Annette Bay PimentelReseñas

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Moonbeam Children's Book Award

This book would be a good one for Intermediate Readers.
This book is about a girl in a wheelchair that fought for greater accessibility for herself and others in building requirements. It is encouraging and growing in perspective for the many obstacles that she faces daily.
This would be a great book to bring perspective within a classroom. It could also be an encouragement to all students as they becone greater aware at the ways that their individual voices and persistence can make big differences in our world.

All the Way to the Top can be used in an elementary level classroom as a powerful read aloud. This book goes through the story of a boy with a disability and his struggles with it. This book can teach students about disabilities, especially physical disabilities and what they look like.

This story was about a girls journey to overcoming adversities such as her disability, and participating in protests to create change. I thought that this story was inspirational, and would be good to include in the classroom to talk about.

Great true story about a young girl standing up for herself and others to create an inclusive space within schools for children with disabilities. Book shows a great amount of inclusion for disabilities and what it looks like to stand up for something you believe in. This is a great book if I was looking for a story about disabilities and I love that it's based on a true story. I could see a use for this in both primary and intermediate classrooms!

- Age: Intermediate

- About a wheelchair bound girl and her story to protest leading to the ADA so schools could be more accessible.

- I would use this in my classroom as a great example of overcoming adversity and standing up for what is right.

This book is based on the true story of Jennifer Keelan-Chaffins and the historical ‘Capitol Crawl’. Great representation of physical disabilities, introduction to activism, and perseverance. Illustrations clearly depict access disparity like curbs and steps. I could see myself using with k-3 students to talk about civil rights or even as a character study of perseverance.

This story is inspiring! A girl faces challenges, including her disability, and works for inclusive schools. Perfect for class discussions on resilience and positive change and maybe middle school.

This book would be good for intermediate students. This book is "All the Way to the Top" written by Annette bay Pimentel, illustrated by Nabi H. Ali, published in 2020. This book is a true story based on a little girl Jennifer who is wheelchair bound and has cerebral palsy. She is getting frustrated with the lack of accessibility so she starts to join in protests for the ADA and at the end of her protesting, she gets out of her wheelchair and pulls herself up the capitol steps. This book would be great for teaching kids that even if you are a kid or have barriers preventing you from doing something, you can still make a difference. I would for suer include this in my future class.

Book for Intermediate students. Young Girl shares her personal story about how she protested along with other people with disabilities to get the ADA to pass Congress. Even though she struggles to go to school and do basic things because of her wheelchair, she stays positive and fights for what she knows is right.

This book followed the true story of a young girl who was an ADA activist (with CP!). It would be a good use for character trait studies in bravery and perseverance. It could be appropriate for students grades 2-3.

This book would work well for older elementary ages because of the lengthy pages and depth of the topic.
This book is a true story about a young girl, Jennifer Keelan, who uses a wheelchair but aspires to make a difference in the world and fights for rights for people with disabilities.
It would be helpful to use in the classroom for representation about people with disabilities and when learning about the ADA.

This book is for late primary and early intermediate. This is an encouraging book for those with disabilities. This can also show awareness and or inclusivity. This is a story about a young girl trying to promote and or protesting for the ADA getting passed. She stood up for what she believed in and accomplished something that seems so little bit really can change a life.

I really like how this book can bring awareness to this issue (rights for people with disabilities) but in a way that is simple and story-like. The illustrations are beautiful. It is most definitely a "call to action" to protest as well. I think that it is an interesting cross between a children's book and an adult theme. I would recommend this maybe for older elementary.

I think this book is for children at the primary and intermediate level. A little girl who is bound to a wheelchair is upset because people don't think she belongs. However, she joins a group that is fighting for people with wheelchairs and disabilities have access to things in the public.

A lively biography of Jennifer Keelan and her work as a child in disability rights activism.

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Pimentel tenders the story of Bobbi Gibb, the first woman to (surreptitiously) run the classic Boston Marathon, with illustrations that pay close attention to the route along the way.

