Some Kids Wear Leg Braces (Pebble Books: Understanding Differences)

From School Library Journal PreS-Gr 2-Supporting national social studies standards, these books offer extremely brief discussions of special-needs children. Written and formatted in an uninspiring textbook style, each double-page spread introduces one concept, with a color photograph on the left and one or two simple sentences in large print on the right. Each cover shows a child interacting with other youngsters, but the internal pictures rarely show a special-needs child with other classmates. If the point is to understand and accept individual differences, how can one not show photographs of children with and without special needs working and playing together? Despite the controlled vocabulary, youngsters will need adult guidance to make the most of these titles.-Pamela K. Bomboy, Chesterfield County Public Schools, VACopyright 2001 Cahners Business Information, Inc. About the Author Lola M. Schaefer is a Capstone Press author.