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Schneider Family Book Award: Young Children
Best books emphasizing artistic expression of a disability experience. Three winners, one for each age category of reader. Schneider Family Award website |
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2013 Alexander, Claire Back to Front and Upside Down While the rest of the class makes birthday cards for the principal, Stanley struggles with his words and letters. Easy Picture Book |
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2011 Lyon, George Ella The Pirate of Kindergarten Ginny's eyes play tricks on her, making her see everything double, but when she goes to vision screening at school and discovers that not everyone sees this way, she learns that her double vision can be cured. Easy Picture Book LYON |
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2010 Christensen, Bonnie Django [ages 0-10] Born into a travelling gypsy family, young Django Reinhardt taught himself guitar at an early age. He was soon acclaimed as the Gypsy Genius and Prodigy Boy, but one day his world changed completely when a fire claimed the use of his fretting hand. Folks said Django would never play again, but with passion and perserverance he was soon setting the world's concert stages ablaze. Easy Nonfiction Book 921 R276 2009 |
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2009 Parker, Robert Andrew Piano Starts Here : The Young Art Tatum [ages 0-8] Art Tatum came from modest beginnings and was nearly blind, but his passion for the piano and his acute memory for any sound that he heard drove him to become a virtuoso who was revered by both classical and jazz pianists alike Children's Nonfiction Book 921 T189 |
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2008 Stryer, Andrea Stenn Kami and the Yaks In the Himalaya Mountains of Nepal, a deaf Sherpa boy proves himself to his father by rescuing his family's yaks from a dangerous storm. Easy Picture Book |
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2007 Seeger, Pete The Deaf Musicians [ages 0-10] Lee, a jazz pianist, has to leave his band when he begins losing his hearing, but he meets a deaf saxophone player in a sign language class and together they form a snazzy new band. Easy Picture Book SEEGER |
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2006 Uhlberg, Myron Dad Jackie and Me In Brooklyn, New York, in 1947, a boy learns about discrimination and tolerance as he and his deaf father share their enthusiasm over baseball and the Dodgers' first baseman, Jackie Robinson. Easy Picture Book |
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2005 Bertrand, Diane Gonzales My Pal Victor Two Latino boys experience carefree camaraderie despite one boy's disability. Fun and friendship overpower physical limitations. Spanish Easy Picture Book |
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2004 Lang, Glenna Looking Out for Sarah Describes a day in the life of a seeing eye dog, from going with his owner to the grocery store and post office, to visiting a class of school children, and playing ball. Also describes their three-hundred mile walk from Boston to New York. Easy Picture Book |
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