Disabilities and Disorders in Literature for Youth: A Selective Annotated Bibliography for K-12

by Alice Crosetto, Rajinder Garcha, Mark Horan

Overview

One in every five Americans lives with at least one disability or disorder, including both the obvious, such as those requiring the use of a wheelchair, and the less evident ones, such as eating disorders or Asperger's syndrome. Those responsible for teaching disabled students and providing services and support for them need ready access to reliable and up-to-date resources. Disabilities and Disorders in Literature for Youth: A Selective Annotated Bibliography for K-12 identifies almost 1,000 resources to help educators, professionals, parents, siblings, guardians, and students understand the various disabilities and disorders faced by children today. This bibliography consists of four major headings_Emotional, Learning, Physical, and Multiple Disabilities_which are further categorized into works of fiction and nonfiction. Annotations provide a complete bibliographical description of the entries, and each entry is identified with the grade levels for which it is best suited and resources are matched with appropriate audiences. Reviews from recognized publications are also included wherever possible. Anyone interested in identifying helpful resources regarding disabilities and disorders will find much of value in this essential tool.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780810869622
Publisher:	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date:	09/01/2009
Series:	Literature for Youth Series , #12
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	400
File size:	523 KB
Age Range:	3 Months to 17 Years

About the Author

Alice Crosetto is coordinator for Collection Development and acquisitions librarian for the University of Toledo, Ohio. Rajinder Garcha is professor emeritus at the University of Toledo. She is the co-author of The World of Islam in Literature for Youth (Scarecrow, 2006). Mark Horan is Librarian for the Judith Herb College of Education and Associate Professor of Library Administration at The University of Toledo, Ohio.

Editorial Reviews

The twelfth volume in Scarecrow's Literature for Youth series identifies approximately 1,000 resources to help educators, parents, siblings, and students address the challenges faced by one in every five Americans. The first four of nine chapters each focus on one major area of disabilities/disorders—“Emotional,” “Learning,” “Physical,” and “Multiple”—divided into fiction and nonfiction works. Each numbered entry includes an annotation complete with bibliographical descriptions, grade-level appropriateness, and awards. The remaining five chapters cover “General Reference Resources,” “Educators/Parents/Professional Resources,” “Media Resources,” “Internet Resources,” and “Journals/Magazines.” The appendixes list awards and disability-related events. Multiple indexes allow a variety of approaches to the book's content. This title will provide one-stop shopping for school and young adult librarians seeking to build their collections on this topic.

Booklist

This is a valuable, useful resource.

American Reference Books Annual

The twelfth volume in Scarecrow’s Literature for Youth series identifies approximately 1,000 resources to help educators, parents, siblings, and students address the challenges faced by one in every five Americans. The first four of nine chapters each focus on one major area of disabilities/disorders—“Emotional,” “Learning,” “Physical,” and “Multiple”—divided into fiction and nonfiction works. Each numbered entry includes an annotation complete with bibliographical descriptions, grade-level appropriateness, and awards. The remaining five chapters cover “General Reference Resources,” “Educators/Parents/Professional Resources,” “Media Resources,” “Internet Resources,” and “Journals/Magazines.” The appendixes list awards and disability-related events. Multiple indexes allow a variety of approaches to the book’s content. This title will provide one-stop shopping for school and young adult librarians seeking to build their collections on this topic.

June 2010 Booklist

The book features several useful indexes for author, title, series, illustrator, and subject. The index for grade level is very handy for educators. This must-have book is a great resource for readers’ advisory, and it is also invaluable for parents and educators.

April 2010 VOYA