My students and I are about to step back in history to study the Depression. Part of our studies lead us to learning about the "New Deal" and and President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Since President Roosevelt was affected by his contracting of polio, I wanted students to have a better understanding of the disease, the challenges it brings, and the treatments for polio. A great book that does this is the autobiography by the author Peg Kehret,
Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio. After writing many other children's books, Mrs. Kehret decided to write her own story and how ...