Børn og unge: personlige og sociale emner: handikap og specielle behov

Meet Moxie, a golden doodle that is a service dog. That means that service dogs like Moxie help their adoptive parents who have disabilities do things they can't do on their own. In this story, Moxie takes you on her journey with her adoptive mom, Katie!With adorable, colorful illustrations, Moxie and Katie teach children age five to ten what disabilities are, all of the ways a service dog can help people who have disabilities, and what is required in order to get a service dog. And because they know how hard and frustrating having a disability can be, Moxie and Katie instill the importance of not giving up, paying it forward, and how they help other people in need of a service dog get one.

A high-energy novel in verse starring a fifth grader who is almost as devoted to competitive gymnastics as she is to hiding her poor reading skills. What happens when Claire’s secret starts unraveling?Claire is by far the best gymnast on her team, and she’s well on her way to qualifying for the state championships. The gym is where Claire shines. But at school, she’s known as a troublemaker. She seems to spend more time in the office than in class—which is fine with her since it enables her to hide the fact that she can’t read. She has never been able to make sense of the wobbling jumble of letters on a page. No one except her BFF knows. But when a sympathetic principal wonders if Claire is acting out because she’s dyslexic, her mother balks. She’s afraid Claire will be labeled “stupid” and refuses testing. Claire has always assumed she’s dumb; she never imagined her reading problem could have a solution. Is she strong enough to take on both her reading challenges and her mother’s denial? Is it worth jeopardizing her spot in qualifiers? Told in clear and poignant verse and featuring black and white illustrations, Claire’s struggle with something that seems to come easily to everyone else will resonate with readers and have them cheering her on.

Sarah's identical twin sister Katie, is suddenly diagnosed with type 1 Diabetes. Her family and most importantly Katie, must learn how to overcome this obstacle and live within the new reality she faces as she returns to school. 'You Have A Superpower' is a motivational rhyming picture book aimed at young children going through tough times and shows them that they have a superpower too!

Exciting, funny, moving - and featuring joyous and authentic disabled representation - Cosima Unfortunate Steals a Star is a spellbinding middle-grade adventure.

Frankie and her sister are unicorn crazy! Today, they're playing their favorite unicorn game, but when their bossy friend Ada arrives with her brother to play, she takes over the game--and takes over Frankie's wheelchair--putting them all in unicorn prison. There is only one thing to do--it's time to be bad unicorns!The author deftly handles the subject of childhood play and disability from her own personal experience of growing up with a sister with a disability.

"Based on the Railway Series by The Reverend W. Awdry"--Title page.

Disabled young people will be proud to see themselves reflected in this hopeful, compelling, and insightful essay collection, adapted for young adults from the critically acclaimed adult book, Disability Visibility: First Person Stories from the Twenty-First Century that "sheds light on the experience of life as an individual with disabilities, as told by none other than authors with these life experiences." --Chicago Tribune, "Best books published in summer 2020" (Vintage/Knopf Doubleday edition).The seventeen eye-opening essays in Disability Visibility, all written by disabled people, offer keen insight into the complex and rich disability experience, examining life's ableism and inequality, its challenges and losses, and celebrating its wisdom, passion, and joy. The accounts in this collection ask readers to think about disabled people not as individuals who need to be “fixed,” but as members of a community with its own history, culture, and movements. They offer diverse perspectives that speak to past, present, and future generations. It is essential reading for all.

AN INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA USA TODAY BESTSELLERA NATIONAL INDIE BESTSELLER?A bone-chilling standalone . . . which fuses Shirley Jackson's gothic horror sensibilities with the warmth and dark whimsy of Neil Gaiman.??Publishers Weekly, starred review?Gripping worldbuilding, well-rounded characters, and fantastic horror.??Kirkus Reviews, starred review ?Unsettling and intriguing.??Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, starred reviewEverything casts a shadow. Even the world we live in. And as with every shadow, there is a place where it must touch. A seam, where the shadow meets its source.#1 New York Times?bestselling author V. E. Schwab weaves a dark and original tale about the place where the world meets its shadow, and the young woman beckoned by both sides. The Secret Garden meets Crimson Peak in this stand-alone novel perfect for readers of Holly Black and Neil Gaiman.Olivia Prior has grown up in Merilance School for Girls, and all she has of her past is her mother's journal?which seems to unravel into madness. Then, a letter invites Olivia to come home to Gallant. Yet when Olivia arrives, no one is expecting her. But Olivia is not about to leave the first place that feels like home; it doesn't matter if her cousin Matthew is hostile, or if she sees half-formed ghouls haunting the hallways.Olivia knows that Gallant is hiding secrets, and she is determined to uncover them. When she crosses a ruined wall at just the right moment, Olivia finds herself in a place that is Gallant?but not. The manor is crumbling, the ghouls are solid, and a mysterious figure rules over all. Now Olivia sees what has unraveled generations of her family, and where her father may have come from.Olivia has always wanted to belong somewhere, but will she take her place as a Prior, protecting our world against the Master of the House? Or will she take her place beside him?New York Times?bestselling author V. E. Schwab crafts a vivid and lush novel that grapples with the demons that are often locked behind closed doors. An eerie, stand-alone saga about life, death, and the young woman beckoned by both. Readers of Neil Gaiman, Holly Black, Melissa Albert, and Garth Nix will quickly lose themselves in this novel with crossover appeal for all ages.

Anni ist bedrückt. Ihre Mutter ist schon lange krank und ihr Vater kümmert sich sehr um sie, sodass für Anni nicht viel Zeit übrig bleibt. Dabei würde sie so gerne in den Zirkus gehen, der sich gerade auf der Festwiese ausgebreitet hat! Freunde, mit denen sie sich verabreden könnte, hat sie auch nicht, was wohl daran liegt, dass sie so still und in sich gekehrt ist. Immer wieder fühlt sich Anni auch so, als habe sie Schuld an der psychischen Erkrankung ihrer Mutter. Doch dann begegnet sie dem Regenbogenmann.

This book is about Lizzie, who finds it difficult to read and write due to her Dyslexia diagnosis. She sees the words dancing. How does that make her feel when she sees other children in her class read and write perfectly? She feels angry, sad, and disappointing. Lizzie would become gloomy and think of herself as inferior to the rest of her classmates, thinking she would never be like them. She would have continued to feel this way and stay angry at everything if she had not met Mrs. Jackson.Macy Porterfield has beautifully enlightened the struggle of kids who have dyslexia and how adults can be of huge impact. Lizzie and her Dancing Letters prove that a little guidance can create wonders in someone's life.