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Violet's Victory is an autobiographical picture book about a young girl with lavender hair. Sports Day is approaching, and Violet dreams of keeping up with her friends in a track and field race, despite her need to use forearm crutches. She then discovers a purple handcycle. Will Violet be victorious? This book not only teaches about adaptive equipment, it also exemplifies perseverance and the kindness involved in accommodating all our friends with different needs.

Produktbeschreibung
Violet's Victory is an autobiographical picture book about a young girl with lavender hair. Sports Day is approaching, and Violet dreams of keeping up with her friends in a track and field race, despite her need to use forearm crutches. She then discovers a purple handcycle. Will Violet be victorious? This book not only teaches about adaptive equipment, it also exemplifies perseverance and the kindness involved in accommodating all our friends with different needs.
Autorenporträt
Valerie Goldstein is a writer, social worker, wife, and mother of three children, ages nine, seven, and five. She has been an avid reader and writer since she was a little girl. In the year 2000, Valerie was a passenger in a motor vehicle accident, leaving her an incomplete quadriplegic. After attending Stony Brook University for her undergraduate and master's degrees, she found solace in her writing. In addition to being a children's book author, Valerie has written various works on different abilities. Valerie also conducts presentations on different abilities for children at the elementary and preschool age levels, and takes part in public speaking engagements. Her favorite pastime is visiting local libraries and bookstores with her children, enjoying the theater, and handcycling on the boardwalk.