Keep Your Ear on the Ball
 

Keep Your Ear on the Ball

by Genevieve Petrillo

Everybody wants to help Davey. "Let me open that." "Do you want to hold my hand?" Davey has one answer for all, "Thanks, but no thanks."
Davey is blind--and he is perfectly capable of doing everything on his own. His well- meaning classmates stop offering help when they see how able Davey is. They respect his self-reliance--until he tries to play kickball. After several ... (read more)

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A positive portrayal of a boy who is blind, with a focus on his abilities rather than his disability. It also depicts kids working cooperatively to find a way to accommodate Davey in kickball games. A good book to kick off discussion about differing abilities.

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