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Beautifully Illustrated, Sweet Story
This moving story is enhanced by the beautiful illustrations.My five year-old daughter and I both enjoyed this book very much. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    2. Children: Kindergarten    3. Family - Multigenerational    4. Fiction    5. Grandfathers    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Music box    8. People & Places - Africa    9. Preschool Picture Story Books    10. Schools    11. Soccer    12. Social Issues - Special Needs    13. Social Issues - Values    14. Sports & Recreation - Soccer    15. Africa    16. Picture books   

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A beautiful Woman, a Beautiful Book
Samantha herself gave me a copy of this book, and I cannot tell you what a true gift it was.As a woman who has struggled with my own anxiety disorder for almost 10 years, the honesty and reality of her story moved me often to the point of tears.Everyone who feels alone with their anxiety, or who knows someone who suffers from an anxiety disorder, should read this book, if only to know that THEY ARE NOT ALONE.Knowing Samantha and seeing firsthand what a lovely, sane, compassionate, accomplished woman she has become, in spite of her disorder, makes her book all the more powerful for me, because it shows me that there is hope!I recommend this book to anyone!

A window into somewhere you never want to go
Reading this book is almost like reading somebody else's diary.Samantha Schutz is open and honest with the most intimate details of her life during a nightmarish four year period from the end of high school through college graduation.
A true gem!
Samantha Schutz's book,'I don't want to be crazy' is an amazing and vivid portrayel of a young woman's struggle with panic/anxiety disorder.I am positive this book will help many young women who are experiencing similar struggle.Further, I would recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a fascinating and impressive read!A wonderful first book for this author; I look forward to more publications. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Anxiety disorders    2. Biography & Autobiography - General    3. Children's 12-Up - Poetry    4. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 10-12)    5. Juvenile Nonfiction    6. Poetry    7. Poetry (Young Adult)    8. Poetry - General    9. Social Issues - Adolescence    10. Social Issues - Depression & Mental Illness    11. Social Issues - Special Needs    12. Juvenile Nonfiction / Social Situations / Adolescence   

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It's your misfortune, ain't none of my own
Cowboys are cool.They always have been and they always will be.It's just a fact of life, really.Like pirates, they capture the childish imagination (though we've yet to host an International Talk Like a Cowboy Day as of yet).Who wouldn't want to be able to say they could rope a buck, tame a steer, or ride a bull?It's kind of funny, then, that there aren't that many cowboy books out there for kids.You get the regular smattering of picture books, of course, and there's usually at least one non-fiction title published every year for the true fans.Chapter books, however, are less common than you might think.Thanks goodness for "A Small White Scar", then, eh?Part cowboy drama, part tale of brotherly love and hate, first-time novelist (and east Colorado native) K.A. Nazum gives this book her all.It's a nice voice and a nice book and I think that that's all there is to say about that.
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Subjects:  1. Action & Adventure    2. Brothers    3. Children's All Ages - Fiction - General    4. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    5. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    6. Family - Siblings    7. Fiction    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. People with mental disabilities    10. Social Issues - Special Needs    11. Twins    12. Westerns    13. Juvenile Fiction / Family / Siblings   

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Great book of ASL for kids
I read the other reviews and I will clarify.I looked at the book and it is in ASL, no "initialized" signs as seen in signed english.It is one of the best books of it's type.A couple of the signs are hard to read the direction or orientation of the movement, that is the case with ANY of these books.There are always going to be a couple that are hard to put down on two dimentional paper, because it is a 3-D language.I noticed the sign for "Drive" is really "car", common mistake, and a "classifier" was used for "ship". Overall, a very good source.

