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Hadley is an angry girl: angry at her mother for embezzling money, angry at her estranged older sister, Beth, whom she has to live with while her mother is in jail, angry at having to move to Kentucky away from her friends, and angry at the world because she has retinitis pigmentosa and is slowly going blind; but then she meets Lila, a rescued pit bull who has not responded to anyone else--so if Hadley can train Lila, maybe the dog can get adopted...
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Because you'll never meet me volume 1
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Ollie, who has seizures when near electricity, lives in a backwoods cabin with his mother and rarely sees other people, and Moritz, born with no eyes and a heart defect that requires a pacemaker, is bullied at his high school, but when a physician who knows both suggests they begin corresponding, they form a strong bond that may get them through dark times.
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"From Daniel Bernstrom, the acclaimed author of One Day in the Eucalyptus, Eucalyptus Tree, comes a charming and irresistibly fun picture book about a young blind girl and her grandmother who experience the vibrant everyday music of their busy city. A young girl, filled with the sounds of her beloved city, shares a song with her grandmother that changes the two forever. After helping Grandma realize that the city makes music as beautiful as the sounds...
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Understanding Blindness & Low Vision - Picture Books
Picture Books Focused on Inclusion and Access (SCPL-YS)
Understanding Blindness & Low Vision - Picture Books
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"Zulay is a blind girl who longs to be able to run in the race on field and track day at her school"--
8) Dan y Diesel
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Dan and his dog, Diesel are always together, and can do anything together-- even perform in the jazz band Bugalú. One day, Diesel is taken away and suddenly everything changes.
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"Mariah really wants to take over her parents' fruit shop one day, but they don't think she can do it. Why? Because she's blind. When her parents leave on vacation, Mariah gets her hands on the keys to the store. With the help of her parrot sidekick, Blue, Mariah must find a way to get the job done."--
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Lucas lost his sight as a child. He loves the mountain where his keen senses show him a world unknown to others. The wind brings perfumes and rumors, which we hardly perceive, but Lucas knows them almost better than himself. Lucas's path intersects that of Zephyr, an eagle kidnapped by poachers. Everything seems lost, but nature is full of clues and is able to reveal the truth to those who know how to listen and see with other eyes
11) Cierra los ojos
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A young boy tries to explain to his brother what certain things are, but his brother has his own way of looking at things that don't seem to match, until their mother makes a suggestion to help the boy see things from his brother's perspective.
Un ninõ trata de explicar a su hermano ciego cómo son las cosas, pero su hermano vé el mundo de manera diferente. Su madre propone que el niño cierre los ojos para comprender el mundo de su hermano.
12) Bambú
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"Bambú y sus hermanos viven en los Pirineos, rodeados de praderas y bosques. Son unos cachorros muy juguetones y les encanta ayudar a su madre a vigilar a las ovejas y a cuidar al rebaño. ¡Todos son muy felices aprendiendo a ser buenos perros pastores! Todos excepto uno... Bambú. Y es que Bambú no es como el resto de hermanos: a él las ovejas le dan miedo, y no es feliz siendo un perro pastor. ¿Por qué es diferente? ¿Qué puede hacer para...