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Rosa
By Nikki Giovanni. 2005
Account of Rosa Parks's decision to stay in her bus seat in 1955 Alabama, in defiance of segregation laws. Explains…
the resulting bus boycott by civil rights activists that led to the Supreme Court ruling ending racial segregation on buses. Grades 3-6. Coretta Scott King Award, Caldecott Honor. 2005.Biography of musical genius Ray Charles, who was left sightless by glaucoma as a child. While a student at the…
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Charles learned to read and write music in braille. Describes his personal and professional struggles, including drug addiction, as well as triumphs. For Junior and Senior High readers. c1994.L'histoire de Louis Braille (Ma petite vache a mal aux pattes ; #33)
By Danielle Vaillancourt. 2001
Une excellente biographie romancée de Louis Braille. Par son entêtement, sa détermination, son ingéniosité, cet homme a atteint son but…
et a permis aux aveugles de s'ouvrir au monde, d'élargir leur horizon. Tonique. Années 2-4. 2001.Politique en 30 secondes: les 50 concepts politiques les plus marquants, expliqués en moins d'une minute
By Michael Bailey, Steven L Taylor. 2011
Cet ouvrage est divisé en sept sections intitulées : qui gouverne?; qu’est-ce qu’un gouvernement autoritaire?; les éléments de la démocratie;…
les différentes formes de gouvernement démocratique; le communisme; la politique économique; les relations internationales. De la monarchie au néolibéralisme en passant par le fascisme, l’anarchisme, le fédéralisme, le socialisme, le marxisme, le syndicalisme et évidemment le nationalisme, 30 secondes suffisent pour saisir les fondements de chacun de ces concepts. Pour les lecteurs du collégial. c2011. Titre uniforme: 30-second politics.Nelson Mandela: "non à l'apartheid"
By Véronique Tadjo. 2010
Ce titre transporte le lecteur en 1941, dans une Afrique du Sud ravagée par l'Apartheid. Au fil des pages, le…
lecteur marche dans les traces de Nelson Mandela, qui prend la parole pour raconter l'injustice vécue par son peuple, sa lutte pour offrir à ce dernier des droits égaux à ceux des Blancs, sa condamnation à la réclusion à perpétuité, les conditions d'emprisonnement inhumaines dans lesquelles il fut maintenu pendant 27 ans, la manière dont les gens se sont mobilisés à un niveau international afin de le libérer, puis sa libération et la tenue de premières élections démocratiques. Quelques descriptions de violence. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 2010.Louis Braille: l'inventeur du langage qui permit aux aveugles de lire (Les Gens qui ont aidé l'humanité. II #Vol. 2)
By Beverley Birch, William Olivier Desmond. 1990
Histoire de Louis Braille. À l'âge de treize ans, il s'inspira d'un système de lecture tactile en usage dans l'armée…
française pour créer un système d'écriture et de lecture simple et génial, consistant en des points en relief et permettant à des millions de personnes aveugles, partout dans le monde, de lire, de comprendre et de communiquer efficacement par écrit. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 1990.All children have different eyes: learn to play and make friends
By Edie A Glaser, Maria R Burgio. 2007
How to build your own country (Into Reading, Trade Book)
By Valerie Wyatt, Karen Li. 2009
Want to build your very own country from scratch? It's easy in 3 easy steps. Step 1: Stake Out Your…
Identity, with a flag, money and a national anthem. Step 2: Run the Country, with a government, constitution, laws and an economy. Step 3: Meet the Neighbors, and join other nations on the big issues that face the world. Grades 3-6. c2009.Germany (Countries of the world)
By Richard Lord. 1999
Introduces the geography, history, government, and culture of reunified Germany. Includes the country's past and present relationships with the United…
States. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 1999. (Countries of the world)Glaucoma: a patient's guide to the disease, fourth edition
By Graham E Trope. 2011
Ain't gonna study war no more: the story of America's peace seekers
By Milton Meltzer. 1985
The world at her fingertips: the story of Helen Keller (Other or No Series)
By Joan Dash. 2001
A biography of the woman who overcame her disabilities to be an inspirational public figure. Discusses the cause of Helen…
Keller's blindness and deafness, her determination to lead a useful life, and the importance of her teacher, Annie Sullivan, throughout Helen's life. Grades 5-8. 2001.Canada's constitutional crisis: making sense of it all (a background analysis & a look at the future)
By Marjorie Montgomery Bowker. 1991
The history and politics of Canada's constitution, including the 1867 British North America Act, the 1982 Constitution Act, and the…
Meech Lake Accord. Considers the issues that remain and examines the various options.The United Nations: its history and the Canadians who shaped it
By Desmond Morton. 1995
Well-known historian Desmond Morton tells the history of the United Nations. He describes what the United Nations is and how…
it works, how it was created, and some of the most important activities it engages in. Throughout the book, he highlights the contributions of many Canadians who have been involved in the United Nations. Grades 4-7. 1995.Tom & Bear: the training of a guide dog team
By Richard B McPhee. 1981
A day-to-day description of the training of 12 guide dogs and their masters at Guiding Eyes for the Blind in…
Yorktown Heights, New York. Useful to readers of any age who are interested in obtaining a guide dog. Grades 5-8. 1981.Louis Braille, l'enfant de la nuit
By Margaret Davidson. 1990
Voici l'histoire d'un petit garçon aveugle qui, à l'âge de douze ans, se jura de trouver le moyen de lire…
tout ce que ses yeux inutiles ne pouvaient déchiffrer. Années 3-6. 1999.The elephant in the room: for teens with visual impairments
By Kristie Smith-Armand. 2007
Written specifically for teenagers who are blind or visually impaired, Smith-Armand addresses the problems they face and offers strategies and…
solutions. Topics include friendship, a sense of humor, dating and popularity, imagination, self-advocacy, and careers. For junior high and older readers. c2007.Red land, Yellow River: a story from the Cultural Revolution
By Ange Zhang. 2004
In 1966, Zhang was a teen in Beijing when Mao Zedong began the Cultural Revolution. Though he was the son…
of a "bad guy" (a famous writer), he became swept up in the revolution, until the violence and his father's arrest made him question its goals. In 1968 was sent to a small village to learn how to farm, where he discovered his true calling - art. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 2004.Buddy, the first seeing eye dog
By Eva Moore. 1996
Morris Frank, a blind man, traveled to Switzerland in the 1920s to train with his first guide dog, Buddy, a…
German shepherd. After learning to work together, Morris and Buddy went to the United States to teach other blind people about Seeing Eye dogs. For grades 2-4. 1996.Canada votes!
By Linda Granfield. 1990
Explores all aspects of an election, from the day Parliament is dissolved to the day after the polls close. Provides…
a close-up view of the electoral maps, candidates' campaigns, and the registration of voters. Grades 4-7.