My First Book of Sign
This Book has very nice bright pictures but it is very hardto My first Book of Sign
This book is an excellent source to teach children and even adults sign language.The illustrations are accurate in their represenation of sign.It is coloful and visually attractive which makes it easy to read.Theblack and white manual alphabet, the fingerspelling, signing and aspects ofsign provide excellent directions and pointers to singing correctly.Thesign descriptions are a great supplement to the illustrations.Read more

Subjects:  1. American Sign Language    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Kindergarten    4. Concepts - General    5. Dictionaries    6. Dictionaries, Juvenile    7. Juvenile Nonfiction    8. Language Arts - Vocabulary & Spelling    9. Picture dictionaries    10. Sign language    11. Social Issues - Special Needs    12. Personal communication & presentation skills   

Editorial Review

Lola is a very fussy eater. Carrots are for rabbits and peas are "toosmall and too green." One day, after rattling off her long list of despisedfoods, she ends with the vehement pronouncement, "And I absolutely will nevernot ever eat a tomato." Not convinced, Lola's older sister Charlie has an idea.She tells Lola that the orange things on the table are not carrots, but "orangetwiglets from Jupiter" and peas are in fact "green drops from Greenland." Mashedpotatoes, when pitched as "cloud fluff from the pointiest peak of Mount Fuji"suddenly seem appealing to Lola. And in the end, might she even eat a tomato?Read more

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Charlie & Lola are a great team
My 6 month old son loves to looks at these books as I read them to him, infact he's enjoyed them from about the age of 3 1/2 months. We have yet to come across the dilemma of a fussy eater, however as a former fussy eater myself, I find this book a great way to ignite your childs imagination when it comes to unpleasant foods. Lauren Childs does a wonderful job as usual.

Absolutely delightful!
I just love Charlie & Lola!This is a great book!Charlie is such a lovely big brother and reminds me so much of several of the children I cared for when I lived in England.Lola is also delightful, and 'full of beans' as they say on that side of the pond.There's no need for Supernanny with these two, they are sweet, respectful, charming, imaginative and delightful.
CUTE...IF YOUR CHILD'S A PICKY ABOUT FOOD
OUR 3 YR OLD WILL EAT JUST ABOUT ANYTHING, SO WE WEREN'T AS THRILLED W/ THIS ONE.ON THE OTHER HAND, SHE HATES BED TIME, SO 'I AM NOT SLEEPY...' WAS PERFECT! WE ALL LOVE THAT ONE- IT'S THE BEST OF THE 5+ LAUREN CHILD BOOKS WE'VE SEEN SO FAR. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Brothers and sisters    2. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Kindergarten    5. Cooking/Food    6. Eating customs    7. Family - Siblings    8. Fiction    9. Food habits    10. Humorous Stories    11. Juvenile Fiction    12. Siblings    13. Social Issues - Special Needs    14. Juvenile Fiction / Social Situations / Special Needs   

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Taylor

A window into the life of a student with a disability
As a middle school math teacher, I found this book very informative and realistic.
Hope
I think this memoir was so well written I dont know what to say. The way she describes everything- I can see myself in a few chapters as she struggles with those panic attacks. I suffer the same ones, day and night worrying, and how she described them, its perfect. That book really had an impact on me. It gives people that are at their lowest, hope to keep going to find the light in the dark, whether they have a learning disorder or an anxiety one. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Acalculia in children    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography - General    4. Children's Books/Young Adult Biography    5. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    6. Juvenile Nonfiction    7. Learning disabled children    8. Patients    9. Social Issues - Special Needs    10. Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / General   

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Many Ways to Learn: Young People's Guide to Learning Disabil
My 10 year old son and I read this book together because he was resistant initially. He immediately connected with the mountain climbing analogy that the author uses to explain the challenges of a learning disability.Hesmiled and acknowledged his strengths and weaknesses when the textchallenged him to do so. The book also has a very helpful and clearexplanation of different learning disabilities, the nature of intelligenceand intelligence testing, and methods of intervention.While I am apsychologist, and have explained a fair amount to my son, it is alwayshelpful for him to hear it in another way and from another source. We planto return to some of the tips for school when school begins.I think wewill return to the mountain climbing analogy often. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Nonfiction    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Education    4. Juvenile Nonfiction    5. Juvenile literature    6. Learning disabilities    7. Learning disabled children    8. School & Education    9. Social Issues - Special Needs    10. Study skills    11. Learning & study skills   

