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Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Adventure stories, Canadian fiction, Modern classic fiction, Fantasy
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
After they discover a golden pine cone near their home in British Columbia, 11-year old Bren and his 9-year old…
sister Lucy embark with their dog Ooshka on a search to find the rightful owner of the pine cone. Their journey is threatened by the dangerous Lake Snake, the evil Ice Witch, and the giant Nasookin, who all want the pine cone, too. Grades 4-7. 1994.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Animal stories, Modern classic fiction
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
This tale of an otter's life and death in Devon, captures the feel of life in the wild as seen…
through the otter's own eyes. Grades 5-8. Originally published in 1927. 1995.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Modern classic fiction, Historical fiction, War stories
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
La guerre d'Espagne. Un roman de l'engagement et de l'héroïsme. Un hommage à l'idéalisme de certains intellectuels européens des années…
1930 et à leur besoin de participer à l'action. L'oeuvre a été inspirée à l'auteur par son expérience de correspondant de guerre auprès de l'armée républicaine en Espagne. 1995, c1961.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canadian fiction, French Canadian fiction, Modern classic fiction, Family stories, Humourous fiction, Serious and literary fiction, Romantic suspense
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
En 1938, à Québec, vit la famille Plouffe, colorée, drôle, contrastée : Théophile, le père, typographe et ancien champion cycliste,…
la soixantaine; Joséphine, bonne mère, mais autoritaire et qui ne badine pas avec la religion; Napoléon, plombier et timide avec les femmes; Ovide, ouvrier dans la chaussure mais qui ne rêve que d'opéra; Guillaume; Cécile... c1973.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Classic fiction, Modern classic fiction
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Patricia Gardiner loves her home, Silver Bush, on Prince Edward Island. All her experiences -- a bout with scarlet fever,…
her first romance, her aunt's wedding and her mother's illness -- are shared with her friends, Bets Wilcox, Jingle Gordon, and the mysterious old Judy Plum. Grades 5-8. c1988, originally published 1933.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Classic fiction, Modern classic fiction, Movie and television tie-ins
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Marlow relates his journey into the centre of the Congo to find Kurtz. He finds that the farther he penetrates,…
the more compelling becomes his confrontation with the potential for inhumanity. 1993.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction), Classic fiction, Modern classic fiction
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Publié en 1945. Un grand classique de la littérature québécoise. Rappelons que "Bonheur d'occasion" raconte l'histoire d'un quartier pauvre de…
Montréal, Saint-Henri, et que les principaux personnages en sont une jeune serveuse de restaurant, un ouvrier de fonderie et un conscrit. c1945, 1983.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Classic fiction, Modern classic fiction, Movie and television tie-ins
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
A novel of the future showing how people are affected by propaganda and brain-washing. For senior high or older readers. 1949. Uniform title: Nineteen eighty-four
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Award winning fiction, Canadian fiction, Modern classic fiction, General fiction, Historical fiction
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
In 1876, Big Bear, a Plains Cree, refused to let the government push his people off their land and onto…
a reserve. While courageous, his stand brought starvation to his followers and tore apart the Cree community and eventually his own family. A fictional account of Big Bear's struggle and the culture and history of the Cree Indians. Winner of the 1973 Governor General's Award.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Classic fiction, Modern classic fiction
Automated braille
A story of the reckless life of the twenties in which Anthony Patch, grandson and heir apparent to millions, falls…
in love with and marries a glamour girl from Kansas City. Because of their extravagant style of living, their marriage fails, and Grandfather Patch decides against the intended inheritance. 1922.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Adventure stories, Animal stories, Modern classic fiction, Folklore, fables and fairy tales, General fiction, Serious and literary fiction, Movie and television tie-ins
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Only a few rabbits escape with their lives when men destroy their warren. Many dangers have to be faced as…
they search for a safe place to establish a new one. Followed by "Tales from Watership Down". Grade 5-8. 1972.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Award winning fiction, Canadian fiction, Modern classic fiction, General fiction, Movie and television tie-ins
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
The division between French and English Canadians is dramatically shown in this novel about two families -- one, French landowners…
in a small Quebec village; the other, English businessmen from Montreal. Winner of the 1945 Governor General's Award for Fiction.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Classic fiction, Modern classic fiction
Automated braille
Anne is now 25 and about to be married to Gilbert Blythe, who is setting up in practice 60 miles…
away at Four Winds Harbour. He has found the house of her dreams, and the young couple are to meet and love a whole new set of characters. Grades 5-8. 1989. (Anne of Green Gables ; 5)
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Animal stories, Modern classic fiction, Gentle fiction, Movie and television tie-ins
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
The adventures of Christopher Robin and his friends in which Pooh Bear uses a balloon to get honey, Piglet meets a Heffalump, and Eeyore has a birthday. Grades 2-4.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Classic fiction, Modern classic fiction
Automated braille
An earthy love story, once banned in the United States, of the affair between Lady Chatterley and her gamekeeper, Mellors.…
Married to an impotent, disabled husband, she is attracted to Mellors’s strength and independence from industrial society. Explicit descriptions of sex. 1973.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Adventure stories, Sea stories, Award winning fiction, Classic fiction, Modern classic fiction, Friendship stories
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
An old Cuban fisherman hooks a giant marlin after eighty-five days without a catch. He then fights a losing battle…
with sharks that deprive him of his triumph. Recorded in textbook format. Winner of the 1953 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. 1952.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Award winning fiction, Modern classic fiction, General fiction, Serious and literary fiction, Movie and television tie-ins
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Depression farmers and their families are driven from the dust bowl of their Oklahoma farms to the promised land of…
California to find work. Winner of the 1940 Pulitzer Prize for the novel. Strong language. 1939.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Canadian fiction, Classic fiction, Modern classic fiction
Automated braille
Anne becomes a school teacher in Summerside, P.E.I. while waiting for Gilbert, now Dr. Blythe, and an island dream house.…
Sequel to "Anne of the Island" (BR71098). Followed by "Anne's house of dreams" (BR60788). Grades 4-7. 1936. (Anne of Green Gables ; 4)
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Classic fiction, Modern classic fiction
Human-transcribed braille
Aucun résumé n'est disponible pour ce livre. Titre uniforme: Turn of the screw.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Adventure stories, Modern classic fiction, Movie and television tie-ins
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Buck, a St. Bernard, is stolen and trained to be a sled dog in the Alaska gold fields. Abused by…
both men and dogs, Buck learns to fight ruthlessly until he finds in John Thornton a master he loves and respects. c1903.