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The cardboard box book: 25 things to make and do with an empty box
By Danny Walsh, Jake Walsh, Niall Walsh. 2006
Features lots of great projects using cardboard boxes, designed for indoor or outdoor play. Chapters discuss where to find boxes…
of different sizes, what a basic tool kit consists of, how to use paint and glitter, when adult help is needed, and the time involved in constructing the creations. Clearly labeled and illustrated steps, lists of supplies, handy tips, suggested variations, and "Reality Check" fact boxes are found throughout. The authors - a father and his two sons - deliver plenty of humour along with the instructions. Grades 3-6. 2006.Taking hold: my journey into blindness
By Sally Hobart Alexander. 2002
Rock collecting (Let's-read-and-find-out science book)
By Roma Gans. 1984
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.Out of darkness: the Jeff Healey story
By Cindy Watson. 2010
Losing both eyes to retinoblastoma, a rare form of cancer, opened a door to another world for Jeff Healey. Out…
of darkness he created music, becoming one of the most influential blues-rock and jazz performers of our time. Winner of the 2012 Golden Oak Award. Grades 5-8. 2010.Out of darkness: the story of Louis Braille
By Russell Freedman. 1998
A biography of the nineteenth-century Frenchman who, having been blinded himself at the age of three, went on to develop…
a system of raised dots on paper that enabled blind people to read and write. Grades 4-7. 1998.One more border: the true story of one family's escape from war-torn Europe
By Shelley Tanaka, William Kaplan. 1998
During World War II, as Nazi troops took over Europe, thousands of Jews tried to flee Hitler's advance. This is…
the true story of one family's harrowing escape to Canada, by train and ship, travelling three-quarters of the way around the world. Grades 2-4 and older readers. 1998.On my own: the journey continues
By Sally Hobart Alexander. 1997
After going blind at twenty-four, Alexander describes also losing part of her hearing. Determined to be independent and self-sufficient, she…
recounts her fears and difficulties adjusting to a new apartment, finding a job, and meeting the right man. For junior high readers. 1997.Cyrus, l'encyclopédie qui raconte. 12 (Kid/Quid)
By Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995
Cyrus, l'encyclopédie qui raconte. 11 (Kid/Quid)
By Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995
Cyrus, l'encyclopédie qui raconte. 10 (Kid/Quid)
By Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995
Cyrus, l'encyclopédie qui raconte. 9 (Kid/Quid)
By Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995
Cyrus, l'encyclopédie qui raconte. 8 (Kid/Quid)
By Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995
Cyrus, l'encyclopédie qui raconte. 7 (Kid/Quid)
By Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995
Cyrus, l'encyclopédie qui raconte. 6 (Kid/Quid)
By Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995
Cyrus, l'encyclopédie qui raconte. 5 (Kid/Quid)
By Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995
Cyrus, l'encyclopédie qui raconte. 4 (Kid/Quid)
By Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995
Cyrus, l'encyclopédie qui raconte. 3 (Kid/Quid)
By Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995
Cyrus, l'encyclopédie qui raconte. 2 (Kid/Quid)
By Christiane Duchesne, Carmen Marois. 1995