Editorial Review

Oscar-winning actor and producer Marlee Matlin makes her writing debutabout a topic she knows very well--the difficulties of growing up deaf.Nine-year-old Megan is thrilled when Cindy moves in down the street, even thoughthe two couldn't be more different. Megan is boisterous; Cindy is shy. Meganloves everything with a passion, especially the color purple; Cindy shrinks fromattention. Megan is deaf; Cindy can hear. Together, they forge an unlikelyfriendship that is tested when the two decide to attend summer camp together.There is another deaf child in their bunk, and suddenly Megan seems to forgetthe promise she made to Cindy to be "BFF," Best Friends Forever. Cindy struggleswith this rejection, even as it forces her to step out from behind Megan'sshadow and learn to speak up for herself. Once they are home again, the tworeconcile when a hair-pulling argument dissolves into laughter. Read more

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Karen in Chicago
I met Marlee when this book came out. She was an absolute sweetheart.Her parents are darling as well.I just finished reading this book for a second time and was about to email and ask where is the sequal? I can't wait to read it.I am a mother of an 8 year old hearing impaired son, so Megan's loudness was very familar to me...I had many laughs with this book.It really does bring you close to home if you are a parent of a deaf or hard of hearing child.I am sure I will read this book many more times.Thanks Marlee for showing everyone what it is like to grow up deaf in Chicago!

Very Good
I read this book and it was wonderful if you like stories about camp or friendship. I couldn't stop reading it and woke up early just to finish it. It was beautifully written and I will definitely get the sequel.
Through the Eyes of A Deaf Child
Nine-year-old Megan has always wanted a best friend. So when she hears that a new family - with a little girl the same age as her - is moving into the Bregenzer's old place, she couldn't be more ecstatic. Megan spends her days and nights sitting on her father's SUV, awaiting the arrival of a moving truck. When, on the first Saturday of summer vacation, something happens. The family arrives, complete with a little girl named Cindy, who is the owner of two large brown eyes, and a shy smile. Megan instantly decides that Cindy will be her new, and first, best friend, for she is one of the only girls in town who doesn't make fun of Megan's voice, or the fact that she's deaf. However, after learning sign language in order to communicate with Megan, the relationship begins to fall apart between the two girls. At summer camp, Megan begins hanging around with another deaf girl named Lizzie, and abandons Cindy. Now, it's back to school time, and the two girls don't know if they'll ever be able to repair their friendship.
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Subjects:  1. Best friends    2. Children's Books/Ages 9-12 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 2-3    4. Deaf    5. Fiction    6. Friendship    7. Girls & Women    8. Juvenile Fiction    9. Social Issues - Friendship    10. Social Issues - Special Needs    11. Juvenile Fiction / Social Situations / Special Needs   

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American Sign Language
I purchased this book for my six year old granddaughter because she has been showing an interest in sign. It is one of the most beautifully illustrated books I have seen and the picture associated with each letter is something she can identify with.

Luminous illustrations and a different kind of ABC book
Laura Rankin's The Handmade Alphabet portrays the letters of the alphabet along with their manual alphabet counterparts in American Sign Language.Each letter receives one page on which the uppercase letter appears in a black, serif font in the upper-left corner of the page and is accompanied by a realistic illustration of a hand demonstrating the manual alphabet of American Sign Language as well as an object cleverly representing the letter."G" is demonstrated by a gloved hand; "K" is demonstrated by a baby's hand holding a key ring; "X" shows an x-ray of the hand demonstrating the sign.The illustrations of the hands are done in softly luminous colored pencil on charcoal paper, with exquisite detail.The hands are of different races, sexes, and ages.This book focuses solely on letters, but does offer a key that lists the words for the objects portrayed with each letter.Of course this book will be useful for deaf children or children with deaf parents or friends who are learning the alphabet, but may be useful for other children as well to drive home the concept of abstract symbol systems and the different ways sounds and meaning can be represented.

