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1) Maxed out
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Max would love to play hockey again, but ever since the death of his father he has had to take care of his brother with special needs, and with a big game coming up Max searches for a way to meet his responsibilities to his brother and his team.
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"Help your child feel confident and capable! If your child has been given a diagnosis of anxiety, you may be feeling overwhelmed and unsure of what to do next. With The Conscious Parent's Guide to Childhood Anxiety, you will learn how to take a relationship-centered approach to parenting that engages your child and ensures that he succeeds behaviorally, socially, and cognitively. Conscious parenting is about being present with your child and taking...
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"In 2008, Ann and Dan made the life-altering decision to start a family. In their mid-forties and inspired by various stories that they had heard, the couple decided to adopt special needs children through foster care. Not wanting to separate siblings, Ann and Dan's family eventually grows to seven, first with the adoption of Jimmy and Ruby, and then Jason, Susie, and Anthony. Poignant and heartfelt, We Adopted Five Special-Needs Foster Kids is for...
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These are the faces that call me "mom," the three children who made me a mother. When I started my journey into parenthood I never thought it would look like this. I never planned on having three adopted children, and I certainly never imagined that two of them would have Down syndrome. But like most of the things God does, once we stepped into the craziness and confusion of the unknown and unplanned, we quickly realized that we were indeed among...
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When Emmy runs out of cream to soothe her eczema, a condition that makes her skin dry and itchy, she and her friends must trek to the Jurassic meadow to gather more flowers and make more cream. But, will Emmy be able to resist scratching her skin until then? What she learns about perseverance and teamwork is good lesson for all children.
6) Dachy's Deaf
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Dachy isn't embarrassed by his hearing aid, but sometimes his friends are so loud he has to turn it off. One day, he does just that to get some peace and quiet, but that's the last thing he ends up getting. The adventure that follows drives home the importance of listening to and caring for your friends as well as appreciating differences in others and overcoming personal obstacles.
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Steggie has a hard time speaking because of her stutter. When she is unable to warn her friends to stay out of the dangerous Dark Forest, they all find themselves in trouble. This charming story will entertain and provide gentle guidance to young readers with an emphasis on patience, friendship, and understanding and appreciating differences in others.
8) Save the Day
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What happens when a baby bird falls out of its nest and some ducks need help crossing the street? Don't despair, these young superheroes are there to save the day! Early readers will be captivated by the playful illustrations and simple story in this picture book as they increase early reading skills and reading comprehension through sight word and repetitive words and phrases. This 12-page guided reading book is ideal for kids ages 3-5.
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What are ADHD? What does it mean to have ADHD? How can kids diagnosed with ADHD help themselves succeed in school, get along better at home, and form healthy, enjoyable relationships with peers? In kid-friendly language and a format that welcomes reluctant and easily distracted readers, this book helps kids know they're not alone and offers practical strategies for taking care of oneself, modifying behavior, enjoying school, having fun, and dealing...
10) A salvar el día
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Take a fascinating trip into the depths of Carlsbad Caverns and learn arithmetic patterns along the way. This book combines mathematics and literacy skills, and uses practical, real-world examples of problem solving to teach math and language arts content. Students will learn arithmetic patterns while engaged in reading about the various patterns that can be found in the miles of caves in Carlsbad Caverns National Park. The full-color images, math...
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A delightful and humorous diary account from "Bix," a plain Jane from a struggling family trying to outdo and steal the third-grade classroom stage from Valerie, whose mother is a famous author. Miss Popular may be a wheelchair-user, but she knows how to charm the classroom, and her pink bejeweled wheelchair rules. In a pique of frustration, Bix resorts to lies to steal the limelight from Miss Popular. She also announces that she will be having a...
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Gabby knows how hard it is to be different from others in the school. Sometimes her own experiences were painful and lonely. She was told she was autistic, and she felt very alone. Gabby rode a special bus to school and went to classrooms where there were few students. Other kids on the playground didn't include her. Even most adults didn't understand her. She wanted friends so badly, and she wanted to be included in schoolyard games! But things got...
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Special and Different; The Autistic Traveler Volume 1 takes you through the Book of Genesis while Steve makes cameo appearances throughout the Bible stories. Steve walks through the story of Adam and Eve and watches as the serpent tricks them into sinning. Then Steve lends a helping hand in building Noah's Ark and waits for the dove to return with an olive twig to know all will be fine. His travels then take him to witness the Tower of Babel and how...
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Amanda's Fall, with charming illustrations by Bijan Samaddar, depicts an event common in schools today. Young Amanda gets a concussion after falling and hitting her head during recess. While she can hear people talking, she cannot respond. Amanda is taken to a doctor for evaluation. Wisely, her parents ask for a prognosis, which in Amanda's case, is a good one. Author Kelly Darmofal offers readers her third book on TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury), encouraging...
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Nothing that happens in our life is a surprise to God. Only He knows why. When trials come my way, I sometimes wonder and then ask the question, "Why me, Lord?" Countless times, I've received the same answer, "Why not you?"I thought that my life was in a good place spiritually, and I felt really free to praise God. That's when Satan's games began. Beware of Satan's sneak attacks. He's out to get the saints of God by any means necessary. He's sent...
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A simple tale of love and friendship to warm your heart.
Award-winning author and designer Shaila Abdullah teams up with her 10-year-old daughter Aanyah to bring you this heartwarming tale of a little girl who forms a close bond with a child with cerebral palsy. The girl finds that through her art, she can reach her special friend Suhana.
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Having a network of friends may help teens with disabilities overcome obstacles like stigmatization, a significant issue for this population. Other topics in this book include what it means to be an ally, how teens with disabilities can use social media to connect, and the importance of including health care providers in their network to expand their support system. Bolstered by data from recent journal articles, this compelling volume offers teens...
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A Braden le gusta la rutina y le encanta el ajedrez. Pero, cuando se aleja de la escuela, interrumpe toda su rutina. Incluyendo el tiempo extra al comienzo del día que solía jugar al ajedrez con su madre. Está convencido de que sus días nunca serán los mismos. Luego, conoce a una niña en el autobús escolar, que ofrece ser su nuevo compañero de ajedrez ... y de repente se ve a la vista el movimiento correcto.
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Zoe mostly has it good. Her parents are nice, her brother isn’t half bad, and her dog Ella is amazing. But Zoe thinks her life is boring? Nothing ever changes. She’s stuck in her wheelchair and her parents never let her do anything fun. And it really bugs her that some of the kids think she’s not smart just because her body doesn’t always do what she wants.
Then in the midst of the holiday season, Zoe learns about the diverse cultures of...
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Through the eyes of 10-year-old Benjamin Giroux, being odd is different, and different is a good thing. This is what the then fifth-grader hoped to convey in his poem, beginning every few sentences with "I am," about what it is like to live with autism. Inspired by a school assignment, Benjamin's raw and emotional words poured out onto the page, but when he feared they were not any good, his parents shared the poem with friends and family. Little...
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