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Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
Search our collection of print books, eBooks, CDs and DVDs, games, and teaching tools on health topics.
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Growing up with a sibling who has a disability can be hard. But it can also be... awesome! Based on the author's real-life experiences, this unique and touching children's book explores how siblings of kids with disabilities are special, too. Created with the support of licensed clinical social wor…
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A loving sister finds a positive way to look at her sisters diagnosis of Autism while providing unconditional love and support to her.
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Siblings tells what it is like to grow up with a brother or sister with a disability or illness. The siblings of children with a disability are often the overlooked ones in families struggling to cope.; Kate Strohm, a sibling herself, bravely shares the story of her journey from isolation and confu…
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A DVD which focuses on the parents of children with special needs. Parents share their stories, including finding out where to go, once there is a special needs designation.
Do you ever feel scared when your sibling has to stay overnight at the hospital? Or feel icky when people stare at your family in public? You're not alone. Read along with 7-year-old Luna as she shares some of the challenges - and the unique joys and triumphs - of having a sibling with physical and…
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I Have a Question about Death uses straightforward text and images to walk children through what it means when someone dies, as well as ways they might want to react or to think about the person. Using clear illustrations throughout and with information for parents and guardians, this book is essen…
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Part of the bestselling "Positive Discipline" series, this book teaches an approach to child rearing and teaching that emphasizes helping children learn valuable social and life skills that will help them make responsible decisions that lead to a more productive and satisfying life. This book is ap…
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Getting along with your sister is never easy, especially if your brains work in different ways! Based on the author's childhood, Me and My Sister is a gentle exploration of growing up with an autistic sibling.; Life in a neurodiverse home isn't straightforward: these siblings communicate and behave…
| copy 1 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Monday, March 4, 2024 | ||
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My Brother Otto is a child-friendly, endearing, and fun picture book for children about the love, acceptance, and understanding a sister, Piper, has for her little brother Otto, who is on the autism spectrum.; The book provides explanations for Otto?s differences and quirkiness in an easy-to-unders…
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This engaging picture book shows how two little crow siblings - one of them on the autism spectrum - deal with the different sensory experiences they encounter at a friend?s birthday party.; Piper and her little brother Otto, who is on the autism spectrum, are excited to attend a birthday party for…
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Monday, March 4, 2024 |
This workbook provides effective approaches to putting babies and children to sleep. Includes the author's signature Sleep Lady Shuffle. Helps tired parents create and follow an effective sleep plan to achieve sleep success for babies and children of any age - from toddlers to tweens.
This graphic novel tells the story of Bridget and Carlton. Bridget and Carlton are as close as any sister and brother. But their relationship is particularly special. Carlton has autism and is almost completely nonverbal. He's smart, funny, creative, and loving. He has immense challenges in speakin…
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Friday, January 26, 2024 | ||
| copy 2 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Monday, March 4, 2024 |
"Charlie has autism. His brain works in a special way. It's harder for him to make friends. Or show his true feelings. Or stay safe." But as his big sister tells us, for everything that Charlie can't do well, there are plenty more things that he's good at. He knows the names of all the American pre…
| copy 2 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Monday, March 4, 2024 | ||
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Join Mia and her stuffed giraffe Stuart as they explain the science of cancer and how a loved one's diagnosis and treatment affects a kid's day-to-day life.What Happens When My Sibling Has Cancer uses bright and fun illustrations to show how cells can turn into cancer, and helps reduce confusion ab…
| copy 3 BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Monday, March 4, 2024 | ||
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In the newly revised Third Edition of Life Skills Activities for Secondary Students with Special Needs, teacher and author Darlene Mannix delivers a unique collection of over 160 updated activity sheets with related exercises, discussion questions, and evaluation suggestions to help students gain b…
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This book offers a road map to making sense of young children, and is what every toddler, preschooler, and kindergartner wishes we understood about them.; Baffling and beloved, with the capacity to go from joy to frustration in seconds, young children are some of the most misunderstood people on th…
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A loving story of three siblings who have very different needs, but the same desire for acceptance and love. Three year old Jack struggles to understand the very different needs of his sister, Rosie. Poppy, the eldest of the sibling trio, explains to Jack how it is okay to not all be the same and h…
| BC Children's and Women's Family Library | On Loan, due Monday, March 4, 2024 |
Twelve-year-old Catherine just wants a normal life. Which is near impossible when you have a brother with autism and a family that revolves around his disability. She's spent years trying to teach David the rules from 'a peach is not a funny-looking apple' to 'keep your pants on in public' - in ord…
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My big sister Clemmie is my best friend. She can't walk, talk, move around much, cook macaroni, pilot a plane, juggle or do algebra. I don't know why she doesn't do these things. Just because.'; This heartwarming picture book about being perfectly loved, no matter what, tells of a brother's love fo…
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