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If you are an educator in PA we can lend you the following books to use in your classrooms. Contact us to learn more. 

Book Title

Author

Approx. Grade Level

Topics covered

Susan Laughs

Jeanne Willis

K-2

A young girl does all the things kids do! At the end it is revealed she uses a wheelchair.

Dad and Me in the Morning

Patricia Lakin

K-3

A deaf boy and his father walk along the beach.

Where Did My Dream Go?

Nahjee Grant

K-3

Jasmine is determined to remember her dream. She is a wheelchair user.

Don’t Call me Special

Pat Thomas

K-3

A first look at disability. Explains assumptions and inclusion.

My Travelin’ Eye

Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw

K-4

A young girl with a “lazy” eye gets new glasses and an eye patch.

Six Dots

Jen Bryant

K-4

History of Braille

The Disability Rights Movement

Amy Hayes

K-4

A historical look at disability rights for kids.

El Deafo

Cece Bell

3-7

A girl gets hearing aids and finds out she has secret powers because she is Deaf.

Wonder

R.J. Palacio

4-9

Auggie, a boy with a facial difference, attends school.

Rules

Cynthia Lord

4-9

Living with a brother with Autism

The Reason I Jump

Naoki Higashida

4-9

Told from the perspective of a 13 year old boy with Autism. He tells the story of his life.

Out of my Mind

Sharon Draper

4-9

A young girl with Cerebral palsy uses facilitated communication. Bullying, friendship, family

The Silence Between Us

Alison Gervais7-12A Deaf teenager navigates going to a hearing school and developing feelings for a hearing boy.

Will the One-Winged Eagle

Jimmy Curan

 

A one-winged eagle learns to be proud of his differences.

All Birds Have Anxiety

Kathy Hoopman

K-3

A book about dealing with anxiety.

 

The following books are other books that contain disabled characters or disability as a theme.

Book Title

Author

Grade Level

Topics Covered

How I Learn

Brenda Miles and Colleen Patterson

K-3

An introduction to learning disabilities. Everyone learns differently!

The “All Kinds of Friends” Series

Various Authors

K-3

A series of books about children with different types of disabilities.

The “Understanding Differences” Series

Lola M Scheafer

Prek-2

A series of books about children with different types of disabilities.

Not So Different

Shane Burcaw

1-4

A man with a disability answers questions about being disabled.

Have Fun, Molly Lou Melon

Patty Lovell

K-3

Molly Lou Melon plays with a new friend Gertie, who uses crutches.

King for a Day

Rukhsana Khan

1-4

Malik, a boy in a wheelchair, participates in Basant, a kite festival in Pakistan.

Ernest, the Moose Who Doesn’t Fit

Catherine Rayner

Prek-1

When Ernest is too big to fit in the book, his friend helps him build a bigger book. An example of the social model.

The Deaf Musicians

Pete Seeger & Paul Dubois Jacobs

PreK-3

A group of Deaf musicians form a band.

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