Breaking down barriers : youth with physical challenges /

Esherick, Joan.

Breaking down barriers : youth with physical challenges / by Joan Esherick. - Broomall, Pa. : Mason Crest Publishers, c2004. - 127 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm. - Youth with special needs .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 120) and index.

A new neighbor : meeting someone with physical disabilities -- Cerebral palsy : surprised by Jen -- Not all disabilities are alike -- Amputation : an interview with Tyrone -- Traumatic spinal cord injury : an interview with Allison -- Spina bifida : an interview with Katie -- Muscular dystrophy : an interview with Ben -- Disabled, not unable.

Discusses several different types of disabilities, their causes, and treatments.

1590847377 (lib. bdg.) 9781590847374 (lib. bdg.) 159084727X (series) 9781590847275 (series)

1230013 QBI

2003018642


Youth with disabilities--Juvenile literature.
People with disabilities.
People with disabilities--Juvenile literature.

YA HV 1569.3 .Y68 E92 2004