| MyaGrace quiere hacer música Contributor(s): Mach, Jo Meserve (Author), Stroup-Rentier, Vera Lynne (Author), Birdsell, Mary (Photographer) |
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ISBN: 0996835725 ISBN-13: 9780996835725 Publisher: Finding My Way Books OUR PRICE: $21.59 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Language: Spanish Published: November 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Music - Instruction & Study - Juvenile Nonfiction | Disabilities & Special Needs |
| Physical Information: 0.25" H x 8.5" W x 8.5" (0.70 lbs) 36 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "This is a wonderful story, complimented with beautiful photographs. Children will relate to the joy in learning to do something that is important to them, especially when it's something they can participate in with their family!" - Becky Drews, MS. Ed Special Education
In MyaGrace quiere hacer música, a young girl with disabilities shares her favorite activity. She loves to go to her weekly piano lesson! Everyone in her family plays a musical instrument and she wants to learn how to play so she can join them for family music time.
MyaGrace is fun and sweet as she shares her thoughts and hopes. Her emotions distract her at times, but her wonderful piano teacher builds on her love for certain notes and helps her discover that she is capable of doing much more than make noise. This beautifully photographed story captures the joy of realizing what it means to make music and to be included. It demonstrates that inclusion can always be possible when everyone is open to possibilities. By sharing MyaGrace's story we celebrate her many strengths and abilities. MyaGrace has intellectual disabilities and cerebral palsy. "MyaGrace Wants To Make Music" is an exciting new title from a series featuring true stories of inclusion and the development of skills needed for self-determination...It is especially effective that the story is written from the viewpoint and in the voice of the child." "What a wonderful book! Love that they used real people, real stories, and photos vs drawings. This book would be great to use with classrooms working on including children with special needs or just to help students learn and understand that all children are more alike than different. The whole series of books that goes along with this one should be in all elementary school libraries!" MyaGrace Wants to Make Music is the first title in the Growing With Grace series that follows MyaGrace as she grows up.
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Contributor Bio(s): Stroup-Rentier, Vera Lynne: - Vera Lynne Stroup-Rentier has 25 years of experience teaching within the fields of Early Childhood and Special Education. She has a PhD in Special Education from the University of Kansas. Her current work as the Assistant Director on the state Early Childhood, Special Education, and Title Services team at the Kansas State Department of Education gives her the opportunity to shape policy decisions impacting the lives of students with special educational needs. Vera is passionate about the inclusion of each and every child in settings where they would be if they did not have a disability. She brings the perspective of inclusion and the promotion of self-determination from her work with families, teachers and therapists over 25 year career. Parenting a teen and tween with special needs enrich her life.Mach, Jo Meserve: - Jo Meserve Mach spent 36 years as an Occupational Therapist. She is very passionate about inclusion and the development of skills needed for self-determination and independence. Jo views inclusion from a functional perspective. She hopes our books share how children with special needs can be actively involved in their daily lives. Increasing the participation and engagement of children and young adults with disabilities into family and community activities, enriches the lives of everyone. She believes all children have incredible strengths that sometimes just need some environmental adaptations to help them be realized.Stroup-Rentier, Vera Lynne: - Vera Lynne Stroup-Rentier has 25 years of experience teaching within the fields of Early Childhood and Special Education. She has a PhD in Special Education from the University of Kansas. Her current work as the Assistant Director on the state Early Childhood, Special Education, and Title Services team at the Kansas State Department of Education gives her the opportunity to shape policy decisions impacting the lives of students with special educational needs. Vera is passionate about the inclusion of each and every child in settings where they would be if they did not have a disability. She brings the perspective of inclusion and the promotion of self-determination from her work with families, teachers and therapists over 25 year career. Parenting a teen and tween with special needs enrich her life.Birdsell, Mary: - Mary Birdsell is a freelance photographer and a former middle school speech and theatre teacher. She brings her talents in art and design to our books. Mary strives to create images that reflect the strengths of each child. She feels that an image can project a child's voice and abilities within their environment. Mary's background in education, theatre and photography intersect as she visually creates our books. Within each story, she uses colors and shapes to promote the child's growth and development of skills needed for self-determination as demonstrated through their story. |