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4-6Kids with Special Needs: IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) series.
These books provide up-to-date discussions of various disabilities, including their definitions, causes, diagnoses, treatments, and school support. Each book opens with a fictional account of a kid with the titular disability; though the writing is awkward, the stories may help readers understand those with the special need. Unremarkable art illustrates the short-story sections while helpful photos accompany the nonfiction. Reading list, websites. Ind. Review includes these Kids with Special Needs: IDEA titles: The Hidden Child, I Can Do It!, My Name Is Not Slow, Seeing with Your Fingers, Speed Racer, and Why Can't I Learn Like Everyone Else?