Books listed in this issue of Braille Book Review were recently sent to cooperating libraries. The complete collection contains books by many authors on fiction and nonfiction subjects, including animals, geography, nature, mystery, sports, and others. Contact your cooperating library to learn more about the wide range of books available in the collection.
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175 Amazing Nature Experiments BR 9938
by Rosie Harlow and Gareth Morgan
3 volumes
Activities, projects, experiments, games, and crafts to
investigate how nature works. Most suggestions need only common
materials to help one discover how things grow; learn about
small creatures, trees, and leaves; and find out why the seasons
change. For grades 3-6. 1991.
Listen for the Bus: David's Story BR 10021
by Patricia McMahon
1 volume
It's David's first day of kindergarten at the public school.
With the help of his teacher and classmates, David, who is blind
and has a hearing impairment, finds his classroom and
participates in all the activities. After school, David does
more things that are fun, like horseback riding. PRINT/BRAILLE.
For grades 2-4. 1995.
What Do Authors Do? BR 10023
by Eileen Christelow
1 volume
Authors get ideas for their books at strange moments and in
unusual places. Rufus, a dog, and Max, a cat, are each owned by
an author. Follow Rufus and Max as they each watch and inspire
their masters with an idea for a book and see it through to
publication. PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades K-3. 1995.
Ezra Jack Keats: A Biography with Illustrations BR
10024
by Dean Engel and Florence B. Freedman
1 volume
As a small boy in Brooklyn, Ezra Keats loves to draw. His father
objects, afraid Ezra will become a starving artist. When his
father dies, Ezra must give up an art scholarship to support the
family. He keeps painting, though, and is a success with
children's books. One he writes and illustrates, The Snowy
Day (BR 4677), wins the Caldecott award in 1962.
PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades 3-6. 1995.
The Book of North American Owls BR 10475
by Helen Roney Sattler
1 volume
The large eyes of an owl take up more space in the owl's head
than its thimble-sized brain. Because owls can't roll their
tube-shaped eyes, their necks are extremely flexible, allowing
them to turn their heads backwards or upside down. Humans are
the main enemies of owls. The author discusses these and other
facts about owls and describes members of the two owl families.
For grades 4-7. 1995.
Many Thousand Gone: African Americans from Slavery to Freedom
BR 10492
by Virginia Hamilton
1 volume
Collection of sketches tracing the history of African Americans
from the earliest days of slavery to the Emancipation
Proclamation. Relates the lives of Ukawsaw Gronniosaw, a prince
born in Africa, and other African Americans who struggled for
freedom, including Elizabeth Freeman, Nat Turner, Sojourner
Truth, Dred Scott, Harriet Tubman, and Frederick Douglass. For
grades 4-7 and older readers. 1993.
The Hidden Life of the Desert BR 10629
by Thomas Wiewandt
1 volume
Description of how plants and animals have learned to live
within the limits of the five seasons of the northern part of
the Sonoran Desert in the American Southwest. Creosote, saguaro
cactus, paloverde, and century plants provide food and shelter
for rodents, insects, lizards, toads, coyotes, and bighorn
sheep. For grades 4-7. 1990.
Cowgirl Dreams: A Western Childhood BR 10632
by Jennifer Owings Dewey
1 volume
The author tells of growing up on her architect father's New
Mexico ranch in the 1950s. Her father is often angry and doesn't
understand, but ranch foreman Bill helps her learn about life
and raise Jerome, a pig who is the runt of the litter. For
grades 4-7. 1995.
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