2. Jean Little Jean Little was born in Taiwan in 1932. A daughter of Canadian medical missionaries, Jean was born with a severe eye problem (her corneas were scarred) and was severely visually impaired.

3. After teaching disabled children for several years, Jean wrote her first children ’ s novel, Mine for Keeps, about a child with cerebral palsy. It was published in 1962 and won the Little, Brown Canadian Children ’ s Book Award.

4. More Books by Jean Jean also wrote about what it was like for her to disabled in her books Little by Little and Stars Come Out Within.

5. Polio In Little by Little, Jean’s teacher, Mr. Johnston, had had polio. Polio is a contagious disease that wreaked havoc in the early part of the 1900s.

6. Asymptomatic & Symptomatic Polio In about 95% of cases, polio actually produces no symptoms at all (called asymptomatic polio). In the 4% to 8% of cases in which there are symptoms (called symptomatic polio), the illness appears in three forms: - a mild form called abortive polio which is limited to mild flu-like symptoms - nonparalytic polio (1% to 5% show neurological symptoms such as sensitivity to light and neck stiffness) - a severe, debilitating form called paralytic polio (this occurs in 0.1% to 2% of cases)

7. Polio Vaccine At the height of the polio epidemic in 1952, nearly 60,000 cases with more than 3,000 deaths were reported in the United States alone. In 1955, Dr. Jonas Salk created a polio vaccine. With widespread vaccination, wild-type polio, or polio occurring through natural infection, was eliminated from the United States by 1979 and the Western hemisphere by 1991.

8. 1940s Jean Little was in the fifth grade in Little by Little. This was in the 1940s. So, let’s take a look at World War II and the 1940s.

16. Some 1940s Ads

17. A Typical Class in the 1940s

18. Shirley Temple

19. Margaret O’Brien

20. 1. Hey World, Here I Am!Hey World, Here I Am! Jean Little, et al / HarperTrophy / April 1990 2. From AnnaFrom Anna Jean Little, Joan Sandin (Illustrator) / Harpercollins Juvenile Books / April 1991 3. Emma's Magic Winter (An I Can Read Book)Emma's Magic Winter (An I Can Read Book) Jean Little, Jennifer Plecas (Illustrator) / Harpercollins Juvenile Books / September 1998 4. Different Dragons (Young Puffin)Different Dragons (Young Puffin) Jean Little, Laura Fernandez (Illustrator) / Viking Pr / November 1989 5. Mine for KeepsMine for Keeps Jean Little / Viking Childrens Books / April 1995 6. The Belonging PlaceThe Belonging Place Jean Little / Viking Childrens Books / November 1997 7. His Banner Over MeHis Banner Over Me Jean Little / Viking Books / September 1995 8. Emma's Magic Winter (An I Can Read Book)Emma's Magic Winter (An I Can Read Book) Jean Little, Jennifer Plecas (Illustrator) / HarperCollins Children's Books / September 1998 9. Take WingTake Wing Jean Little / Little Brown & Co (Juv Trd) / June 1968 Jean Little’s Other Books

21. 10. Spring Begins in MarchSpring Begins in March Jean Little / Little Brown & Co (Juv Trd) / June 1966 11. Stand in the WindStand in the Wind Jean Little / HarperTrophy / March 1980 12. Gruntle Piggle Takes OffGruntle Piggle Takes Off Jean Little, Johnny Wales (Illustrator) / Viking Books / February 1997 13. Hey World, Here I Am!Hey World, Here I Am! Jean Little / Demco Media / April 1990 14. Jess Was the Brave OneJess Was the Brave One Jean Little, Janet Wilson (Illustrator) / Puffin Books / January 1995 15. Stars Come Out WithinStars Come Out Within Jean Little / Viking Pr / September 1991 16. Once upon a Golden AppleOnce upon a Golden Apple Jean Little, et al / Viking Pr / April 1991 17. Little by Little; A Writer's EducationLittle by Little; A Writer's Education Jean Little / Puffin / March 1991 18. Listen for the SingingListen for the Singing Jean Little / HarperCollins Children's Books / May 1991

22. Her vision gradually worsened until she became legally blind. Now, she travels with her yellow Lab Seeing Eye dog, Snug. She is 73 years old.

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