Her promising career in 1960s London interrupted by an affair with a married professor that renders her a single mother, Jessica Speight faces wrenching questions about responsibility, potential, and compassion when her sunny child reveals unique needs.

Catherine is a very special girl, and while she cannot walk and talk like other children, she can do other extraordinary things, including walk in her special boots, clap very softly, and listen to others very well.

Simple text and photographs discuss why some kids cannot walk, how wheelchairs help them, and the everyday activities of children who use wheelchairs.

Children demonstrate the many things they can do in their wheelchairs. They can go to school, play basketball, dance, and other activities.

"Today millions of kids are stuck in a world that doesn't respect, support, or embrace who they really are--these are what Deborah Reber is calling the "differently wired" kids, the one in five children with ADHD, dyslexia, Asperger's, giftedness, anxiety, sensory processing disorder, and other neurodifferences. Their challenges are many. But for the parents who love them, the challenges are just as hard--struggling to find the right school, the right...

"Come visit our houses, come over and play! If we're kind to each other we'll have a great day. Let's all do our best to include everyone. We are all different but that's what's so fun! This delightful rhyming story explores the home lives of various children and parents who are Deaf or disabled."--Back cover.

Surgido de una investigación realizada a lo largo de varios años y de un amoroso y laborioso trabajo del tema, ¿Qué hago con un niño con discapacidad? Aliéntalo. ¿Cómo ayudarlos en su desarrollo?, es un libro que ofrece al lector información sobre lo que pueden hacer los niños con discapacidad cuando se hacen grandes. En la obra se presentan y analizan múltiples casos de personas que han destacado en distintos ámbitos de enorme importancia,...

Preparing to start over in idyllic Provence, France, after learning she is pregnant, Anna and her easygoing musician partner, Tobias, embark on an unexpected journey of the heart when their daughter is born with severe disabilities, a situation that is further complicated by a rickety home, eccentric neighbors, and frequent trips to the hospital.

Logan is organizing a pet playdate at his greenhouse for all of his friends, and his treats won't be the same without his carrots. He's searched and searched, but his greenhouse is filled with plenty of plants and Logan needs our help to identify them. What do we know about carrots? They're long, orange, and have bushy leaves at the top--and, wait a moment, is that a carrot? No, that's a turnip. Where, oh, where could those carrots be? Can you help...

"Miles is an anxious boy who loves his family's bowling center. Amy is the new girl at school, who tries to write her way to her own happily-ever-after and does not want to live above her uncle's funeral home. Then Miles and Amy meet in the most unexpected way ... and it is the beginning of everything."--