Children’s Braille Books
Animals (Science)
BR74479
The big red horse: the story of Secretariat and the loyal groom who loved him by Lawrence Scanlan.
1 v. of braille.
On March 30, 1970, a wobbly foal named Secretariat was born on a farm in Virginia - but he was no ordinary horse. He was bigger and more muscled than racehorses his age, and after a slow start and lots of training, he went on to compete for the biggest prize in racing - the Triple Crown. This is also the story of the one person who helped Secretariat the most - feeding him grain, bathing him, and chatting with him at dawn each day - his groom, Edward "Shorty" Sweat. Grades 5-8. 2007.
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Blindness & Visual Impairment
BI00766
Getting in touch with reading by Margaret M. Smith.
1 v. of braille, uncontracted.
Presented in a 3 ring blinder so that pages can be removed for reading or more pages can be added or pages can be changed. Useful for teaching Uncontracted or Contracted Braille. Readings and stories contain practical suggestions and humour. Grades 4-7. 1982.
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Family Stories (Fiction)
BR74647
Just J by Colin Frizzell.
1 v. of braille.
Jenevieve, 13, feels her life is spinning out of control - her mom has just passed away, her little brother is needy, and a woman, Fanny, is moving in on her dad before her mother is even buried. Suddenly, an aunt she never knew she had appears at the funeral, and her father eventually allows J to spend the summer with her Aunt Guin, a philosophizing free spirit who fixes up old houses. J spends the summer camping in the backyard of a fixer-upper, learning life lessons through her aunt's random quotes. Grades 5-8. 2007.
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General Fiction
PI00856
Down the drain! by Robert Munsch ; [illustrations by] Michael Martchenko.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Adam hates taking baths. So when he gets dirty and his dad tosses him in the bathtub, there's no telling what might happen! Grades K-3. 2009.
PI00859
Just one goal! by Robert Munsch ; illustrated by Michael Martchenko.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Ciara wants to build a rink behind her house, but nobody in her family wants to help. So she decides to build her own. Now she and her friends can play hockey whenever they want. Grades K-3. 2008.
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Holidays (Fiction)
PI00852
When Posey peeked at Christmas by Ann Dixon ; illustrated by Anne Kennedy.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
At Christmas time, Grandma Mouse shares a story of a little girl who peeks at all of her gifts the night before Christmas Eve, then feels terrible about what she has done. Grades K-3. 2008.
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How-to Books
BR74831
Longhand writing for the blind: braille manual by Elizabeth D. Freund.
1 v. of press braille.
Helps students learn cursive writing. The embossed workbook is used for practicing the cursive alphabet. Grades 4-7 and older. 1982.
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