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How do we talk about disability? This book breaks down the topic of disability for young readers. Filled with engaging photos and captions, this series opens up opportunities for deeper thought and informed conversation. Guided exploration of topics in 21st Century Junior Library's signature style help readers to Look, Think, Ask Questions, Make Guesses, and Create as they go! Activities for further learning Author/Illustrator biography Glossary of...
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Extrait : "La partie de notre corps pour laquelle nous avons des soins attentifs, non pas journaliers mais de toutes minutes, si fréquents qu'ils deviennent inconscients comme de véritables réflexes, c'est notre visage. Avoir un beau visage, quelle fierté ! Avoir un vilain visage, quelle disgrâce !"
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This picture book explores questions and concerns about disability in a simple and reassuring way. Younger children can find out what a disability is, and learn how people deal with their disabilities to live happy and full lives. Written by a psychotherapist and counselor, this book helps to foster acceptance and tolerance of people who are in some way "different."
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"Gives readers a look into the lives and abilities of people who have food allergies, as well as the challenges they face. Learn how people with food allergies navigate everyday situations, including eating out at a restaurant, going to a party, and traveling" --Amazon.com
146) Living well with Parkinson's disease: what your doctor doesn't tell you-- that you need to know
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A complete guide to Parkinson's from two people with the disease who cofounded a national support and advocacy organization.
In Living Well with Parkinson's Disease, Gretchen Garie and Michael J. Church, a couple who both have Parkinson's and live daily with the effects of the disease, thoroughly discuss diagnosis, treatment options, and the emotional consequences of this difficult illness. With a conversational, pragmatic, and personal tone, they...
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In this inspiring biography, readers will learn about the incredible journey of Helen Keller. Using informational, Spanish-translated text and expressive images and photos, readers will discover the undeniable determination that Keller had as a young deaf and blind girl and how her teacher, Anne Sullivan, helped her to read, write, speak, and graduate from college. With a timeline, a bibliography, and a glossary of terms, children are given the tools...
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Your face, and your life, has been radically altered. Accident, military injury, medical condition... the result is the same. You are now having to confront the world with a "different" face, and understandably this has wrecked your self-image and undermined your confidence, leaving you with a thousand questions and concerns including:
• What should I do when people stare at me?
• What are my medical options?
• Wouldn't it be easier if I...
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My Heart Is Not Blind: On Blindness and Perception is a collection of stunning portraits of blind and visually impaired people taken by photographer Michael Nye. Each image is accompanied by an intimate story told by the subject concerning his or her experiences and unique perspective. The causes of vision loss range from genetic predispositions (retinitis pigmentosa) or disease (glaucoma) to external circumstances such as accidents (struck by a train)...
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Discover The 21 Metaphysical Secrets: Use the Law of Attraction and Manifestation.
Are you an unorthodox thinker who prefers to forge his way rather than mindlessly following others?
Do you want to constantly better yourself?
Are you looking for solutions to life's most important questions?
If you can relate to those questions, you should buy this guide right now.
This book will disclose the secrets to, among other things:
• How to Use Metaphysics...
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Zsa Zsa, Raquelle, Blanche and Cuba are in quarantine, four disabled women locked down, locked in, shut up and shouted down.
While the rest of the nation is in meltdown, it takes, a lot to phase, this quartet.
The new terrain is, worrying and frustrating but these women are, prepared, perhaps they have, waited for a moment like this, their whole, lives.
In a sequence of four original, crosscutting, witty and wise monologues, broadcasting...
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In this inspiring biography, readers will learn about the incredible journey of Helen Keller. Using informational, Spanish-translated text and expressive images and photos, readers will discover the undeniable determination that Keller had as a young deaf and blind girl and how her teacher, Anne Sullivan, helped her to read, write, speak, and graduate from college. With a timeline, a bibliography, and a glossary of terms, children are given the tools...
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This book will inspire with its collection of encouraging stories, innovative ideas, helpful tips, and empowering calls to action. It is a comprehensive guide divided into five sections, each designed to help the reader free him or herself from depression, and to implement the changes necessary to create a happier life. Cynthia's personal journey allow readers to understand that they are not alone.
154) Sunbreaks in Unending Storms: Understanding Invisible Disabilities, How to Thrive There, and How
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Sunbreaks - hope. Unending storms - hard times. They can coexist. You live in storms of invisible disabilities. Or you know someone who does. Is there hope? Can there be purpose in life? FJ and Carole answer a resounding YES! As you explore their 40-year journey with Carole's invisible, unpredictable neurological disorders and watch FJ provide support and care, you will see their answers.
Delve into other families' experiences as they thrive despite...
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"In this title, readers learn common symptoms and behaviors of physical disabilities and how it affects kids at school and in relationships. Text includes suggestions on how to be a kind and respectful friend to someone who has physical disabilities and appropriate activities kids can enjoy together. A famous person who has overcome the challenges of physical disability is highlighted."--Amazon.com
157) Getting glasses
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"Four-eyes! Nerd! These are just some of the mean things people say to kids with glasses. But did you know some of the smartest people to ever have lived all wore glasses? Glasses help many people read better and see far-away things better. Glasses can be a secret tool to being cool"--
158) Bionic bodies
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"The first prosthetic limb was discovered in an Egyptian tomb. This simple technology allowed an amputee to walk again. Across 2,000 years, advances in materials, science, medicine, and computer science have led to the newest version of this life-changing technology: prosthetics that can be controlled by a person's thoughts alone. In Bionic Bodies, readers will learn about this and other bionic technology, getting inside the incredible machines that...
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"In this title, readers learn common symptoms and behaviors of deafness and how it affects kids at school and in relationships. Text includes suggestions on how to be a kind and respectful friend to someone who is deaf and appropriate activities kids can enjoy together. A famous person who has overcome the challenges of deafness is highlighted."--Amazon.com
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