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Women explorers: one hundred years of courage and audacity (Amazing stories)
By Helen Y Rolfe. 2003
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip), Braille (Uncontracted)
Adventure and exploration, Biography, Adventurers and explorers, Women biography, Canadian non-fiction
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Since the early days of exploration, adventurous women have felt the pull of the mountains. Women of the early 1900s…
climbed some of the highest peaks in Canada wearing woollen knickers and hobnail boots. These pioneers set the standard for the women who followed, such as Sharon Wood and Leanne Allison, who continue to push the limits even further. 2003.Her special vision: a biography of Jean Little (Contemporary Canadian biographies)
By Barbara Greenwood, Audrey McKim. 1987
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), Braille (Uncontracted)
Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Women biography, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
Human-transcribed braille
As a young girl, Jean Little was teased by the other children because of her visual impairment. Today, Jean is…
the award-winning author of over a dozen books for children. Grades 5-8. Grade I braille. 1987.Voir l'invisible, réaliser l'impossible: biographie de Jean-Paul Losier
By Edna Arseneault-McGrath. 2004
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip), Braille (Uncontracted)
Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Canadian non-fiction, Blindness and visual impairment
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
La valeur d'une personne ne se mesure pas à son degré de vision mais plutôt par l'oeuvre qu'elle a accomplie.…
Et l'oeuvre de Jean-Paul Losier, un non-voyant, est impressionnante. Fils d'Acadie, cinquième d'une famille de treize enfants, Jean-Paul a surmonté tous les obstacles et ils étaient légions. Bachelier en arts et en education, avocat, 'l'homme qui savait les livres par coeur' a aussi enseigné 24 années à des voyants. Pendant toutes ces années, Jean-Paul a cultivé la terre familiale avec audace, fierté et un success croissant. Intelligence hors du commun, esprit analytique, influent mais discret et sans prétention, le rayonnement et l'importance de ce philanthrope ne se résument pas qu'aux non-voyants, à l'I.N.C.A. ou aux Acadiens. 2004.One is fun: guidelines for better braille literacy
By Marjorie Troughton. 1992
Electronic braille (Uncontracted), Braille (Uncontracted)
Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Blindness and visual impairment
Human-transcribed braille
Examines the use of grade one braille in relation to braille literacy. Grade 1 braille.