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In this book Sonia Sotomayor introduces the audience herself and her friends with diverse abilities. Throughout the book we learn the powers of having different abilities that many may not have and that it is okay to be different.
I recommend this book because it is beautifully written to discuss different abilities that children and adults may live with and how that though it may be different from someone else, they all have great aspects. It leaves room for a dialogue about compassion, underst ...more
I recommend this book because it is beautifully written to discuss different abilities that children and adults may live with and how that though it may be different from someone else, they all have great aspects. It leaves room for a dialogue about compassion, underst ...more

I love this book by Sonia Sotomayor, I feel like this book really teaches kids about diversity and that their all different types of kids coming together to make something beautiful and meaningful for everyone to see. I feel like this is a book that would be great for early elementary even though they may not know what the words mean, but they can still get an idea of the book and what the differences are. This is also a great classroom read especially during the first week of school and doing a
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This book is about a girl name Sonia that works with her friends to make a garden. Throughout the book her friends introduce themselves and talk a little about their different disabilities. I think that the book is very inclusive of different ethnicities and disabilities and all children would enjoy seeing themselves in the book! Teachers could use this book to teach about disabilities.