Robert Hoge was born with a tumour in the middle of his face, and legs that weren't much use. There wasn't another baby like him in the whole of Australia, let alone Brisbane. But the rest of his life wasn't so unusual: he had a mum and a dad, brothers and sisters, friends at school and in his street. He had childhood scrapes and days at the beach; fights with his family and trouble with his teachers. He had doctors, too: lots of doctors who, when...

"Have you ever been curious about someone who is different from you? It's Okay to Ask! introduces five children who have disabilities or complex medical conditions. They love to read, play, tell jokes, and make friends. as you get to know the characters in the book and learn that it's okay to ask questions, you will discover that everyone is more alike than you might think and that people of all abilities can be friends." -- Page [4] cover.

More than 80 junior and senior high school students provide honest and revealing answers to more than 50 questions about having a brother or sister with special needs -- autism, Down syndrome, and other disabilities. Their unedited responses present a range of points-of-view and emotions that offer other siblings the chance to know their peers and feel part of a broader community. Formatted like the popular slam books passed around in many high schools....

Chronicles the work of parents and advocates of children with disabilities that led to the passage of the Special Instruction for Handicapped Children of School Age bill, one of the first in the nation making special education a requirement in public schools.

Collects three stories featuring Auggie Pullman told from Julian, Christopher, and Charlotte's perspectives.

"Eleven-year-old Melody is not like most people. She can't walk. She can't talk. She can't write. All because she has cerebral palsy. But she also has a photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything she has ever experienced. She's the smartest kid in her whole school, but NO ONE knows it. Most people--her teachers, her doctors, her classmates--dismiss her as mentally challenged because she can't tell them otherwise. But Melody refuses...

Born with cerebral palsy, Amy can't walk without a walker, talk without a voice box, or even fully control her facial expressions. Plagued by obsessive-compulsive disorder, Matthew is consumed with repeated thoughts, neurotic rituals, and crippling fear. Both in desperate need of someone to help them reach out to the world, Amy and Matthew are more alike than either ever realized. When Amy decides to hire student aides to help her in her senior year...

"FAR FROM THE TREE follows families meeting extraordinary challenges through love, empathy, and understanding. This life-affirming documentary encourages us to cherish loved ones for all they are, not who they might have been. Based on Andrew Solomon's award-winning, critically acclaimed, New York Times bestselling non-fiction book "Far From the Tree: Parents, Children and the Search for Identity."--Container.

"A girl with a disability explores every facet of the ocean during a day at the beach. A girl spends an entire day exploring the seaside with her mom. A keen observer, she sees the ocean as both 'big' and 'small' and both 'sparkly' and 'dull.' It's also 'dotted and spiraled and wavy and straight.' Her ocean is full of sounds--it 'splashes and crashes' and 'laughs and hums.' But, at times, it's silent. She is inspired to examine and celebrate every...

"Some people use wheelchairs to get to and from places. What does that mean? Using simple, engaging text and full-color photos, readers learn why someone would use a wheelchair and what daily life is like for someone who can't walk. This book includes a video, which launches via a 4D app."--Provided by publisher.