A work of art
The beautiful illustrations - simple yet exquisite, worthy of framing.I first framed some of the pictures and presented them as gifts to some young deaf children with self esteem problems, but it was when I taught hearing adults and did the same thing that I really saw the great impact her illustrations had. It then became a "work of art" ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 4-8    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    3. Children: Grades 1-2    4. Finger spelling    5. Language Arts & Disciplines    6. Sign Language    7. Social Issues - Special Needs    8. Social Situations - Special Needs    9. United States    10. Juvenile Fiction / Action & Adventure    11. Sign languages, Braille & other linguistic communication   

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harry potter and the goblet of fire 734 pages
this book was an ok book for me. i have lost interest a lot in harry potter books and i had to push my way through this one to finish. it starts out just like every other harry potter book where harry is at it aunt's and uncle's house. he goes to hogwarts school witches and wizards. while he is there they have a tri-wizard tournament. they have a goblet where all the names are put in for 5th year students. the goblet is only suposed to pick 3 names but when the 4th one comes out of the goblet harry gets blamed for putting his name in, but he is still allowed to participate in the tournament. the first event is the is where they have to get one of a dragons egg. harry does this with little problems. the get an unexpected task and have to save thier most important person from drowning. harry does this and also saves other people friends too because he didnt want them to drown. the last task is a maze where the first one to finish wins. harry is going through it when he sees another contestantbeing killed by voldmort. he goes to save him and has to fight off voldmort. by the time he stops voldmort he is almost dead. he is healed, finishes out the year at hogwarts, and heads back to the dursleys.
freak the mighty
this book was very good, but not the best i have read. it is about a boy named max who has no friends until freak moves in down the street. when these two meet they become the best of friends. they go through many experiences together. they go through many hardships but the worst is when freak goes to the research institute and max is left alone.i would recomend this book to pretty much anyone.

Freak the mighty
Maxwell and freak had lots of cool stuff happen to them, not always being good. this would be a good book for you if you like adventure thrill and comdy I hope you have fun reading Freak the Mighty!
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Includes a "braille" page
3/24/04author David A Adler biography of Louis Braille is written and illustrated in a way that it will appeal more to children around 6 or 7 ,due to the illustrations(the illustrations are very warm and very colorful and a little less reflective of realism).. The book also concludes with "an important dates" page as well as a full "braille page" with embossed dots.

provides a respectable understanding for visual impairment
This illustrated children's book gives children an idea of how Braille was first invented.A story of Louis Braille is told, and it shows his triumphs.The book itself doesn't use braille, buta sample alphabet isgiven in the back to show children who have no experience with it what it'slike. For educators, this book would be an asset to the elementaryclassroom because young children need to be informed and aware of blindnessas an exceptionality. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 1809-1852    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    4. Biography & Autobiography - Literary    5. Blind    6. Blind teachers    7. Braille, Louis,    8. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    9. Children: Grades 1-2    10. France    11. Juvenile Nonfiction    12. Juvenile literature    13. Pictorial works    14. Social Issues - Special Needs    15. Teachers   

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Review from an author for A Blessed Heritage Educational Resources
I was interested in this book as a part of an upcoming curriculum on Christian character development, and I must say that I was well pleased.It tells a story that many of us in the Western world have seen only through the news media, but television cannot completely portray the plight of those caught in the middle of the resource-depleted and war-torn Ethiopia.This tale brings that story to the forefront through the lives of two young ladies, one a Christian and one an Ethiopian Jew.This story addresses stereotypes and predjudice and the fact that, at the root of all our biases, we all have far more similarities than differences.

This Book Stunk
I wasn't feeling the storyline and altough it may have been a
The Storyteller's Beads
Can you imagine for someone to travel to an extended journey from Ethiopia to Jerusalem? In the novel, The Storyteller's Beads by Jane Kurtz is the exact similar event that happened to the main characters Sahay and Rahel. The genre of the novel is fiction. The setting of the story is generally Ethiopia and Sudan, in 1980, (during the political strife and famine). It illustrates that since most Ethiopian people wanted to seek for safety, they struggle to escape to Sudan. Therefore, the novel is a refugee story.Read more

Subjects:  1. Blind    2. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    3. Children: Grades 4-6    4. Fiction    5. Friendship    6. Historical - Africa    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. People with disabilities    9. Prejudices    10. Social Issues - Friendship    11. Social Issues - Prejudice & Racism    12. Social Issues - Special Needs    13. Social Situations - Friendship    14. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / Africa   

