Children’s Braille Books
Biography
BR74813
Sasha Cohen by Anne E. Hill.
1 v. of press braille.
Biography of American figure skater Sasha Cohen (born 1984). Describes her childhood and intense training regimen. Details her early career and her performances in the World Championships and Olympic Games, where she won a silver medal in 2006. For grades 4-7. 2007. (Sports heroes and legends)
BR74817
Pirates! by John Matthews.
1 v. of press braille.
Captures the swashbuckling world of pirates and their daredevil tales of robbery and butchery on the high seas. Read about Blackbeard and Captain Kidd, learn about walking the plank and buried treasure, and discover what it was like aboard a pirate ship - from a pirate's strict code of conduct to the punishments that awaited those that broke them. Includes pirate slang, pirate biographies, and information about pirate weapons. Grades 3-6. 2006.
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BR74814
David Beckham by Ken Pendleton.
1 v. of press braille.
Biography of British soccer star (born 1975). Covers his childhood, his sports training, and his early career with England's Manchester United. Discusses important games, such as the World Cup, and highlights his transfers to Real Madrid and the Los Angeles Galaxy. For grades 4-7. 2007. (Sports heroes and legends)
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Cookbooks
BR74815
Mary Poppins in the kitchen: a cookery book with a story by P. L. Travers ; Maurice Moore-Betty, culinary consultant.
1 v. of press braille.
On Cherry-Tree Lane, nanny Mary Poppins teaches the Banks children some of her favourite recipes from A to Z. Starting with Apple Brown Betty, she progresses through Irish Stew, Jam tarts, Shepherd's Pie, and Zodiac Cake. Includes a week of stories. For grades 4-7. 1975.
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Disaster Non-Fiction
BI00715
Ice wreck by Lucille Recht Penner.
1 v. of braille, uncontracted.
Describes the true story of British explorer Shackleton's attempted 1914 expedition to Antarctica. When the ship was caught in the frozen sea, he and his crew experienced an eighteen-month ordeal, during which they camped on ice floes and lived on an island. Grades 2-4. 2001.
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Family Life (Fiction)
PI00834
The little word catcher by Danielle Simard ; illustrations by Geneviève Côté.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Elise wonders why her grandmother's words keep escaping her -- do they fly off to play tricks on her? Elise's grandmother used to know many marvellous words, but now she seems to be losing them all the time. Can Elise help her by catching them, like butterflies in a net? Eventually, Elise comes to believe that her grandmother has used up all her words and has passed them on to her, as a gift. Winner of the 2007 Governor General's Award for Children's Literature Illustration (French language). Grades K-3. 2007.
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Fine Arts
BR73444
Mosque by David Macaulay.
1 v. of braille.
Tells how a sixteenth-century Ottoman admiral hires an architect to build, near Istanbul, a large mosque, its associated religious college, a soup kitchen, and public baths, as well as the admiral's own tomb. For grades 5-8. 2003.
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Friendship Fiction
PI00825
Bear feels scared by Karma Wilson ; illustrated by Jane Chapman.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Bear's gone for a walk in the woods. When he decides to turn back, a rainy storm kicks up and Bear just can't find his way. Bear feels scared! Grades K-3. 2008.
PI00822
Hannah Duck by Anji Yamamura.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Most days, Hannah Duck is peaceful and content, but not Sundays. Sundays are the days that Hannah Duck goes for a walk. And outside, alone, is a very scary place to be. But when Hannah confides in her friends and faces her fears, she discovers that being brave can open new worlds of friendship and beauty. Grades K-3. 2008.
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General Fiction
PB65823
Cloudy with a chance of meatballs written by Judi Barrett.
1 v. of print and braille.
Grandpa tells the story of a land where all the food falls from the sky. It rains soup and juice, snows mashed potatoes and green peas, and sometimes there are storms of hamburgers. Grades K-3. 1978.
PI00823
Ruby's skating day [by Rosemary Wells ; text adaptation by Harry Endrulat].
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Ruby wants to do a figure eight, but she can't quite master the technique. Max wants to play hockey with the big bunnies, although he can barely skate. In the end, Ruby finds the trick to perfecting a figure eight - saving your brother from a pack of charging hockey players. Grades K-3. 2007.
