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Girl In The Window: What it's like to have ME or Chronic Fatigue when you're young 06/05/2019
Author Penny Joelson knows what it's like to have Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME): to fe...
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Song For a Whale: the story of a Deaf girl and a whale both searching for connection 06/05/2019
Lynne Kelly, author of Song for a Whale, talks about how her new children's book brings...
Bookmark: disability and books
Looking for information on disability and children's books? Bookmark is full of advice and book recommendations for families, teachers, librarians, authors and publishers.
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Bookmark Book of the Month: May
A baleen whale's unique 55-hertz frequency means he cannot communicate with other whales, and 12-year-old Iris is determined to help him. A pacy story told with a tender touch, which also offers examples of common frustrations experienced by deaf children.
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This booklist includes books that feature deafness as a key theme, books with a deaf protagonist, and books that happen to include children with hearing aids and cochlear implants, in a subtle and natural way.
