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Animal stories, General fiction, Adventure storiesTravel and geography, Environment, Social issues
Human-transcribed braille
Flora has been travelling all around the world and has seen wonderous things. How does she remember all the places…
she has been? Does she take artifacts home? Or does she buy souvenirs? What’s in Flora’s little red box under her bed?Available copies:
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Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
General fiction, Animal storiesAnimals and wildlife, Environment, Science and technology, Nature, General non-fiction
Human-transcribed braille
"In this book you find out how different animals use their wings, eyes, trunk, feet, arms, or tongue."--P. [3
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Adventure stories, Multi-cultural fiction, Animal stories, General fictionEnvironment, Social issues, Animals and wildlife, Travel and geography
Human-transcribed braille
Eleven-year-old Travis and twelve-year-old Marina, separated from their families after being thrown into the Pacific Ocean off the coast of…
Washington, battle hypothermia as they struggle to survive. Includes Coast Guard-approved cold-water survival tips. For grades 3-6. 2017
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Adventure stories, Fantasy, General fiction, Animal storiesDeath and bereavement, Social issues, Environment
Human-transcribed braille
Fearing she may be the last of her kind, Byx sets off to find a safe haven and to see…
if the legends of hidden dairne packs are true. For grades 4-7. 2018
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Suspense and thrillers, Adventure stories, Animal stories, General fiction, Friendship storiesEnvironment, Social issues
Human-transcribed braille
When the Drake Rosemont Academy fencing team's Tokyo-bound plane crashes on a jungle-choked island, the teens hope for rescue but…
will need to use all their ingenuity to survive the deadly jungle. Violence and strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2018
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Animal storiesNature, Animals and wildlife, Environment, Travel and geography
Human-transcribed braille
Discusses the Arctic and Antarctic regions of Earth and states interesting facts about creatures living there, including polar bears, reindeer,…
wolves, whales, seals, walruses, birds, and penguins. For grades 2-4. 2004
DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Animal stories, General fiction, Alphabet, number and picture booksSocial issues, Environment
Human-narrated audio
See below for English description.La planète que nous appelons notre maison compte un soleil qui réchauffe les montagnes et une…
baie qui bouillonne de vie. Elle possède un vaste océan et un rivage balayé par la brise. Et parmi toute cette beauté, il y a une ville, animée et fière, où les enfants chérissent et protègent la Terre sur laquelle ils vivent. Avec une prose lyrique, cet album magnifiquement illustré explore les liens entre toutes les merveilles de la Terre et l’importance de les protéger.The planet that we call home has a sun that warms up the mountainsand a bay that bubbles with life. It has an ocean, vast as can be, anda shore swept by the breeze. And among all that beauty, there's a town,bustling and proud, where kids cherish and protect the land theylive on. With lyrical prose that mounts page after page, this beautifullyillustrated picture book explores the interconnectivity of all theEarth's wonders and the importance of protecting them. Original title : The Planet We Call Home
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip), Braille (Uncontracted)
Friendship stories, General fiction, Animal stories, Disabilities fictionSocial issues, Parenting, Environment
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
A story of two kids trying to save the world they know and heal the families they have.It’s the summer…
of 2003 and thirteen-year-old astronomer Noah Cooper has just moved to Queensport, a small town with a vast amateur sky full of stars. There he meets Tara Dhillon, a lonely girl and aspiring filmmaker. When the two team up to produce an astronomy movie and enter a film contest, they discover a secret plan to turn their rural hamlet into a huge subdivision.Noah and Tara must use their unique skills to identify the culprits who plan on paving over the historic county — and try to save the infinite beauty of the stars. As if that’s not enough to have at stake, Noah needs to win the prize money to buy a new telescope for his unemployed father — an ex-astronomer who’s almost given up on the stars, as well as life on earth.Touching on themes of activism, environmental anxiety and mental health, A Bucket of Stars will have readers cheering for Noah, a boy whose head is in the stars, and Tara, a girl who lives in a world of digital images — and their special bond that just might mend the world around them.
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip), Braille (Uncontracted)
Animal stories, Multi-cultural fiction, Short stories, General fictionGeneral non-fiction, Animals and wildlife, Social issues, Environment
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
In a collection of powerful stories by Governor General’s Award-nominated author Michelle Kadarusman, eight children on islands around the world…
are each changed by a chance meeting with a turtle as they find their own grounding in an increasingly unpredictable world.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Holiday fiction, General fiction, Animal stories, Indigenous peoples fictionFamily and relationships, Nature, Indigenous peoples, Environment, General non-fiction
Human-transcribed braille
"For as long as anyone can remember, Mohawk parents have taught their children to start each day by giving thanks…
to Mother Earth. Also known as the Thanksgiving Address, this good morning message is based on the belief that the natural world is a precious and rare gift. The whole universe - from the highest stars to the tiniest blade of grass - is addressed as one great family." -- Provided by publisher
DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Humourous fiction, Animal storiesEnvironment, Social issues, Animals and wildlife
Human-narrated audio
« Depuis que j'ai quitté le pays où je suis né, ma vie est très compliquée! Après 36 nouveaux propriétaires,…
un clown, un pirate, des voleurs et un scientifique trop sérieux, je suis devenu un perroquet vedette des petites annonces. C'est que les humains tiennent absolument à me faire parler. Pas question! Mais je veux bien te raconter mes folles aventures. Juste à toi... Surtout, ne le dis à personne! »--Quatrième de couverture
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted)
Fantasy, General fiction, Adventure stories, Animal stories, Family stories, Mysteries and crime stories, Science fictionEnvironment, Social issues, Animals and wildlife, Nature
Human-transcribed braille
Mez, a panther who discovers her magical powers after an eclipse, must unite the other animals to save Caldera from an evil force. For grades 3-6. 2018
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY Audio (CD), DAISY Audio (Direct to Player), DAISY Audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip)
Adventure stories, Animal stories, Multi-cultural fictionEnvironment
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Join Martine in her fifth African adventure in Lauren St John's bestselling THE WHITE GIRAFFE series.When Sawubona's white rhinos are…
attacked, the poachers leave behind a terrified calf. Devastated but determined to help, Martine and Ben agree to take the rhino baby to a sanctuary near the Golden Gate Highlands National Park.But the sanctuary is hiding a precious secret - one that must be guarded from the poachers at all costs. When the secret gets out, Martine and Ben find themselves in the fight of their lives to save one of the rarest animals on earth. But who can they trust?A magical and heartwarming adventure about saving endangered species.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY Audio (CD), DAISY Audio (Direct to Player), DAISY Audio (Zip), DAISY text (Direct to player), DAISY text (Zip), Word (Zip), ePub (Zip)
Animal stories, Mysteries and crime storiesAnimals and wildlife, Environment
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
When a drug bust reveals exotic animals at a marijuana grow site, zookeeper Iris Oakley and a colleague ride to…
the rescue in the zoo's van. But instead of pets they find smuggled parrots and tortoises destined for sale to unscrupulous or unsuspecting collectors. Iris also discovers a woman who escaped the bust—dead.The murder and the drug ops are the cops' problem, but Iris is determined to break the criminal pipeline that snatches rare animals from the wild and leaves them neglected in old barns. The zoo's facilities are full, and Iris ends up with two macaws shrieking in her basement. Next, brothers from the busted family, both murder suspects, invade her home, demanding information they think their father passed on as he, too, died at the scene.Iris flees with her child, but soon realizes she must be on the offensive. People she counts on are not who they claim to be. Sorting through baffling clues and tripping over secrets old and new, Iris soon learns that everyone has an agenda. And at least one of them is deadly....