Our Books
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Books for Young Readers
Crystal Brave: Lost in the Woods
by BK Bradshaw
Illustrated by Leo Hartas
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This Crystal Brave adventure for young readers encourages curiosity and problem solving in young readers.
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8-year-old Crystal is digging for fossils when her dog, Tut, begins barking at something in the woods. What could it be? Their curiosity takes them deep into the dark woods among wild animals, caves and raging rivers.
Will they find the mysterious animal?
Will they find their way home?
Albert Is My Friend:
Helping Children Understand Autism
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by Jan Luck & Dr. Linda Barboa
Illustrated by Travis Hanson
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This book models compassion and acceptance for young children.
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Meet Albert. He doesn't say much, but has a lot of great ideas. Mary Louise likes Albert even though he is different from her other friends. Albert and Mary Louise want everyone to know that being different is okay. "Albert is My Friend: Helping Children to Understand Autism" is about the friendship between a young boy, Albert, who is on the autism spectrum and his friend, Mary Louise. Together they describe and explain some common autism behaviors at a child's level of understanding. This read-aloud book has engaging color pictures that will hold the attention of children and adults. This book presents a positive attitude and is a must read for family members, teachers, and community members.
Albert es mi amigo
Jan Luck & Dr. Linda Barboa
ilustrado por Travis Hanson
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Este libro modela la compasión y aceptación de los niños pequeños.
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Alberto es mi amigo "Ayudando a niños a comprender lo que es el autismo" . Este libro habla de una amistad entre un niño llamado Alberto, quien tiene autismo y su amiga Maria Luisa. Juntos ellos describen y explican algunos comportamientos comunes entre niños con autismo de manera que un niño de su nivel lo pueda entender. El libro tiene páginas a todo color con imágenes atractivas que acapararán la atención de niños y adultos. La información presenta una actitud positiva hacia el autismo y al igual podrá leerlo todos los miembros de la familia, maestros y miembros de toda la comunidad a entender lo que es vivir con autismo.
Albert Thinks About His Future:
Helping Children Understand Autism
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by Dr. Linda Barboa & Jan Luck
Illustrated by Travis Hanson
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This book promotes imagination and goal-setting in young children.
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Albert Thinks About His Future is the engaging story of Albert, a young pre-verbal boy on the autism spectrum, as he thinks about the many possibilities he has for his future. His family and friends encourage him to think about his strengths and interests as he considers his potential occupations.
Foxies & the Mysterious Floating Object
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Illustrated by Travis Hanson
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This book promotes curiosity, imagination and problem solving in young children.
Is it a bird? Is it a plane?
What IS that mysterious object in the sky? With the help of their friend, Grace, the family of foxies venture into the world of humans to solve the mystery.
Curious will stop at nothing to figure it out.
Catcher wonders if he can catch it.
Cutie just wants to hide.
Sometimes In the Sky
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by BK Bradshaw
Illustrated by M. Kilgore
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This book encourages young children to ask questions about their environment.
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Sometimes in the Sky, a book with colorful, engaging illustrations, is designed to promote childhood curiosity and thinking. The delightful pictures are paired with an element of rhyme, drawing in children to seeking the wonders of nature. Questions are embedded to encourage discussion about the child's environment.
We Are All Stars!
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by Mary Lou Datema
Illustrated by Valerie Bouthyette
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This book models and encourages compassion and acceptance for young children.
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Young children are invited to visit a rollicking and welcoming, inclusive classroom where children of differing abilities learn and play together every day. Come join the fun! Each student in this preschool classroom has a special need, but also a special gift to share.
Books for Middle Grades
The Alien Logs of Super Jewels
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by BK Bradshaw
Illustrated by Travis Hanson
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This book encourages compassion and acceptance of individuals from neurodiverse populations.
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Why does everything seem so easy for everyone else? As Jewels recounts her adventures from Kinderprison to Muddle School, she looks for clues to what sets her apart. Could she be an alien, a superhero, or something completely different?
Join Jewels as she explores the confusing - and often hilarious - world of social expectations. Jewels' journey of self-discovery takes her to some unexpected places, and most surprising of all is finding a little bit of ourselves along the way.
The Adventures of Crystal Brave:
Earth Quake at the Taum Sauk
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by BK Bradshaw
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This book encourages curiosity, compassion, empathy, resilience and perseverance.
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The day before Crystal Brave’s thirteenth birthday celebration, her parents leave for the Taum Sauk Mountain to study petroglyphs, planning to return the next day. All plans are disrupted by the long-predicted New Madrid earthquake. The devastation in Southeast Missouri cuts off all communication, leaving Crystal desperate to find out if her parents are safe. True to Brave family tradition, Crystal takes the courageous step of going to find them herself. With the special relationship between her and a horse and a dog, the generous mentorship of those she meets along her journey, and strength from the love for her family, Crystal faces some of her worst fears, earning passage into her teen years and learning the meaning of her family name.
The Adventures of Crystal Brave:
Treasures of the Current
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by BK Bradshaw
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This book encourages curiosity, compassion, empathy, resilience and perseverance.
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One year after the earthquake at the Taum Sauk, Crystal is finally allowed to go on an archaeological dig with her parents, who are excavating a mysterious gravesite in the Ozark Mountains. Her friends, Joseph, Will, and Robin, join her to go trail riding near the site when the region is suddenly threatened by a devastating wildfire. Crystal must call upon her courage to help find Robyn’s lost horse, Shotgun, as well as help save the treasures of the Current, ancient and new.
Resources for Educators
Literature-based Theme Unit:
The Alien Logs of Super Jewels
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by Rebecca Detwiler & Dr. Brenda Bradshaw
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Hey, Teachers! Looking for a Looking for activities to support the novel, The Alien Logs of Super Jewels? This literature-based thematic unit features character studies, vocabulary studies, instructions for creative student expressions such and much more! Written by teachers Rebecca Detweiler and Dr. Brenda Bradshaw, these lessons are tried and true!
Literature-based Theme Unit:
We Are All Stars!
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by Mary Lou Datema & Dr. Brenda Bradshaw
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Looking for activities to support the children's book, We Are All Stars!, by Mary Lou Datema? This literature-based thematic unit features character studies, vocabulary studies, instructions for creative student expressions such and much more! Written by teachers, Dr. Brenda Bradshaw and the author, Mary Lou Datema, these lessons are tried and true.