Most Popular Books by Vera Lynne Stroup-Rentier

This beautifully photographed nonfiction picture book highlights a girl with a disability telling her inclusive story of all she learns throughout her daily activities at the orphanage. Neema lives in an orphanage in Tanzania. She has fun playing with her friend Joseph. She likes to learn as she plays. What will Neema learn today? By sharing Neema''s story, we celebrate her many strengths and abilities. Neema has learning disabilities.Neema Wants to Learn is Book 2 in the Finding My World series.

MyaGrace loves music and dancing. Her school is having a big dance and she wants to go with her friend Emily. She has so much to do to get ready. What should she wear? How should she fix her hair? Will she get everything done in time? Finding My Way Books honor children with special needs or disabilities by sharing their stories.

In Tanzania, there is a little village where a girl named Onika lives. She loves to go to school with her friends. Onika, Teophani, Agnes and Elibeth each have activities they like to do at their school. What is Onika''s favorite thing to do? How can Onika and her friends learn skills to help their village?Finding My Way Books honor children with special needs or disabilities by sharing their stories. Onika has intellectual disabilities.

MyaGrace loves music and dancing. Her school is having a big dance and she wants to go with her friend Emily. She has so much to do to get ready. What should she wear? How should she fix her hair? What color should she paint her fingernails? Will she get everything done in time? Finding My Way Books honor children with special needs or disabilities by sharing their stories. MyaGrace has cerebral palsy, autism and intellectual disabilities. Bilingual English/Spanish.

Kaitlyn loves ducks. Her family loves all the animals. Seeing those apes and lions and elephants and goats and giraffes and bears, just isn''t what Kaitlyn wants to do. What''s a girl to do, when it''s family day at the zoo? ''Finding My Way Books'' embrace the joy that comes with the development of skills all children need for their self- determination. Each book shares a delightful, true and inclusive story of a child living with a disability or developmental delay. Through fun and bright illuminating photographs, ''Finding My Way Books'' show how all children can learn, throughout their daily activities, skills that will promote their self-determination. These opportunities teach them the life skills they need for building a successful, rich, and fulfilling future of their own choosing. ''Finding My Way Books'' are fun to read and educational primers for both parents and teachers. Each book includes a specifically written Family Guide describing ''easy to understand'' tips for promoting the development of skills needed for self-determination unique to that story.

Everyone in MyaGrace''s family makes music. MyaGrace plays the piano but it''s not the same. MyaGrace wants to join her family when they are making music together. How is she going to figure this out? Fortunately, MyaGrace knows just the person to help. ''Finding My Way Books'' embrace the joy that comes with the development of skills all children need for their self- determination. Each book shares a delightful, true and inclusive story of a child living with a disability or developmental delay.

Reese has an awesome secret. He has so much fun sharing clues with his friends. They have to wait until Halloween to discover his wonderful surprise. But it''s worth the wait! Finding My Way Books honor children with special needs or disabilities by sharing their stories. Reese was had childhood Cancer that caused a tumor to damage his spinal cord. He uses a walker or wheelchair.

Matteo and Cristian love to spend the day with their friend Rebecca. Today, Rebecca has a surprise for them. Matteo can''t wait to see it! He''s on the move as they explore their favorite museum. Finding My Way Books honor children with disabilities by sharing their stories. Matteo''s friend Rebecca has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair.

This is a color concept book by Mary Birdsell and Vera Lynne Stroup-Rentier. Are colors the same all around the world? See what colors kindergarteners in Tanzania are choosing as they color their school papers. It''s fun to learn the name in English and Swahili.

"Onika is a teenager with intellectual disabilities. The construction of the Irente Rainbow School allowed her to attend school and befriend children her age. ... Onika''s story represents the importance of inclusion of individuals with disabilities"--Page [i].

This book tells the true story of Poppin'' Joe who has Down Syndrome and Autism. Dylan thinks Joe is an awesome friend. Joe pops and sells popcorn. He has a very fun job. It''s a noisy fun job! Dylan learns from Joe how to do a job you love.

OE is counting down the days until Friday. It''s her favorite day of the week. Each day she has fun, but she knows she will have fabulous fun on Friday. She can''t wait for her special time with Dad and her coach, Austin.

How would you teach someone what is little or big? Matteo and Cristian have fun ways to teach you many opposites at their school. It''s even more fun learning them in English and French. Pre-K-2 concept book. GRL: D Grade level equivalent- Kindergarten

Isiah and Marco share their love of baseball. Who''s going to hit the ball farther? Who''s going to hit the ball higher? Whose ball will hit the barn? Cousins like to tease and play, when Grandpa is pitching.