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I am a masterpiece! : an empowering story about inclusivity and growing up with Down Syndrome / by Mia Armstrong with Marissa Moss ; illustrated by Alexandra Thompson.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Random House, 2024Copyright date: ©2024Description: 1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780593567975
  • 0593567978
  • 9780593567982
  • 0593567986
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Mia offers a glimpse into the life of a child with Down syndrome.Summary: Mia likes many of the things other people like--going to the beach, the color blue, drawing. But she doesn't like when strangers stare at her because she looks different from them. Down syndrome allows Mia to see and understand the world in a way that may not make sense to others. She considers it her superpower--and instead of it making her strange, she considers herself a masterpiece. As we all are. In this spirited book, Mia offers a glimpse into the life of a child with Down syndrome, helping some readers see themselves in a book and helping others understand those friends, classmates, and family members who are neurodivergent.
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Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Children's Book Children's Book Dr. James Carlson Library Children's Picturebook New ARMSTRON MIA Available 33111011126808
Children's Book Children's Book Main Library Children's Picturebook New ARMSTRON MIA Available 33111011340367
Children's Book Children's Book Northport Library Children's Picturebook New ARMSTRON MIA Available 33111011155773
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Tween actress Mia Armstrong celebrates her fun, funny, beautiful childhood living with Down syndrome in this debut picture book.

Mia likes many of the things other people like--going to the beach, the color blue, drawing. But she doesn't like when strangers stare at her because she looks different from them.

Down syndrome allows Mia to see and understand the world in a way that may not make sense to others. She considers it her superpower--and instead of it making her strange, she considers herself a masterpiece. As we all are.

In this sparkling picture book, Mia offers a glimpse into the life of a child with Down syndrome, helping some readers see themselves in a book and helping others understand those friends, classmates, and family members who are neurodivergent.

Ages 4-8 years. Random House.

Mia offers a glimpse into the life of a child with Down syndrome.

Mia likes many of the things other people like--going to the beach, the color blue, drawing. But she doesn't like when strangers stare at her because she looks different from them. Down syndrome allows Mia to see and understand the world in a way that may not make sense to others. She considers it her superpower--and instead of it making her strange, she considers herself a masterpiece. As we all are. In this spirited book, Mia offers a glimpse into the life of a child with Down syndrome, helping some readers see themselves in a book and helping others understand those friends, classmates, and family members who are neurodivergent.

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