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Ahmanson Library
Diversity Resources
Handicapped NonFictionBibliography
028.5 But
Butler, Dorothy. Cushla and her books. 1st American ed. Boston: Horn Book, [1980, 1979].
362.4 Ber
Bergman, Thomas. On our own terms : children living with physical disabilities. North American ed. Milwaukee: Gareth Stevens Children's Books, [1989].
Describes the activities at the Caroline Hospital in Stockholm where children with congenital handicaps receive training and physiotherapy.
92 Keller
Tames, Richard. Helen Keller. London: F. Watts, [1989].
Traces the life and accomplishments of the woman who struggled to overcome her deaf and blind handicaps, with the aid of her famous teacher, Annie Sullivan.
92 Hansen
Hansen, Rick. Rick Hansen : man in motion. Vancouver: Douglas & McIntyre, [1987].
92 Little
Little, Jean. Little by Little : a writer's education. Markham, Ont: Viking, [1987].
362.43 Roy
Roy, Ron. Move over, wheelchairs coming through! : seven young people in wheelchairs talk about their lives. New York: Clarion Books, [1985].
Text and photographs present seven disabled youngsters between the ages of nine and nineteen who use wheelchairs in their fully active lives at home, at school, and on vacation.
Video J Kno
Martin, Bill. Knots on a counting rope. Lincoln, NE: Great Plains National Instructional Television Library, [1988].
Presents a reading of the book Knots on a counting rope by Bill Martin Jr. and John Archambault. A grandfather and his blind grandson, Boy-Strength-of-Blue-Horses, reminisce about the young boy's birth, his first horse, and an exciting horse race.
362.4 Kuk
Kuklin, Susan. Thinking big : the story of a young dwarf. 1st ed. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, [1986].
Text and photographs depict the life of an eight-year-old dwarf who lives in an average-sized family and attends a regular school.
Video J Thr
MacLachlan, Patricia. Through Grandpa's eyes. Irwindale, CA: Barr Films, [1987].
Shows how Johnny, while visiting his grandparents, learns to see the world through his grandpa's eyes, eyes that are now blind but full of insight, humor, and love.
362.43 Hal
Haldane, Suzanne. Helping hands : how monkeys assist people who are disabled. 1st ed. New York: Dutton Children's Books, [1991].
A photo-essay focusing on a teenager with quadriplegia and his capuchin monkey, illustrating how capuchins are trained to provide help and companionship to people who are disabled.
362.4 Ber
Bernstein, Joanne E. Special parents, special children. Niles, Ill: A. Whitman, [1991].
Young and old members of four families discuss what it is like when a parent has a physical disability.
362.4 Ros
Rosenberg, Maxine B. Finding a way : living with exceptional brothers and sisters. 1st ed. New York: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books, [1988].
Photographs and text describe brother-sister relationships in which one sibling has a physical disability.
362.19 Emm
Emmert, Michelle and Owens, Gail. I'm the big sister now. Niles, Ill: A. Whitman, [1989].
Nine-year-old Michelle describes the joys, loving times, difficulties, and other special situations involved in living with her older sister Amy Emmert, who was born severely disabled with cerebral palsy.
362.4 Kre
Krementz, Jill. How it feels to live with a physical disability. New York: Simon & Schuster, [1992].
362.41 Ale
Alexander, Sally Hobart. Mom can't see me. 1st ed. New York: Macmillan, [1990].
Note: A nine-year-old girl describes how her mother leads an active and rich life despite being blind.
362.41 Ale c2
Alexander, Sally Hobart. On my own : the journey continues. 1st ed. New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, [1997].
The author describes the difficulties and accomplishments she experiences as she adjusts to living independently after losing her sight.
796.092 Aas
Aaseng, Nathan. Winners never quit : athletes who beat the odds. Minneapolis: Lerner Publications Co, [1980].
Brief biographies of 10 athletes who achieved greatness while overcoming a handicap or misfortune. Includes Bobby Clarke, Wes Unseld, Rocky Bleier, John Hiller, Kitty O'Neill, Lee Trevino, Tom Dempsey, Larry Brown, Ron LeFlore, and Tommy John.
796.41 Joh
Donovan, Pete. Carol Johnston, the one-armed gymnast. Chicago: Childrens Press, [1982].
A biography of the Canadian gymnast who won All-American honors in 1978 despite her physical handicap.
92 Braille
Freedman, Russell. Out of darkness : the story of Louis Braille. New York: Clarion Books, [1997].
A biography of the nineteenth-century Frenchman who, having been blinded himself at the age of three, went on to develop a system of raised dots on paper that enabled blind people to read and write.
796.357 Abb
Rambeck, Richard. Jim Abbott. [Mankato, MN]: Child's World, [1994].
A biography of the California Angels pitcher who became the first player to make it to the major leagues with only one hand.
792.8087 McM
McMahon, Patricia and Godt, John. Dancing Wheels. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co, [2000].
Describes the creation, training, and performances of the dance troupe known as Dancing Wheels who incorporate the movements of dancers who dance standing up and those who are in wheelchairs.
92 Hawking
McDaniel, Melissa. Stephen Hawking : revolutionary physicist. New York: Chelsea House, [1994].
Describes the life of the renowned theoretical physicist who has taken the study of cosmology further than most in his field, despite his need for wheelchair and computer to travel and communicate.
Ahmanson Library
August 2001