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Note: the links below will open in a new window
Left click in the top corners of the flash page turners to turn the page back and forth. Page turner versions of the stories can be printed - to help children access them more easily - right click in the centre of the page when it is fully open and select "print".
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- Page Turner - Flash Version Author: ©Nicole Matthews 2006 Illustrator: ©Lisa Savage 2006 Nicole says: “I think what is missing from libraries and bookshops are fabulous adventure stories that include disabled children as part of the action. In this story Rory, who uses a wheelchair and alternative forms of communication, is the big brother who looks out for little Stella, and the two kids notice things and sort out stuff that have the adults baffled. I wanted to show through a fantasy story that communicating in an unusual way isn’t a ‘problem’ or a limitation but can be really useful: after all, lots of people find pictures easier to make sense of than words– including me! Age range 5-8 years |
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- Page Turner - Flash Version Author: ©Nicole Matthews 2006 Illustrator: ©Kate Clapp 2007 Nicole says: “My friends and family all love to go out cycling, sometimes on tandem bikes like in this story. Lots of children go out on the back of their parents’ bikes and so I think even young ones without a visual impairment could imagine what it would be like to ride along like Sara does in the story, on a tandem behind a sighted “front rider”. The narrator of the poem is the only one not riding a bicycle with another person on board – so she takes along her soft toy Lou to feel she’s not missing out.” Age range 5-8 years
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- Page Turner - Flash Version Author: ©Joe McHenry 2006 A story about a journey and the consequences of not considering others with restricted mobility. The author, who has a disabled grandson doesn't dwell on Susan as a disabled character. When she is lost she finds herself in a vulnerable situation, not because she can't walk as well as other people but because she's alone in an unfamiliar place...the ultimate scary predicament for any child! Age range 4-8 years
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- Page Turner - Flash Version Author: ©Margaret Stewart 2006 A gentle story based on the writer’s childhood in Ireland and inspired by her son who, among other things, finds loud noises difficult. Margaret wanted to get across that it is important to see children as children. She feels that people often don’t understand that children with autism are disabled – they are treated as if they are being naughty. Age range 6-9 years
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- Page Turner - Flash Version Author and illustrator: ©Helen Thornhill 2006 Helen was so inspired by the project that she started writing her own picture book, featuring children dreaming about customised wheelchairs. She explains: "If you had to sit in one all day what would you want it to do? I came up with ships, rockets and even a chair that could take you up to tree tops. I allowed my imagination to run wild in creating the crazy contraptions and enjoyed making the whole thing as lively as possible." Age range 4+ years
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Author: ©Rebecca Cherriman 2006 A story, inspired by listening to parents talking about their children and from the perspective of the sister of a child with autism - it follows her adventures with an ostrich. Age range 7-10 years
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Authors: ©North West Disability Arts Forum working with young people from Sandfield Park School Liverpool and writer Jim Bennett 2006 In this story the group have conveyed the idea of teamwork and overcoming the sort of barriers that wouldn’t exist in an ideal world. Age range 5-8 years
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Rory and Stella Save the Earth
The Day We Rode to the Seaside
Lost
Declan and the Donkey
Every Kid is Different
My Sister the Ostrich
Millie’s Marvellous Magnificent Monster
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