it is like to be blind, or deaf or even both at the same time.This is a relly good book and I think that anyone who will read it will like it.

Helen Keller
...It's about a girl that is blind, deaf, and dumb. (As in can't talk) But later when she got a teacher named Anne Sullivan, she learned to do lots of things. When Helen was ten years old, she learned to talk. But still could not hear. I learned that if you are blind, deaf, or dumb, you could still do lots of things. I think you would like this book too.Read more

Subjects:  1. 1866-1936    2. 1880-1968    3. Biography    4. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    5. Biography & Autobiography - Literary    6. Blind    7. Blind-deaf women    8. Children's 9-12 - Biography / Autobiography    9. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    10. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    11. Health & Daily Living - Physical Impairments    12. Health - Physical Impairments    13. Juvenile literature    14. Keller, Helen,    15. Sullivan, Annie,    16. Teachers of blind-deaf    17. United States    18. Biography: general    19. Juvenile Fiction / Biographical / United States    20. Keller, Helen    21. Sullivan, Annie   

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 3-4    4. Health & Daily Living - Physical Impairments    5. Health - Physical Impairments    6. History - Ancient    7. History - Military & Wars    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Military antiquities    11. Rome    12. Soldiers    13. Juvenile Nonfiction / History / Ancient   

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Honest answers to good questions about blindness
Kids sure ask better questions than adults a lot of the time!Good thing that Mrs Alexander is prepared to answer them in an informative way. Learn About Blindness
Author Sally Hobart Alexander does remember the color blue because she lost her sight completely at age 26.In this book, she answers 13 questions children have asked her about going blind.Alexander's honesty and wit discussing how she met her husband, ways her two sighted children played tricks on her and how she handles day to day activities, allows the reader to understand how a blind person lives a happy, fulfilling life. A good choice for a 4th or 5th grader. Included in this book is an activity, "What does it feel like to be blind?"also a note about blindness, a list of resources and an index.The black and white photographs of Alexander, her family and innovative gadgets are set on black, white or gray backgrounds.

A Parallel Universe
You know that you're not supposed to be nosey and ask questions about someone's disability. But Sally Hobart Alexander, the author of this book, travels around the country giving talks to people about her experience with her blindness. She invites, and receives, a lot of questions from childrenand teens, and in this book she tries to answer some of them.In somerespects, it is a very satisfying book, because it calls attention to themillions of little details of ordinary life that usually require eyesight.How do you know what's in the refrigerator? How do you know what clothesmatch? Many of us don't consider that you need to face the person you aretalking to, or where to extend our hands for a handshake. Because Alexanderwas not born blind (she lost her sight gradually over two years, when shewas in her twenties), she is aware of all of the differences, and she isgenerous in sharing her experiences. But this is not just a book aboutthe details of living without sight. This book also shares some of theemotional experience of losing vision--the frustration, disappointment, andanger Alexander had to work through. And then the positive feelings oftriumph, as she learned that happiness and success do not depend on theability to see with your eyes. Basically an upbeat, interesting story, Ifound the writing a little weak. But I would recommend this book stronglyfor anyone who is struggling with any kind of disability, or anyone who issimply curious about blindness, because it is truly inspirational andfrank. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Blind    3. Blind authors    4. Blindness    5. Children's 9-12 - Diet    6. Children: Grades 3-4    7. Health - Physical Impairments    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Social Issues - Special Needs    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Family / General   

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Good except for cookie
Each page is a different word with a picture of the item and a drawing of how to do the sign. If a person is in the photo, they are often doing the sign. I am surprised they have a cookie in a book for such young children. Kids this age don't need cookies and it seems unwise to teach them this. We would have told our son the sign means "cracker" except the pictue of the cookie is a gingerbread man. Don't know how we're going to get around that one. Cracker would have been a much better word to include. Had I realized "cookie" was in the book, I wouldn't have bought it. I gave it 4 stars because overall it is a nice book.

