Book Nook
Have you read a good book that includes someone with a disability? We have! Snuggle into the Book Nook to read about some of the titles available to check out from CeDIR. They may provide a window for you to better understand what its like to have a disability. Books can also help you realize that people with disabilities are individuals who are just like you in many ways. After you read the book, let us know what you think about it via e-mail. Selected reviews will be published on the Web.Visual Impairments
A Bowl of Sun by Frances WosmekMegan lived with her dad, Mike. Megan's dad owned a leather shop and made things out of leather. Megan helped her dad around the shop. Megan loved to go to the beach with her dad and build sandcastles when work was slow. But Megan was growing up. Mike thought that it was time that she should go to school like other children. Mike decided that they would have to move to be close to Megan's new school. The new school would teach Megan how to read with her hands. Read this book to find out if Megan liked her new school and her new house. What did Rose, a friend of Mike's, teach Megan how to make? What do you think Megan might be when she grows up?
Can You Feel the Thunder by Lynn E. McElfresh
Thirteen year old Mic Parsons is in trouble. If he doesn't pass Math, he can't play baseball in the spring. Mic's sister Stephanie is getting on his nerves. But Stephanie, who is Mic's older sister, is deaf-blind. Stephanie says she can help him pass Math, but Mic doesn't believe her. But in addition to having problems with Math, Mic discovers a new kid, Vern Chortle, has moved into the neighborhood and it's rumored that he has a 382-pair sock collection! Should Mic befriend Vern? Will Mic be able to play baseball in the spring? Will Stephanie be able to help him pass his Math class? Read this book to find out how you can feel the thunder!
Philip Enright's mother wanted him to get away from the war, but their ship is torpedoed. Philip is blinded in the attack and shipwrecked with a black man and a cat. Philip must learn to accept his blindness and get over his prejudice against the only man who can help him survive.
The Boxcar children are visiting a guide dog school. While there they notice that something unusual seems to be happening to the dogs. Will the people at the school be able to help them solve the mystery? Read about the boxcar children's latest adventure in this thrilling mystery.
Boy-Strength-of-Blue-Horses was born blind. His grandfather tells the story of the night he was born and how he got his name. Find out how Boy-Strength-of-Blue-Horses's trains his horses to follow the trails.
Karin has a new friend that is smaller than her classmates, leans in when people talk, and reads with her nose brushing the page. Karin's description of her friend Leslie and of their first school year addresses many of the questions and feelings that are likely to spring up when children and adults meet Leslie for the first time. Join them as they paint and sing together, take a trip to the zoo, and make one another giggle over and over again!
"Try harder. Track it with your eyes before you shoot," said his mother. For the Native American boy, however, his poor vision means the target is no more than a blur. Walnut knows there is a requirement that he hit the moving target with his arrow to pass the test to become a man. Can he ever find a way to pass the test or will he be an outcast from his tribe?
Paul has trouble seeing the world around him, but he can see the truth. He knows the truth about his perfect football playing brother, Erik. Is it possible that he will find a way to fit in his new home in Tangerine, Florida? Will his family realize the truth about Erik? Read this book and discover how sight is only one part of the story.
Jeannette lost her sight in an accident that killed her mother. Now living with her great uncle and aunt she discovers that she can hear and almost see something when she looks out the attic window. It appears that what she is seeing/hearing is the story of her mother and grandmother. Discover with Jeannette the story of her past and watch her find her place in the present.






