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This is an up-to-date straightforward guide designed to help teenagers understand and cope responsibly with the physical and emotional changes… of emerging adulthood. The book includes chapters on periods, sexual attraction, making love, safe sex, sex and the disabled and sex and the laws. Junior and Senior High . 1996.
Invites the reader to make decisions about do-or-die situations in ten World Series games. Describes what actually happened and how… it affected the outcome of the game. Grade 5-8 and older readers. 1983.
Karen Gravelle and her 15-year-old niece, Jennifer, look at physical, emotional and social changes, as well as other issues associated… with menstruation. The book seeks to ease the confusion many teenage girls might feel, and celebrates the new sense of maturity their period can bring.
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.
Based on current research and endorsed by the Brook Advisory Centre, this book covers everything a girl needs to know… about periods. Written by the agony aunt of "19" magazine, it contains practical information and real-life quotes. It also includes a list of useful addresses.
Written with two teenage boys as advisors, this book presents the facts about puberty for boys. It includes straightforward information… about sex, sexually transmitted diseases, and also what happens to girls during puberty. The author includes answers to many related questions, and explains things in a factual but fun way. Some strong language. Grades 4-7. 1998.
In nine "innings," Claire Mackay examines and explains every imaginable aspect of the game of baseball. Beginning with the history… of the game, Mackay describes the player's positions, equipment, and the ballparks they play in. Throughout the book are bits of baseball lore and trivia. Grades 4-7. c1994.
A successful young man, who has been blind since birth, tells of his life as an entertainer, composer, and amateur… athlete. Children’s version of "If you could see what I hear." Grades 5-8. 1976. Uniform title: Adventures in darkness
At the age of 11, Nicole Dryburgh was diagnosed with a malignant tumour on her spine. After an operation to… remove the tumour, followed by an intensive course of radiotherapy, Nicole's life returned to normal and the doctors were pleased with her progress. Two years later, aged 13, Nicole suffered a brain hemorrhage. Desperately ill, blind and unable to move, she was given weeks to live. Against all odds, she came home. For Junior and Senior High readers. 2008.
A guide for the baseball fan or player who wants to understand all aspects of the game better. It includes… the rules of baseball, a short history of the game and its stars, plus batting tips, how to use a scorecard and much more. Grades 5-8. 1993.
Biography of the blind and deaf girl whose spirit knew no limitations. Discusses Keller's achievements in the context of the… social expectations for women and people with disabilities in the early twentieth century. Describes her disappointments and frustrations as well as her accomplishments. Grades 5-8. 2001.
This book covers everything from periods to puberty, crushes to contraception and health to harassment. It reinforces the realities of… sex for young people, with up-to-date information supplied by the Sex Education Forum. For junior high readers.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.