We Can Do It! (Hardcover)

~ (Author, Illustrator, Photographer) "My name is Gina..." (more)

Editorial Reviews

Review

...An attractive book that will dispel reader's fears and pity. -- Horn Book

We Can Do It! is very well produced, with full color photographs on every page. Supported by a series of brief captions, ideal because they contribute to the positive images being established. The photographs offer glimpses into the lives of five children, all of whom have disabilities. These are incredibly uplifting, doggedly showing young children as active participants, contributing positively to the world around them. I've used the book many times now and find that my class' interest is stimulated by those images. --Special Magazine

Finally, there is a clear, attractive, and beautifully presented book that shows children with disabilities interacting with others and doing all of the things that children usually do. This book will motivate disabled children, sensitize and encourage their families and friends and…also have a positive impact on children without disabilities. --Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Gina, David, Jewel, Emiliano, and Sarah are beautiful, lively, sparkling, involved children... -- All Together Now, 1998, Vol. 4

Product Description

Photographs show five pre-school children, each with a disability, leading full, productive ad happy lives because they believe We Can Do It!


Glossary and resource list included.

Finalist, Benjamin Franklin Award

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 40 pages
• Publisher: Star Bright Books; 1 Ed edition (February 1, 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1887734341
• ISBN-13: 978-1887734349
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 8.8 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #874,647 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

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20 of 20 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lively book of photographs of special children as children, July 28, 1998

By A Customer

We Can Do It has photographs of 5 children with Down Syndrome, spina bifida, blindness and cerebral palsy having fun and enjoying ordinary activities at home and at school. The unposed (I think!) photographs are refreshing and inspiring to anyone who has an interest in special needs children, focusing on their abilities. I think it will become a classic.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars children first, disabilities second, January 13, 2005

By	00dove (New York City) - See all my reviews

This marvelous book shows five different children going about their lives with their disabilities visible, but demystified. The title really says it all: We can do it! We can do lots of things! The journalistically styled photos show each child in ordinary situations as a child first, and a child with a disability second.

My favorite photo is the one of the boy in his walker playing in the sprinkler; seeing his joy reminds of another famous photo of children playing under a street sprinkler, and of my own childhood. This must be why little children love this book. They get to examine children who are a little different having fun. Perhaps it helps them answer their unasked questions. But believe me, small children LOVE this book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I love this book!, May 19, 2006

By	Mass Reader (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews

I think this book should be in the library of every preschool and kindergarten in the country. In a world that focuses on what people with disabilities can't do, its beautiful photos show all the things these kids *can* do.