Lex Leads the Way: The Second Story in The Capables Series

by Danny Jordan, Agustina Perciante (Illustrator)

Overview

The second story in the award-winning inclusive children's book series: The Capables®

Lex is a kid with big, beautiful pictures in her head. Her brain works a bit differently, and that's how this story bookends.

On a class field trip to a local science center, Lex and her classmates come face-to-face with a big problem. It's at this moment that Lex must decide whether or not she will use her super-problem solving skills to save the day.

"A visual treat and a lively, child-respecting story of inclusion." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781736458051
Publisher:	Capables LLC
Publication date:	10/03/2022
Series:	The Capables
Pages:	44
Product dimensions:	8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 0.25(d)
Age Range:	Up to 11 Years

About the Author

Danny Jordan is an award-winning author and TV producer. When his daughter was born with an upper limb difference in 2018, he became an advocate for inclusion and accurate representation of disability in the media.Danny's premiere book, Rae's First Day: The First Story in The Capables Series, received the Kirkus Star, the IBPA Benjamin Franklin Award, and was named one of the Best Books of 2021 by Kirkus Reviews magazine.Outside of this thrilling literary adventure, Danny has produced and directed over 150 hours of primetime major network and cable television programming, along with co-hosting the #1 Christmas podcast in the world, Christmas Countdown.Danny lives in Southern California with his family and their trusty pup, Sammy.Follow Danny on Instagram @dannyjordan

Agustina Perciante is an Argentinian book illustrator, traditional painter, and sculptor based in Seattle, Washington.To make art, Agustina relies on her heart. Conveying feelings through her art is the main focus of her work, and Agustina relies on a burst of emotion to create all of her pieces, inspiring other people to feel.Follow Agustina on Instagram @percima.art

Editorial Reviews

★ 2022-10-17
Thinking differently leads a little girl to discover her secret superpower.

Lex is excited about her class trip to the science museum, but she’s anxious, too. Her brain works differently than other kids’, and she worries that she won’t be able to keep up if the visit requires a lot of reading. (In this standout picture book, children learn that Lex has dyslexia, which means she has difficulty recognizing words and letters.) At a display of famous mathematicians, scientists, and more, Lex struggles to read about Katherine Johnson, the groundbreaking Black NASA mathematician, while her classmates have already moved on. Her spirits rise when she is told how many brilliant, accomplished people were also dyslexic. And, when the class is stumped by a three-dimensional geometric puzzle, Lex realizes that “different” can be “super.” She uses her ability to process information as visual images to provide the answer. Expertly designed as a graphic novel for young children, the book features Perciante’s beautiful depictions of Lex’s world (Lex and her family are Black; her classmates and other adults appear ethnically, racially, and physically diverse). Rich with saturated color, the illustrations, some full page, incorporate strips of text and dialogue balloons. Following Rae’s First Day, a Kirkus Reviewsbest book of 2021, this is the second book in Jordan’s resonant Capables series, which is structured around the theme of inclusion and features children with disabilities discovering their “super-capabilities.”

A visual treat and a lively, child-respecting story of inclusion.

Kirkus Reviews

"A visual treat and a lively, child-respecting story of inclusion." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

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