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Galia's dad is in a wheelchair

Title
Galia's dad is in a wheelchair / James Edward English.
Author
English, James Edward, 1967-
Publication
Fort Worth, Texas : TCU Press, [2017]

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Teddy, 1984-
Description
18 pages : color illustrations; 22 cm
Summary
"Galia is a young girl from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, who likes to ride her bike, dance, and spend time with her father, Gérald, who has muscular dystrophy and has been in a wheelchair since he was a young boy. Despite his disability, Gérald received a master's degree from Harvard University, served as President Michel Martelly's Secretary of State with the disability portfolio, and enjoys many of the same activities with his daughter as other dads. During his five years in public office, Secretary Gérald Oriol Jr. recognized his country's critical shortage of children's literature, particularly related to disability, and encouraged his friend and adviser James English to create a children's book for Haiti, which has an estimated one million persons with disabilities, a number that increased significantly following the 2010 earthquake. Galia's Dad Is in a Wheelchair aims to counter negative stereotypes and stigmas surrounding disability and is believed to be the only children's book on the subject in Haiti available in Creole, French, and English. The book's positive messages, which promote disability awareness and close parent-child relations, are universal and extend to general readers beyond the small Caribbean island nation"--Publisher description.
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Note
  • "Artwork by Teddy Keser Mombrun"--Title page verso.
Call Number
Sc D 17-1198
ISBN
  • 9780875656496
  • 0875656498
LCCN
2016054122
OCLC
965760281
Author
English, James Edward, 1967- author.
Title
Galia's dad is in a wheelchair / James Edward English.
Publisher
Fort Worth, Texas : TCU Press, [2017]
Type of Content
text
still image
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Added Author
Teddy, 1984- illustrator.
Research Call Number
Sc D 17-1198
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