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Music
PI00829
Smelly locker: silly dilly school songs by Alan Katz ; illustrated by David Catrow.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Well-known songs, including "Oh Susannah" and "Take Me Out to the Ballgame," are presented with new words and titles, such as "Heavy Backpack!" and "I Don't Want to Do Homework!" Grades K-3. 2008.
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Mysteries (Fiction)
BR74807
The deadly dungeon by Ron Roy.
1 v. of press braille.
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose travel to Maine to visit the castle home of their friend, mystery writer Wallis Wallace. When the kids hear screams coming from behind the walls, they set out to find the source - and discover a trap door to a secret tunnel. For grades 2-4. 1998. (A to Z mysteries ; d)
BR74811
The empty envelope by Ron Roy.
1 v. of press braille.
When Dink receives a series of strange letters addressed to "D. Duncan" and then an empty envelope, he believes he has a mystery on his hands. Josh and Ruth Rose help Dink decode a secret message and foil a pair of stamp thieves. For grades 2-4. 1998. (A to Z mysteries ; e)
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BR74808
The goose's gold by Ron Roy.
1 v. of press braille.
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose go to Key West, Florida, to visit Ruth Rose's grandmother, who is very excited about investing in a sunken-treasure salvaging project. But the kids think it's a scam and sneak aboard the treasure hunter's boat Golden Goose to prove it. For grades 2-4. 1999. (A to Z mysteries ; g)
BR74809
The invisible island by Ron Roy.
1 v. of press braille.
Friends Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose wade out to Squaw Island for a picnic and find a hundred-dollar bill in the sand. The next day, with the island hidden in fog, they follow a secret path to a cement vault filled with cash - but it's all counterfeit! For grades 2-4. 1999. (A to Z mysteries ; i)
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BR74810
The jaguar's jewel by Ron Roy.
1 v. of press braille.
Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose travel to New York City to visit Dink's uncle Warren, who shows them his museum's newest piece - a gold jaguar with an emerald between its paws. When the gem is replaced with a fake, the friends set out to find the crook. For grades 2-4. 2000. (A to Z mysteries ; j)
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School Stories
PI00828
Off to first grade by Louise Borden ; illustrated by Joan Rankin.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Each member of a first grade class, as well as their teacher, principal, and a bus driver, expresses excitement, worry, or hope as the first day of school begins. Grades K-3. 2008.
PI00826
Hooray for Reading Day! by Margery Cuyler ; illustrated by Arthur Howard.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Jessica worries about reading. Even more difficult is reading aloud in class, where other children sometimes laugh at her mistakes. But most difficult of all is the prospect of Reading Day, when each child will don a costume and read a short line aloud in front of classmates and families. Grades K-3. 2008.
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PI00842
Lilly's big day by Kevin Henkes.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
When her teacher announces that he is getting married, Lilly the mouse sets her heart on being the flower girl at his wedding. But Mr. Slinger's niece named Ginger has been tapped for the role, which makes Lilly both sad and mad. Grades K-3. 2006.
PI00843
Lilly's purple plastic purse by Kevin Henkes.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later. Grades K-3. 1996.
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BR74797
Junie B. Jones and her big fat mouth by Barbara Park.
1 v. of press braille.
Job Day is approaching, and Junie B.'s kindergarten classmates are excited. Junie B. shoots off "her big fat mouth" once too often, claiming she'll have "the bestest job" to present and then realizing she hasn't figured out what it is yet. For grades K-3. 1993. (Junie B. Jones)
BR74812
Junie B. Jones and the stupid smelly bus by Barbara Park.
1 v. of press braille.
Junie B. is almost six years old and is starting kindergarten. She worries for a week about riding the yellow school bus and doesn't like her first trip on it at all. So she decides not to ride it home after school. For grades K-3. 1992. (Junie B. Jones series ; 1)
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BR74816
Junie B. Jones and the yucky blucky fruitcake by Barbara Park.
1 v. of press braille.
Junie B., "in the grade of afternoon kindergarten," wants to win lots of prizes at the school carnival. But on Carnival Night Junie B. keeps losing at every game, until she goes to the Cake Walk. For grades K-3. 1995. (Junie B. Jones series ; 5)
PI00840
First grade stinks! by Mary Ann Rodman ; illustrated by Beth Spiegel.
1 v. of print and braille, uncontracted.
First-grader Haley wishes she were back having fun in kindergarten with her old teacher, until she finds out that first-grade is special, too. Grades K-3. 2006.
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