Stewart, Sheila

Presents the experiences of people who survived the Holocaust, telling how their lives have changed as a result.

Presents the experiences of people who have survived wars, telling how their lives have changed as a result.

Provides a story about a young boy with learning disabilities, offering facts and information about his condition, and discussing symptoms, diagnosis, causes, and treatments.

Presents a story about Grace, a girl who suffered a brain injury after falling out of a tree, and the challenges she faces on her first day back to school; and provides information about the effects, causes, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of traumatic brain injury.

Provides a story about a young boy with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and features facts about the condition which makes it difficult for kids to stay focused, discussing symptoms, signs, diagnosis, causes, and treatments.

Presents a story about Gage, a boy who suffers from an emotional disturbance, and the challenges he faces when he starts at a new school; and provides information about the symptoms, types, causes, diagnosis, and treatments of emotional disturbances.

Presents a story about Miguel, a boy blinded in an accident who returns to school after a year to find all his friends have deserted him; and includes information about how the eyes work, the causes and degrees of visual impairment, and the challenges it poses.

Presents a story about Trinity, a girl who suffers from an intellectual disability, and the challenges she faces at school; and provides information about the causes, diagnosis, and treatment of an intellectual disability.

Presents a story about Abby, a fifth-grade girl who is deaf, and the disappointment she feels when her entire class is invited to a party except for her; and provides information about deafness, discussing how people hear, the causes of hearing loss, and the challenges it poses.

Presents a story about Sierra, a girl born with spina bifida who is confined to a wheelchair, and her determination to go on a field trip with her class to a Revolutionary War site that is not handicapped accessible; and provides information about different types of physical disabilities and the challenges they pose.