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Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.

"A girl with a disability explores every facet of the ocean during a day at the beach. A girl spends an entire day exploring the seaside with her mom. A keen observer, she sees the ocean as both "big" and "small" and both "sparkly" and "dull. It's also "dotted and spiraled and wavy and straight." Her ocean is full of sounds -- it "splashes and crashes" and "laughs and hums." But, at times, it's silent. She is inspired to examine and celebrate every...

The story of a young girl's life with special needs. Through her brave attitude, and silly humor, Moriah is an inspiration for us all.

Meet Addie! A very special kid, with many characteristics that make her particularly unique. No matter what, Addie is always ready for an adventure -- especially when she gets to discover what makes others different too. Follow along with Addie on her trip to the Zoo, where she meets amazing animal friends and learns about their many disabilities.

"Young Aria returns to school after recovering from an accident and being fitted with a prosthetic leg, but the school has no furniture and sitting on the floor is too painful. She finds a way to build her own bench, surprising and inspiring her classmates. A sensitive author's note addresses the author's experience growing up in Afghanistan during the civil war and the legacy of landmines."--

"Little Critter meets a student named Alex who uses a wheelchair. Before long, Little Critter learns Alex is just like everyone else, and they become the best of friends!" --

While on a playdate with his new friend, Tina, who uses a wheelchair, George sees some kids playing basketball and jumps right into the action, but Tina is too shy to join in, even though he knows she is a great player.

"Star Powers wants to be an astronaut. She loves learning about the universe! When Star visits the observatory, she notices something in the cosmos. Did she discover a new star?"--Back cover.

"Will Star Powers let her dog, Galaxy, go into space for a research project? At first she is excited, but then realizes it could be very dangerous! What should she do? Includes bonus information about using animals for research"--Amazon.com.

"The Christmasaurus is a dinosaur who lives with Santa Claus and his elves at the North Pole. More than anything, he wants to fly with Santa’s reindeer on Christmas Eve! But no matter how hard he tries, he can’t seem to figure out how to fly. . . Until one Christmas Eve, when he meets a young boy in a wheelchair who has a wonderful idea. What if all the Christmasaurus needs is someone to believe in him?" --publisher's website.