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This year, the LAT Diversity Committee acquired over 40 amazing books that are aligned with our goals of promoting equity and access in Tennessee schools. We will highlight these books on this page! LAT members can apply and receive these wonderful titles after our annual LAT conference. With any questions, email Natalia Ward at wardna1@etsu.edu.
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A Boy and a Jaguar by Alan Rabinowitz
Alan is a young boy with a big problem. He stutters badly, but he doesn’t stutter at all when he’s talking to animals. As he grows up, he finds his voice and becomes a voice for his favorite animal, the jaguar. This is the true story of Alan Rabinowitz, a zoologist, conservationist and spokesperson for the Stuttering Foundation of America. The book explains what it feels like to be a stutterer and inspires the reader to overcome adversity.
STUTTERING, DISABILITY, OVERCOMING ADVERSITY, WILD CATS, JAGUAR, JUNGLE, WILDLIFE CONSERVATION
Discussion Questions:
Have you ever known someone who stutters?
How do you think it would feel to have trouble speaking?
What do you admire about Alan?
The first book in a funny, heartfelt, and irresistible young middle grade series starring an unforgettable young boy on the autism spectrum, from acclaimed author Elana K. Arnold and with illustrations by Charles Santoso.
The inspiring true story of mathematician Katherine Johnson--made famous by the award-winning film Hidden Figures--who counted and computed her way to NASA and helped put a man on the moon!
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