Very useful
Fit perfectly in diaperbag or purse
Great sign language starter book for 6 - 16 months
Babies love to look at the actual photos of other babies.Durable 6 x 6" board book.The photos are clean and simple and have an adjoining cartoon illustration with arrows showing hand movements and a short narrative phrase explaining the movement.Signs include Mom/ Mother, Dad/ Father, please, thank you, drink, eat, done, more, banana, apple, cookie, milk, help, hurt/pain, go, stop, ball, book, cat, dog, car, airplane, toilet/potty, bath, bed/sleep, play, and I love you.It makes me want to check out the other books in this Garlic Press series. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. American Sign Language    2. Children's Books/Baby-Preschool    3. Education    4. Health & Daily Living - Physical Impairments    5. Juvenile literature    6. Language Arts - General    7. Special Education - Communicative Disorders    8. Vocabulary   

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neat photo essay on guide dogs
This is a photo essay of a puppy who born into a family of service dogs.He is raised and trained well but the story has a twist.As the time nears for Ira to go into more detailed service dog training the facility isn't ready to take him.Instead he goes to work for Guide Dogs for the Blind.All ends well for the dog and the new owner.A list is featured in the back of the book of many organizations that provide service and guide dogs for people.Also listed are selection for further reading.
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Subjects:  1. Animals - Dogs    2. Children's 9-12 - Sociology    3. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    4. Children: Grades 3-4    5. Dogs    6. General    7. Golden retriever    8. Golden retrievers    9. Guide dogs    10. Handicapped    11. Health & Daily Living - Physical Impairments    12. Juvenile Nonfiction    13. Juvenile literature    14. Public Policy - Social Services & Welfare    15. Juvenile Nonfiction / Animals / Dogs   

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Read to a second grade class
I purchased this book to read to a second grade class.We found out about a month & a half ago that my step-daughter needed hearing aids.This came as a huge surprise to us.Not only did we have to explain all of this to her, but we wanted to teach her classmates what hearing aids are, why she needs them, and how they will help her.This book was perfect!The only issue was that the hearing aid style was outdated (there is no longer a huge box hanging around your neck) but other than that, the book was funny and kept the childrens' attention.It led a discussion and allowed the children to ask my step-daughter sincere questions.No one has made fun of her, and I am told that all of the kids think her hearing aids are 'cool'.

I'm not alone.
As a young woman who grew up with hearing aids, I wish I had a book like this to tell me that I wasn't the only child with hearing aids. I highly recommend educators to have this book in their classroom. I also recommend Living With Deafness by Emma Haughton to support this narrative.

A great way to introduce a child to a hearing aid.
This is a book to help kids understand what a hearing aid is and why some children need one.The parents of Angie, the girl in this book, did not know she needed one until it became obvious that she was misunderstanding everything that was said to her.If a child who wears a hearing aid willbe coming to your child's clasroom, this book gives a humorous introductionto what a hearing aid is and how it works. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    2. Children: Grades 2-3    3. Health & Daily Living - Physical Impairments    4. Hearing aids    5. Hearing aids for children    6. Hearing disorders    7. Hearing disorders in children    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Juvenile literature    10. Social Issues - Special Needs   

Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography - General    2. Biography & Autobiography - Performing Arts    3. Children's 9-12 - Biography / Autobiography    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    5. Children: Grades 4-6    6. Health & Daily Living - Physical Impairments    7. Health - Physical Impairments    8. Juvenile Nonfiction    9. Performing Arts - General    10. Disability & illness    11. Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Performing Arts   

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Wonderful book for those of us a little short!!
This book is a wonderful read for those of us who are a bit short in height, but big in heart. Highly recommended. I'm Rob D. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 9-12 - Diet    2. Children: Grades 4-6    3. Dwarfism    4. Dwarfs    5. General    6. Health - Physical Impairments    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Juvenile literature    9. Stature, Short   

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Traversing a Dark Valley
"Only through experience of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, ambition inspired, and success achieved." ~Helen Keller
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Subjects:  1. 1866-1936    2. 1880-1968    3. Biography    4. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    5. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Biography    6. Children: Grades 4-6    7. Deafblind people    8. Deafblind women    9. Education    10. Health & Daily Living - Physical Impairments    11. Juvenile Nonfiction    12. Juvenile literature    13. Keller, Helen,    14. Social Issues - Special Needs    15. Sullivan, Annie,    16. United States    17. Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Historical   

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This book really helped our child.
Large color photos, clearly written, appreciated by disadvantaged and non-disadvantaged kids alike. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children with disabilities    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Education    6. Education (Preschool)    7. Handicapped children    8. Health & Daily Living - Physical Impairments    9. Juvenile Nonfiction    10. Pictorial works    11. Preschool children    12. School & Education    13. Social Issues - Friendship    14. Social Issues - Special Needs    15. School stories    16. Schools & education centres