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The best of Shakespeare: Retellings Of 10 Classic Plays (The Opie library)

By E Nesbit, William Shakespeare. 1997

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Literature, Drama
Human-narrated audio

Ten of Shakespeare's plays retold in simple language. Nesbit compiled the collection after a visit to the poet's home with…

her children. She encouraged them to try reading some of the original plays, only to be told the writing was too difficult to understand. This volume includes Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, The Tempest, Macbeth, and Othello. Grades 5-8 and older readers. 1997.

Taking hold: my journey into blindness

By Sally Hobart Alexander. 2002

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Women biography
Human-narrated audio
The author recounts how she gradually lost her sight from retinal hemorrhages, and describes her experiences in a training program for blind adults. Junior High. 2002.

Tales from Shakespeare

By Tina Packer. 2004

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Drama
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille

Ten of Shakespeare's best-known plays retold as stories: A Midsummer Night's Dream, Hamlet, Much Ado about Nothing, Macbeth, The Tempest,…

Othello, As You Like It, Romeo and Juliet, Twelfth Night, and King Lear. Includes a brief introduction to Shakespeare's life and times. Grades 5-8. 2004.

Romeo and Juliet

By William Shakespeare. 1997

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Movie and television tie-insDrama
Human-narrated audio

A romantic tragedy of two teenagers from rival families who fall in love. A sentence of exile and an impending…

arranged marriage force the two to flee. A friar suggests a ruse to accomplish their union, but miscommunication causes it to backfire. This is a fully dramatised unabridged version. For Senior High readers. Originally published in 1597. 1997.

Romeo and Juliet (SmartPass)

By William Shakespeare, Simon Potter, Phil Viner, Jools Viner. 2006

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Literature, Drama
Human-narrated audio

The noble Veronese houses of Montague and Capulet are locked in a bitter feud. When Romeo, a Montague, and Juliet,…

a Capulet, fall in love they are swept up in a series of violent events and cruel twists of fortune. For senior high readers. 2006.

Ray Charles: voice of soul (Great achievers : lives of the physically challenged)

By David Ritz. 1994

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Music biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Blindness and visual impairment, Lifestyle
Human-narrated audio

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

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Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Canadian non-fiction, Blindness and visual impairment
Human-narrated audio

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

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Award winning non-fiction, Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Canadian biography, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

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

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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons
Human-narrated audio

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.

Othello (SmartPass)

By William Shakespeare, Mike Reeves, Phil Viner, Jools Viner. 2007

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Literature, Drama
Human-narrated audio

Othello, a Moorish general in the service of Venice, has married Desdemona, beautiful daughter of a Venetian Senator. But Iago,…

Othello's malignant ensign, is determined to destroy their happiness. For senior high readers. 2007.

On my own: the journey continues

By Sally Hobart Alexander. 1997

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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Women biography
Human-narrated audio

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.

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

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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Blindness and visual impairment
Human-narrated audio

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.

Mine for a year

By Susan Kuklin. 1984

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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons
Human-narrated audio

George, a 4-H Club member, becomes involved in Puppy Power, a programme that places puppies in homes for a year…

before they are trained as guide dogs for the blind. Grades 3-6. c1984.

Little by Little: a writer's education

By Jean Little. 1987

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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction)
Human-narrated audio

Visually impaired since birth, Jean Little constantly faced new difficulties. Encouraged by her parents, she began to write. She is…

now one of Canada's leading children's authors. A biography for all ages. Followed by "Stars come out within" (DC09057). 1987.

Macbeth (SmartPass)

By William Shakespeare, Simon Potter, Phil Viner, Jools Viner. 2006

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Literature, Drama
Human-narrated audio

Set in Medieval Scotland, in an atmosphere of civil unrest and mutual suspicion, this story of Macbeth and his wife-accomplice…

Lady Macbeth tells of the intellecual and emitional consequences of unbridled ambition and the cold-blooded murder it engenders. Contains the complete play and analysis and commentary. For senior high readers. 2006.

Edgar Paillettes ((Gulliver jeunesse).)

By Simon Boulerice. 2014

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Canadian non-fiction, Canadian authors (Non-fiction), Literature, Drama
Human-narrated audio

Henri a l'impression d'être invisible. Tout le monde n'en a que pour son petit frère, Edgar. Edgar se costume tous…

les jours, même si ce n'est pas l'Halloween. Edgar parle en poèmes. Même la fée des dents accorde des droits spéciaux à Edgar! Il est grand temps pour Henri de montrer qui il est. Mais sait-il lui-même qui il est ? Années 3-6. 2014.

Louis Braille: inventor (Great achievers)

By Jennifer Bryant. 1994

DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons
Human-narrated audio

Recounts the life of Louis Braille who, at fifteen, created a system of raised dots that allows blind persons to…

read and write. Describes Louis's childhood, the accident that caused his blindness, the support he received from his family, and his education, which led to his creation of the braille alphabet. Junior and senior high school readers. 1994.

Harry Potter et l'enfant maudit (Harry Potter.)

By Jack Thorne, John Tiffany, J. K Rowling, Jean-François Ménard. 2016

Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Literature, Drama
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille

Cette pièce met en scène les nouvelles aventures d'Harry Potter dix-neuf ans après la fin de la saga de J.K.…

Rowling. Désormais employé au Ministère de la magie, marié et père de famille, Harry Potter est débordé. De plus, son passé se manifeste par l'entremise de son plus jeune fils, Albus Severus, en butte avec le lourd héritage familial. Père et fils doivent s'unir pour affronter les ténèbres. Années 4-7 et plus. 2016. Titre uniforme: Harry Potter and the cursed child.

La métamorphose d'Helen Keller (Folio cadet. 383)

By Margaret Davidson, Noël Chassériau. 1999

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Biography, Biography of blind or visually impaired persons, Women biography
Human-narrated audio

Nous sommes en 1880, aux États-Unis. À la suite d'une scarlatine, la petite Helen Keller devient aveugle, sourde et muette.…

Plus elle grandit, plus elle s'enferme dans la solitude et la colère. Désespérés, ses parents font appel à Annie Sullivan. Cette fragile jeune femme, elle-même presque aveugle, accomplit le miracle : transformer Helen, violente petite rebelle, en brillante étudiante connue du monde entier. Le récit d'un incroyable défi, une leçon de courage et d'espoir. Années 2-4 et plus. 1999. Titre uniforme: Helen Keller.

King Lear (SmartPass)

By William Shakespeare, Mike Reeves, Phil Viner, Jools Viner. 2007

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Literature, Drama
Human-narrated audio

Lear, the King of Britain, has three daughters. Wishing to ease himself of the burden of rule, he determines to…

divide his kingdom between them, giving the largest share to she who can say she loves him the best. Contains the complete play with analysis, commentary, additional review, and study content. For senior high readers. 2007.

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