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I Am Not a Label: 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athletes and activists from past and present

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The illustrations are also so beautiful and I think the illustrator really captured each person in their spreads! The illustrations are beautifully detailed, drawn in a style complementary to the era, culture, and personality of each profile.

Cerrie Burnell: I Am Not A Label | BookTrust

I was moved by the authors introduction and fascinated by the information contained within the following pages. I think the book makes the topic of disability accessible to people and not something which, unfortunately, some people are reluctant to talk about today.She explains that being born with one hand (and even having a hook at one point) meant that she never saw protagonists or heroines that were like her in any children's book that she read. This anthology devotes its pages to both historical and current figures - everyone from Frida Kahlo and Beethoven to Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, Farida Bedwei, and Isabella Springmuhl Tejada. I read it to my 6 year old who has many of the ‘Little People, Big Dreams’ series and he enjoyed it as a natural, more detailed progression from those stories.

I am not a label, I am Gary – Ethos Books I am not a label, I am Gary – Ethos Books

Fantastic encyclopedia of a diverse group of accomplished people in a variety of fields such as science, math, sports, art, dance and more. The descriptions for each person are just detailed enough to tell the broad strokes of each person's life without dumbing down the content too much for child readers.I thought the fact that mental health was also covered was brilliant and this is definitely one I will be adding to my sons library to teach him that anyone can make a difference. They fought through the misconceptions of others and created a fulfilling life for themselves while contributing greatly to the world. This book is a great introduction to disability representation for kids, and I was pleased that they included a wide range of both physical, mental, invisible, and chronic conditions and the profiles were inclusive of POC and LGBTQ people with a diagnosis.

I Am Not a Label: 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athlet… I Am Not a Label: 34 disabled artists, thinkers, athlet…

Chronicling physical and mental disabilities of both historical and current figures, this book is sure to make students think twice before labelling others. I just want to shout from the rooftop and encourage everyone to get this book whether for their own kids or for schools and libraries and make books like these more accessible and easy to find, read and be inspired by. Harper and the Night Fox was published by Scholastic in 2017, and her novel, The Girl With the Shark’s Teeth, was published by Oxford University Press in January 2019. This beautifully illustrated book includes stories of hidden disabilities and mental health and does a lot to tackle ableism by showing what it looks like, how it manifests itself, and how to root it out. My son C was delighted to see Beethoven on the first page because he is absolutely obsessed with composers.

Maybe chic and dazzling are good adjectives for what Lauren Mark Baldo's illustrations are, because in addition to pulling to the more realistic side (it's not photo level, but it is very clear who the illustration is about), the composition for each person it is rich in references of the profession (computers, music, etc. We will know most, if not all, of the people included in this book but the way they have been drawn is stunning.

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