| Here is a list of books for elementary school students | | | | virtuoso who was revered by both classical and jazz |
| Here is a list of books for elementary school that have | | | | pianists. |
| at least one character with a disability. All of the | | | | * Alphabet War, Diane Burton Robb--Learning to read |
| characters with disabilities are portrayed in a positive | | | | is a great struggle for Adam, but with expert help, hard |
| light. | | | | work, and belief in himself, he wins "The Alphabet |
| There are characters who have autism, down | | | | War. |
| syndrome, intellectual disabilities, visual impairments, | | | | * See the Ocean, Estelle Condra--Driving through |
| hearing impairments, speech delays, dyslexia, spina | | | | mountain fog to the beach, two young brothers |
| bifida, synesthesia and who use a wheelchair. The list | | | | compete to see who will first see the ocean, but it is |
| was created using the winners of the Dolly Gray | | | | their blind sister Nellie who senses it first. |
| Award and the Schneider Family Book Award and | | | | * Knots on a Counting Rope by Bill Martin Jr./John |
| lists compiled by Sandy Lahmann, Cherl Pesto at | | | | Archambault--A grandfather and his blind grandson |
| Disaboom and Mary Anne Prater & Tina Taylor | | | | reminisce about the young boy's birth, his first horse, |
| Dyches from Teaching Exceptional Children. | | | | and an exciting horse race. |
| * Very Special Critter, Mercer Mayer--Little Critter | | | | * Thank You, Mr. Falker, Patricia Polacco--Trisha could |
| discovers that the new boy in class is really not so | | | | paint and draw beautifully, but when she looked at |
| different from anyone else, even though he is in a | | | | words on a page, all she could see was jumble. It took |
| wheelchair. | | | | a very special teacher to recognize little Trisha's |
| * My Friend Isabelle, Eliza Woloson--A young boy the | | | | dyslexia. |
| activities he shares with his friend Isabelle, a girl with | | | | * Mama Zooms, Jane Cowen-Fletcher--A boy's |
| Down Syndrome. | | | | wonderful mama takes him zooming everywhere with |
| * Susan Laughs, Jeanne Willis /Tony Ross--Rhyming | | | | her, because her wheelchair is a zooming machine. |
| couplets describe a wide range of common emotions | | | | * My Pal, Victor / Mi amigo V?or by Diane Gonzales |
| and activities experienced by a girl who uses a | | | | Bertrand --Two boys enjoy the summer doing all of |
| wheelchair. | | | | the things that boys do despite one boy's disability. |
| * Harry and Willy and Carrothead, Judith Casely--Three | | | | * Two Tracks in the Snow, Louella Bryant--Ari, a boy |
| boys overcome prejudicial ideas about appearances | | | | who uses a wheelchair, uses his monoski to teach Will |
| and become friends. | | | | how to snowboard. |
| * Hooway for Wodney Wat, Helen Lester /Lynn | | | | * Silent Lotus, Jeanne M. Lee--Although she cannot |
| Munsinger--Classmates make fun of Rodney because | | | | speak or hear, Lotus trains as a Khmer court dancer |
| he can't pronounce his name, but it is Rodney's speech | | | | and becomes eloquent in dancing out the legends of |
| impediment that drives away the class bully. | | | | the gods. |
| * Dad and Me in the Morning, Patricia Lakin--A deaf | | | | * Crow Boy, Taro Yashima--A lonely boy in a village |
| boy and his father share a special time as they watch | | | | school in Japan learned all the calls of the crows as he |
| the sun rise at the beach. | | | | left his home at dawn and arrived home at sunset on |
| * Best Friend on Wheels, Debra Shirley--The narrator | | | | school day. |
| meets Sarah, a girl in a wheelchair, and they become | | | | * Ian's Walk, Laurie Lear--A young girl realizes how |
| fast friends. | | | | much she cares for her autistic brother Ian when he |
| * Kami and the Yaks, Andrea Stenn Stryer--Kami, a | | | | gets lost at the park. |
| young Sherpa boy who is deaf, rescues his family?s | | | | * Featherless (Desplumado), Juan Felipe |
| yaks and livelihood during a violent storm. | | | | Herrera--Although Tomasito's spina bifida keeps him in |
| * The Deaf Musicians, Pete Seeger /Paul Dubois | | | | a wheelchair, where he often feels as confined as his |
| Jacobs--After losing his hearing, jazzman Lee learns to | | | | flightless and featherless pet bird, he discovers that he |
| make music in a new way. | | | | can feel free when he is on the soccer field. |
| * Looking out for Sarah, Glenna Lang--Describes a day | | | | * Keeping Up with Roo, Dan Andresen/Sharlee Glenn |
| in the life of a seeing eye dog, from going with his | | | | --Gracie has always had a special bond with her Aunt |
| owner to the grocery store and post office, to visiting | | | | Roo, who is mentally disabled, but that relationship |
| a class of school children, and playing ball | | | | starts to change when Gracie begins school. |
| * Piano Starts Here: The Young Art Tatum, Robert A. | | | | * Dad, Jackie, and Me, Myron Uhlberg-A young boy |
| Parker--Tatum came from modest beginnings and | | | | shares the excitement of Jackie Robinson's rookie |
| was nearly blind, his passion for the piano and his | | | | season with his deaf father. |
| acute memory for any sound drove him to become a | | | | |