Children’s DAISY Audio Books and Online Digital Audio
Adventure
DC02300
Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell.
1 disc. Narrated by Ann Hodapp.
Accidentally left behind on an island when her tribe moves, an Indian girl describes the 18 years that she managed to survive in her solitude. 1961 Newbery Award winner. Grades 5-8 and older readers. c1960. (Reissue)
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Animal Stories
DC03558
The enormous crocodile by Roald Dahl.
1 disc. Narrated by Earle Hyman.
An enormous crocodile that devises clever tricks to trap a nice, juicy child for lunch gets exactly what he deserves. Grades K-3. 1978.
DC01784
Just so stories by Rudyard Kipling.
1 disc. Narrated by John Horton.
These twelve animal fables tell how the elephant got his trunk and the leopard, his spots. Grades 3-6. (Reissue) 1912.
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DC34123
Ask Dr. K. Fisher about creepy-crawlies by Claire Llewellyn.
1 disc. Narrated by David Bacon.
Whoomph! Another sack of mail from troubled creatures has landed at the feet of Dr. K. Fisher, the bird with wisdom at his wingtips. He responds to each insect's question, providing a wealth of information about survival, metamorphosis, and habitats. Offers a view into the world of snails, spiders, scorpions, bees and worms. Grades K-3. c2008.
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Animals (Science)
DC35542
Animals at the EDGE: saving the world's rarest creatures by Jonathan Baillie & Marilyn Baillie.
1 disc. Narrated by David Bacon.
Explains scientists' work to study and protect unusual threatened species around the world - from the Yangtze River dolphin and Papua's long-beaked echidna to the bumblebee bat in Thailand, pygmy hippopotamus in Liberia, and aye-aye of Madagascar. Discusses the EDGE (Evolutionarily Distinct and Globally Endangered) uncommon-species conservation program. Grades 3-6. c2008.
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Blindness and Visual Impairment
DC35534
Morris and Buddy: the story of the first seeing eye dog by Becky Hall.
1 disc. Narrated by Vera Pordage.
Account of twenty-year-old Morris Frank, who, blinded in a boxing accident, traveled from Tennessee to Switzerland in 1928 to become the first American owner of a seeing-eye dog, whom he named Buddy. Discusses training processes and Morris's mission to bring canine guides to the United States. Grades 3-6. c2007.
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Family Problems
DC04770
Jasmin by Jan Truss.
1 disc. Narrated by Mary Ellen Maguire.
Distracted by her large, disorganized family, Jasmin is failing Grade six. She decides to run away and live in the wilderness. Grades 3-6. 1982.
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