Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio Audiobook

" This children's book gently shows us what it was like to have a terrible terrible disease. We have so much to be grateful for. "

" This was really sad I read mst of it when I was at the library the other day "

" Excellent memoir for Middle school students about a YA author's struggle with polio as a child. "

" i love this book it is interesting "

" Here, Peg Kehret, author of several books for children, shares of slice of life from her past, focusing on her experience being diagnosed with polio, then coping with the often rigorous treatment of the disease. Kids today might find the notion of having to exist for several months in a huge, surreal-looking iron lung machine rather hard to imagine. The details she is able to recall are interestinga and give the reader a real sense of the time period. "

" it is a great book!!! "

" like xiomara said u learn alot about polio "

" This autobiography of the beloved children's author is fantastic. It is about her time in the hospital with polio as a young girl, but it reads like a summer camp adventure. A warm and wonderful book. "

" this is such a great book i loved it a whole lot i got threw this book so quickly you find your self scared for her and just hoping a prerying that she gets beeter "

" Want to read a book that lets you in on the poliio epidemic and what is was like to contract the disease as a 13 yr. old? This book is written by Peg Kehret, a prolific children's author and is about her own experience with polio. Excellent. "

" this book was amazing and truly inspiring. I once again realize the years in history, the struggle to discover cures. We are so lucky to have medicine. "

" This book is very touchy! I can't imagine living peg's life! I would definentaly recommend this book! It's a great autobiography! "

" This book is so good! I have read it twice for that reason... "

" My daughter was studying FDR in 6th grade when we came across this book. Fascinating book about polio. "

" A very touching story... but a great book... "

" When I was a kid this was the book that I always read whem I was sick or scared because Peg inspired me so much with her hope and strength. "

" Heartbreaking, uplifting, funny, memorable, interesting, educational "

" I am normally not a fan of memoirs but I loved this one. I am very interested in polio and found this to be a wonderful account of how it would feel to have such a disease and learning to overcome it. "

" This woman's optimism is contagious, loved it. Especially the epilogue. I realized I never really new much about polio- just the bare basics. Excellent book for pre-teens to be reading especially when you consider some of the other "literature" available to them. "

" I loved this book!!! It is a true story of great inner strength. It's a sweet and very eye opening story of life during the years of the Polio epidemic. It made me feel so blessed for my health and that of my children. "

" I read this becasue it was my daughter's favorite book in 4th grade, and I really enjoyed it. "

" This was a quick read that gave me insite into history of the past of the outbreak of polio as well as insight into the authors life. It think it was a greet read for young student wanting a biography. "

" I remember getting my polio shot at the doctor's office, followed by a red or green safety sucker. This must have taken place around 1956 so I guess it was new then. "

" Read this with my daughter for school, was interesting for her. "