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Books Featuring Characters with Mental and Physical Challenges

Books on this list have characters with physical or mental challenges. Encouraging children and teens to read fiction books with disability representation is a great way to teach diversity and inclusion. Aven Green, sleuthing machine by Dusti Bowling Third-grader Aven Green has been solving mysteries for a whole month, cracking such cases as The Mystery of the Cranky Mom. But can this perceptive detective solve two cases at the same time? First, her teacher's lunch bag disappears. Then Aven's great-grandma's dog goes missing. Fortunately, since Aven was born without arms, all the "arm" cells went to her…

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Wonderous World: Poetry for Discovery and Mindfulness

The world can be a stressful place, especially for children, and one way to help them process it is through poetry. Whether teaching children to be mindful, helping them explore their emotions or to appreciate nature, poetry opens a safe world for children to heal, grow and learn. Use this list of books as a starting point to teaching your children a bit about themselves and the wonders of the world around them. My Thoughts Are Clouds: Poems for Mindfulness by  Georgia Heard The world today can be a stressful place, particularly for children. This book…

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