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Great story!!!
This is a wonderful book!It makes you laugh, and the illustrations are great!I would recommend this heartwarming story (complete with surprise ending!) to everyone.Its hard to believe 2nd graders wrote and illustrated this amazing book! ... Read more

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Dated, but one could abstract the plot lessons to modern times
This novella is told from the point of view of teenaged Lisa's quiet, unassuming friend Betsy.Lisa believes she is going crazy with visions, nightmares, and wild mood swings.Her parents diagnose their daughter as a drama queen and no teachers want to get involved, so a trio of Lisa's friends set out to provide talk therapy and ensure that she is never alone.
Dated, but still wonderful...
I read this book several times as a teenager, and recently acquired a new copy at a yard sale. Thought I'd give it another go.
a realistic look into mental illness
I read this book as a pre-teen, as I was beginning to deal with severe juvenile depression. The dark feelings and fear described in the book are real and impossibly unbearable, especially for a child. Some may believe that the material is dated (the terminology is less than PC), however, adults are still reluctant to acknowledge that children/teens experience mental illness. The book helped me to realize that I was neither "crazy" nor alone at a time when my teachers and parents labeled me as shy and typically moody. This book has stayed with me all these years, and I would recommend it to anyone who is dealing with childhood emotional issues or a child with emotional issues. As a current mental health professional, I keep several copies on hand for at-risk children and families. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Fiction    4. Friendship    5. Girls & Women    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Mental illness    8. Mentally ill    9. Social Issues - Special Needs    10. Social Issues - Suicide    11. Juvenile Fiction / Girls & Women   

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Helps introduce complicated subject
This book is helpful as a tool for introducing bipolar disorder to young children.I read the story to my six year old and we discussed the child's life, the good and the bad. I explained that the mother had a mental illness which affected her behavior in negative ways.The book clearly states that the mother refuses treatment and how it affects the lives of her loved ones.This presents an opportunity to clarify the difference between a person seeking treatment versus one who refuses trestment. It also does a good job of describing a back-up plan for the child when mom is not well.This plan gives the little girl a sense of control and security whenher mother's behavior is chaotic or frightening.
Bipolar Disorder simplified for young children
I am the mother of an adult bipolar daughter and have read this book to my grandson who is seven years old. It's right on the money. Mental illness is difficult for most adults to truly understnd let alone a child. It's vital for children to understand that their mentally ill parent still loves them even though they do "strange" things. This book provided a path for my grandson to talk about his mother and for me to try (again and again) to help him understand her illness.

Touching and effective.
An encouraging book for young children who have a mother prone to angry outbursts. This book was created to be read by children whose mother's have some sort of emotional disability, dependence or life circumstance, which can affect their children. It is gently encouraging and could easily be incorporated into any classroom or crises center. It has a very touching ending. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. African Americans    2. Children's 4-8 - Picturebooks    3. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Fiction    4. Children: Preschool    5. Family - Parents    6. Fiction    7. Juvenile Fiction    8. Mental illness    9. Mother and child    10. Mother-child relationship    11. Preschool Picture Story Books    12. Social Issues - Emotions & Feelings    13. Social Issues - Special Needs    14. Social Situations - Special Needs    15. Juvenile Fiction / Social Situations / Emotions & Feelings   

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After the Dancing days
After the Dancing Days
After The Danceing Days!
This book is called,After The Dancing DAYS.This is one of my favator booksI have ever read.There is a girl and boy that go to a dance and they date.i like this book because it is aboutlove and the author caught my attention by useing beatful words.You should read it some time.It is a very good book.

Pretty good
I really liked this book, but I think it would have been interesting had Annie been older, with more experience instead of being so curious. But it's still worth reading. :) ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - General    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Fiction    4. Heroes    5. Historical - Military & Wars    6. Physically handicapped    7. Social Issues - Friendship    8. Social Issues - Special Needs    9. United States    10. World War, 1914-1918    11. Juvenile Fiction / Historical / United States / 20th Century   

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Firehouse fun!
As an educator, I absolutely adore the inclusiveness portrayed in this book. So many books today which include characters with a disability, spend so much time trying to teach about a specific disability, or trying to impart a message of acceptance, that they forget the storyline. This certainly can�t be said about Russ� books. If it weren�t for the pictures, we wouldn�t even know that Russ has Down syndrome and that�s exactly how I like it- disability naturally.

