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Portraying Persons With Disabilities A

by Joan B Friedberg

ISBN13: 9780835230223
ISBN10: 0835230228
Condition: Standard

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Following the earlier Accept Me As I Am, this selection guide describes and evaluates over 350 nonfiction titles, encouraging readers to develop open attitudes about people with disabilities. Informative introductory essays on topics such as Disability and Historical Trends, The Power of Nonfiction to Portray People with Disabilities, and Patterns and Trends. Similar in structure to is companion volume, Portraying Persons with Disabilities (fiction) groups titles by broad disability categories and also includes reference books on disabilities and on the handicapped.

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This volume meets a critical need ... It will be useful for collection development as well as reference.RQ

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Product Details

ISBN:: 9780835230223
Binding:: Hardcover
Publication date:: 01/30/1992
Publisher:: R R BOWKER CO
Pages:: 385
Height:: 9.35 in.
Width:: 6.35 in.
Thickness:: 1.35 in.
Number of Units:: 1
Illustration:: Yes
Series Volume:: 1086
UPC Code:: 2147483647
Author:: Joan B Friedberg
Subject:: Mentally ill
Subject:: Mentally handicapped
Subject:: Physically handicapped
Subject:: Mentally ill -- Juvenile literature -- Bibliography.
Subject:: People with mental disabilities
Subject:: Juvenile literature
Subject:: Best books
Subject:: Disabled.
Subject:: Mental retardation
Subject:: Young adult literature
Subject:: Mental Disorders
Subject:: Literature
Subject:: People with disabilities

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