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This book is a generous and needed gift.”—Rebekah Taussig, author of Sitting Pretty: The View from My Ordinary Resilient Disabled Body\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Odd Bird Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52438645080347,"sku":"9781984858979","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0860\/9048\/1947\/files\/9781984858979.jpg?v=1782943132"},{"product_id":"born-extraordinary-empowering-children-with-differences-and-disabilities","title":"Born Extraordinary: Empowering Children with Differences and Disabilities","description":"\u003cul class=\"ul1\"\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eCondition: NEW\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"li1\"\u003eBinding: Paperback.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eAuthor(s): Meg Zucker.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA parent’s guide to empowering children to embrace their visible and invisible differences\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeg Zucker was born with one finger on each hand, shortened forearms, and one toe on each misshapen foot, caused by a genetic condition called ectrodactyly. 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