Status
Available
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Physical description
9.5 inches
Publication
Albert Whitman & Co (1974), Edition: 1, 32 pages
Description
Though he enjoys life with his family and attends school, Howie, a child with cerebral palsy, wants more than anything else to be able to move his wheelchair by himself.
User reviews
LibraryThing member lallierr
Howie has fine and gross motor disabilities and is in a wheelchair. He can do lots of things, but sometimes gets frustrated by what he can't do alone. He has good and bad days at school. He works really hard to be able to move his wheelchair himself and is really proud and happy when he finally
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can. Great book for discussion about how hard it is to keep trying when something is hard. (Note: Howie is in a "special" class at school, but it is not a central part of the story.) Fiction. Show Less
LibraryThing member Anthony2013
Howie has fine and gross motor disabilities and is in a wheelchair. He can do lots of things, but sometimes gets frustrated by what he can't do alone. He has good and bad days at school. He works really hard to be able to move his wheelchair himself and is really proud and happy when he finally
Book Review, Pierce College, Ages (3-7)
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can. Great book for discussion about how hard it is to keep trying when something is hard. (Note: Howie is in a "special" class at school, but it is not a central part of the story.) Book Review, Pierce College, Ages (3-7)
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LibraryThing member jaimie919
Howie has cerebral palsy and he wants nothing more than to move his wheel chair by himself. His arms and legs do not always work the way they are supposed to. So he has to rely on others do help him do things on his own. He decides he wants to start doing things on his own. With hard work and
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determination Howie finally is able to do it. This book shows two things. One being if you set your mind to do something you can do it if you work at it. Secondly is shows what a child with cerebral palsy has to go through. Show Less
LibraryThing member syntaxerric
A little boy named Howie is handicapped and has to move with a wheelchair. He wants so much to just be able to move himself with out others help but he can't because he is too week. After weeks and weeks of practice and trying he finally gets his wheelchair to move by his own power.
Age: 5-6
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Age: 5-6
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LibraryThing member cassie05
Howie is a young boy who is very weak. Throughout the book it descibes the process he goes through to learn and adjust to how to use his wheelchair.
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LibraryThing member breksarah
This is the story of Howie, whom has Cerebral Palsy. He is wheelchair bound. For the most part, he does not mind being different. He goes to school, he plays game with friends and family, and he has lots of support and help when he needs it. Howie's only wish is to be able to push himself in his
I would use this book for K-1. It is very simply written and illustrated.
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wheelchair. Just when Howie is about to give up, he pushes himself all the way to his dad.I would use this book for K-1. It is very simply written and illustrated.
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LibraryThing member Madison_DeWeerdt
My aunt has cerebal palsy and I really appreciated the way that this book was written.
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ISBN
0807534226 / 9780807534229