Don't Turn Away

Age Range: 8-Adult
Author: Thomas Bergman

Number of Pages: 48-56
ISBN: 0-8368-0739-1 (and others)
Cost: $19.93/$14.95 each, 6 Titles: $119.58/$89.70

Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
Phone:1-800-542-2595

Publisher's Description:

Moments that Disappear -- Children Living with Epilepsy

Twelve-year-old Joakim has recently discovered that he has epilepsy. Armed with the love and patience of those around him, Joakim is making the needed changes.

Meeting the Challenge -- Children Living with Diabetes

Taking samples of your own blood and giving yourself injections are not easy things to do. But these are some of the challenges faced by Jonny, a ten-year-old with diabetes. Through Jonny's story, the reader learns as Jonny learns . . . about diabetes, about the challenges such a condition presents, and about the courage it takes to face them.

Determined to Win: Children Living with Allergies and Asthma

Isabell, a wonderful six-year-old girl, has been living with allergies and asthma almost her entire life. But with proper medical care and a determined attitude, Isabell leads an active life. Nothing can stop her as she swims, boats, goes on picnics, does gymnastics, and all the things a child her age expects to do.

Reviews

"These excellent books [by Swedish author/photographer Thomas Bergman] focus on the humanity of their subjects, compellingly validating the American publisher's introduction: 'a disability should not be a cause for embarrassment, separation, and fear. Instead, it should be a reason for reaching out, sharing the joys, sorrows, and hopes of our lives.'. Bergman is a splendid, notable, compassionate, photographer whose beautifully reproduced candid shots are informative, scrupulously realistic and intensely, unsentimentally, appealing. His texts are clear, honest and thorough. An exemplary brief for sensitivity and for the carefully individualized care needed to maximize each child's potential. Each book concludes with a section of answers to some questions from children; good suggestions for consciousness-raising exercises and helpful acts; a list of organizations; a well-selected bibliography of children's books; a glossary; and an index."

-- Kirkus Reviews

"[E]xcellent photographs and clear explanations, will foster an understanding of mainstreamed children and help disabled children, their siblings, friends, and families understand disability."

-- School Library Journal

"[E]specially commendable quality, books of particular creativity . . . . all of special interest and value to children . . . .

-- ALA Notable Book Award

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