Books for Children The following books were recently produced for the NLS program. To order books, contact your braille-lending library. Nonfiction
Trade, Transportation, and Warfare: American Indian
Contributions to the World BR 16439
by Emory Dean Keoke and Kay Marie Porterfield
2 volumes
Discusses the trade fairs and routes that developed as tribes
settled into sites with specific assets. Explains the exchanges
of goods and the methods of moving products to market. Describes
tribal governance and military tactics that preferred dishonor
over killing. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2005.
Aesop's Fables BR 16557
by Aesop
1 volume
Tales, with morals, about animals who talk and act like human
beings. Originally told by the Greek slave over two thousand
years ago, the one-hundred-plus fables include such favorites as
"The Hare and the Tortoise" and "The Country Mouse and the Town
Mouse." For grades 3-6 and older readers. 1963.
Panda: A Guide Horse for Ann BR 16599
by Rosanna Hansen
1 volume
Discusses the work that Panda, a miniature horse, does to guide
Ann, a blind woman. Describes Panda's training as well as Ann and
Panda's daily routine and working relationship. Explains how the
idea of using minihorses as full-time guides for blind people
came into practice. For grades 3-6. 2005.
The Goat Lady BR 17007
by Jane Bregoli
1 volume
Massachusetts. A young girl recalls an elderly French Canadian
woman who lived in a run-down house with an unkempt yard full of
goats and farm animals. Describes the goat lady's life and
recounts the way the townspeople came to appreciate her.
PRINT/BRAILLE. For grades 2-4. ASPCA Children's Book Award. 2004.
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