Review: Beautiful by Stacy McAnulty and illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff

Review by Katelyn Wright What does it mean that girls are beautiful, graceful, and stylish? In this picture-book, you’ll find a completely new and empowering use of these terms. The graceful girls play soccer, slide through the dirt in softball, and fight for jump balls in wheelchair basketball. And the girls with smart style dig…

(Con)textualizing Disability: Building Empathy through Children’s Literature

Creators: Erica Boulay-Ali, Melissa Johnson, Aleisha Smith and Ali Zimmerman Project Context: As a special education teacher, I am always looking for ways to help students with special needs improve their self-esteem, and to create a safe learning environment for them within the school as a whole. This means helping mainstream students recognize and include students…

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Review: Beautiful by Stacy McAnulty and illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff

(Con)textualizing Disability: Building Empathy through Children’s Literature