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Dear Group, Sorry this took so long, I was waiting for a response from one person. The original post asked for titles of books that the students from our self-contained special education class might enjoy and, if possible, identify with the characters. The children are mainstreamed with 3rd graders for some activities. They love Henry and Mudge but Cam Jansen and Amelia Bedelia are not in their range. Here is a list of the responses I received: Try my ATN reading lists : http://nancykeane.com/rl/95.htm#Top Nate the Great series by ____ Sharmat The Kids of Polk Street School by patricia Reilly Giff The picture book editions of many of the Laura Ingalls Wilder stories. Leo the Late Bloomer The Little Engine that Could Horton Hatches a Who The three Billy Boats Gruff The Clown of God Thank you, Mr. Falker by Patricia Polacco Smudge by Nan Gregory Mandy by Barbara Booth The Hickory Chair by Lisa Fraustino Look at some of the level easy readers - lots of them like animals Many of these children are less mature than others their age and picture books work because there are short stories for their shorter attention span too They should like the Junie B Jones series and our sp ed students like the Magic Treehouse. We now have inclusion. How about the Scooby Doo series? Oh...overcoming hurdles...how about biographies about people who had learning disabilities like Pattricia Polacco etc. Jean Little has written books about children with disabilities -- particularly visual handicaps. IIRC, _From Anna_, _Mine for Keeps_, _Listen to the Singing_ This page has books directed at LD issues but will probably have some you could use: http://www.ldonline.org/ld_store/bibliotherapy/ldbooks.html Three picture books come to mind: How Smudge Came by Nan Gregory is about an older girl with Down Syndrome who finds a puppy. It was shown as a tv special a few years ago. In Harry, Willy and Carrothead by Judith Caseley, Harry is born without a left arm. Mandy by Barbara Booth is about a deaf girl and her widowed grandmother. Thanks to all who responded. Karen Walstein Old Bridge Public Schools Old Bridge, NJ Mets104@home.com =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-==-= All postings to LM_NET are protected under copyright law. To quit LM_NET (or set-reset NOMAIL or DIGEST), send email to: listserv@listserv.syr.edu In the message write EITHER: 1) SIGNOFF LM_NET 2) SET LM_NET NOMAIL or 3) SET LM_NET DIGEST 4) SET LM_NET MAIL * Please allow for confirmation from Listserv. For LM_NET Help see: http://ericir.syr.edu/lm_net/ Archives: http://askeric.org/Virtual/Listserv_Archives/LM_NET.html See also EL-Announce for announcements from library media vendors: http://www.mindspring.com/~el-announce/ =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=--=-=-=