Author: Katherine M LockwoodPublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Everyone has something, sometimes you see it & sometimes you don't."Why me, Mama?" A children's book about the disability experience. This children's book about differences is set in the Public Garden in Boston, MA. Each animal in the park has a difference and as the mama and baby owl visit their friends in the park, they will learn about these differences - helping the baby owl to understand the different disabilities represented by the other animals, normalizing disability as a part of everyday life, and provide a foundation for acceptance and empathy for others and within themselves.Various disabilities are individually highlighted in this book including facial paralysis/weakness, inability to abduct the eyes, club feet, hypotonia, limb differences, strabismus, autism, developmental delay, speech, hearing, vision, congenital heart defect, feeding and respiratory difficulty.