A dissppointment
Our neighbor across the street has a little girl with downs syndrome and my daugther who is 4 has started to notice that she is different from her. I wanted to get her a book that showed someone with downs syndrome doing real things so that I could use it as an example.Unfortuntately the pictures are so far away that you don't really get to see Russ.It would have been better if there were some closer photographs.

I LOVE RUSS!
This is a terrific book about a little boy with DS who visits his uncle's firehouse in Chicago.The story is simple and clear.The photos are lovely.The actual story never mentions Russ' DS which I think is just the way it should be.He's just a little boy visiting a fire house, however, kids with DS will be excited to just see him in the photos and other kids will benefit from what I can only describe as his "normalcy".I purchased this book initially because my own son, who is almost 3, has DS.He really loves this book and it has become one of our regular story books.Which puts it in the ranks of classics like Brown Bear, and Goodnight Moon at our house.Russ is just a little boy who gets to help out around fire engines one day.What kid wouldn't want to do that! ... Read more

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A Girl NamedHelenKeller
This is a great book ! It's about a facinating younggirl that got ill when she was a baby.Helen lost her sight and hearing,and wenton a heartwarming adventurewith ayoung teacher ,youcanbuy this amazing book onamazon .com !

Sad but good (from an 8-year-old)
I like this book because it's a true story that happened 100 years ago. It's a sad story because Helen Keller was blind and deaf. It's a good story because after a while she understood what she was doing and she learned how to write on a typewriter.

Nice way to first hear the Helen Keller story
This is an easy to read book (grades 1 & 2) and a wonderful tool for introducing children to Helen Keller.It tells about her struggles after becoming deaf and blind, and of her eventual triumph of learning words with the help of her teacher, Anne Sullivan.It also gives a very brief summary of her accomplishments as an adult.Read more

Subjects:  1. 1880-1968    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography - Historical    4. Blind    5. Blind-deaf women    6. Children's Books/Ages 4-8 Nonfiction    7. Children: Grades 1-2    8. Deaf    9. Juvenile literature    10. Keller, Helen,    11. Readers - Beginner    12. Social Issues - Special Needs    13. United States    14. Keller, Helen   

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Surprisingly Instructive/Full of Lessons and Magic
In reading Birdwing I was so captured by the quest for completeness and inclusion we all seek.This is a continuation of a Grimm brother's tale of six boys turned into swans.Here, their sister breaks the evil spell and rescues them all except for Ardwin who returns to human form with a swan's left wing.
A New Classic Tale
I have been meaning to write this review for a few months now.I am afraid some of the details I wanted to comment on are now lost in the mists of memory, but I will do mybest.I read Birdwing soon after it came out, and was totally wrapped up in the story.
APlay of Dark and Light
Rafe Martin has written an absorbing story, filled with dark and light.Ardwin Birdwing struggles to come to terms with his life and his destiny in a way most young, and older, readers will fully relate to.His journey along the way is filled with memorable characters and places, humor, heroism and the underlying deep magic which fills young Ardwin's world.After reading Birdwing, one sees more magic in our world as well. This is a wonderful book! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Children's 12-Up - Fiction - Fantasy    2. Children: Young Adult (Gr. 7-9)    3. Fairy tales    4. Fiction    5. Folk Tales / Mythology / Fables (Young Adult)    6. Juvenile Fiction    7. Legends, Myths, & Fables - General    8. People with disabilities    9. Princes    10. Royalty (kingsqueensprincesprincessesknightsetc.)    11. Science Fiction, Fantasy, & Magic    12. Social Issues - General    13. Social Issues - Special Needs    14. Social Situations - General    15. Swans    16. Juvenile Fiction / Legends, Myths, Fables / General