Hot on the heels of Kristina Yee and Frances Poletti’s The Girl Who Ran, illustrated by Susanna Chapman (2017), is another rendering of Gibb’s saga. This time the story pivots less around Gibb’s trick to evade the officials than the sheer joy of running—it is as though Gibb is on one long runner’s high, and it’s good fun to run along with her. Readers learn that Gibb trained in nurse’s shoes, making “her feet feel weightless” when she bought proper running shoes (boys’ size six, as there are none for “girls”). Once she was in the race and doffed her sweatshirt to avoid heat exhaustion, she was cheered on by all but the most curmudgeonly marathon watchers. Archer provides the landscape through which the blonde white woman trains and then the marathon path itself. Her artwork is an eyeful, a deep-dish mixture of oil paint and collage with tissue paper and hand-stamped patterned papers as materials. In addition, she adds mile markers and elevation notes to convey the runners’ toils and why it is called “Heartbreak Hill.” The tiny smattering of African-Americans engaged in the race and in the crowds is sad but true.

A bright salutation of a story, with one determined woman at its center. (Picture book. 4-8)
(Kirkus Review)

An inspiring story about Jennifer Keelan, a young girl with cerebral palsy who fought for equality. Especially as it pertains to people with disabilities. The role she had in the Americans with Disabilities Act is amazing and inspiring. A role model for young people to embrace, that is for sure.

The book itself is a bit long to do in a storytime setting. It is better to spotlight. Or again, use it in a teaching setting in a classroom.

Children with disabilities is not often seen in picture books. Or at least not as realistic......so this is a breath of fresh air.

This outstanding non-fiction picture book features Jennifer Keelan, born with cerebral palsy, and how she got out of her wheelchair and climbed the steps to the Capitol Building on March 12, 1990, just as Congress was contemplating the Americans with Disabilities Act. The story of her bravery and perseverance adds a layer of inspiration for readers and students as they learn more about the disability rights movement. Highly recommended for public library inclusion as well as a resource library addition to public schools to supplement classroom learning.

OCLC Number / Unique Identifier:
1129158964

ISBN:
9781492688976, 9781713765301, 1492688975, 1713765306

Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (United States)
Biographies
Cerebral palsied children Political activity United States
Cerebral palsied children Political activity United States Juvenile literature
Discrimination against people with disabilities
Discrimination against people with disabilities United States
Discrimination against people with disabilities United States Juvenile literature
Discrimination à l'égard des personnes handicapées États-Unis Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
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Enfants infirmes moteurs cérébraux Activité politique États-Unis Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
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JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Political
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists
JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Women
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Keelan, Jennifer, 1981-
Keelan, Jennifer, 1981- Juvenile literature
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People with disabilities Civil rights
People with disabilities Civil rights United States
People with disabilities Civil rights United States Juvenile literature
People with disabilities Legal status, laws, etc
People with disabilities Legal status, laws, etc. United States
People with disabilities Legal status, laws, etc. United States Juvenile literature
Personnes handicapées Droits États-Unis Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
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United States
United States. Juvenile literature
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picture books

I would recommend this book to students who are in upper grade levels of special education because it tells the story of a girl who advocates for the rights of those with disabilities. It is a true story about a girl who is passionate about advocating and using our voice for something you believe in. This would be good for classroom use because it encourages students to stand up for what they believe in and understand that they are capable of accomplishing many things despite their disabilities.

This book is about a young girl who has a disability and has to navigate the world from a wheelchair. In her school, she has to find ways to be able to access parts of her school building, which are not wheelchair accessible. She then appeals to government officials to make a change for everyone. I would recommend this book to any age group, as it can appeal to all ages.

talks about a girl who wants to be able to get into buildings and not have to go around to a ramp in the back of the buildings. I would use this in a class if a student was disabled.

This would be good for all grade levels. It could be used to open up a conversation about people with physical differences, it could also be a foundation to talking about equality. The book is about Jennifer Keelan and how she fought for equal access for all as a child growing up when there weren't many accommodations made for those with physical differences.

This book is good for children of all ages.
This book is about a girl that is limited on what she does because she is in a wheelchair. It explains on challenges she faces and others face everyday because they are also in a wheelchair. So she decides to fight for change. The protest they had about ADA laws was somewhere where there was steps and she didnt give up. She army crawled up those steps to fight for the change that needed to be made.
This book is a very good book to show to your students to show them what it is like to be disabled and also the challenges they face. Also this book shows your students how to advocate for themselves.