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The easy hockey book
By Jonah Kalb. 1977
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.Of ice and men: Steve Yzerman, Chris Chelios, Glen Sather, Dominik Hasek : the craft of hockey
By Bruce Dowbiggin. 1998
Dowbiggin studies Yzerman, Chelios, Sather and Hasek as examples of the thinking side of hockey. He examines Yzerman's leadership ability,…
Chelios' determination, Hasek's unorthodox style and Sather's ability to build a successful team by emphasizing team chemistry over individual talent. Dowbiggin argues that it is participants such as these men who over the years have transformed hockey from a game into a craft. c1998.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.Maurice Richard (Célébrités canadiennes)
By Michel Forest. 1991
Lieux hantés: histoires véridiques d'ici
By Pat Hancock, Lise Binette. 2004
Recueil regroupant des histoires de fantômes provenant de partout au Canada. Ces courts récits racontent des choses étonnantes et parfois…
effrayantes que des gens affirment avoir vues, entendues, ressenties ou senties. Il est toutefois permis de douter de la véracité de certains faits, relatés peut-être uniquement dans un but touristique. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 2004. Titre uniforme: Haunted Canada.Le mystère du triangle des Bermudes (Collection Lire Ser.)
By Yves Bouchereau, G. Robert McConnell. 1976
Depuis plusieurs siècles, le Triangle des Bermudes hante l'imagination des hommes. Dans ce Triangle, des centaines de bateaux et d'avions…
disparaissent sans laisser de traces... Texte accompagné d'exercices en français langue seconde. Années 3-6 et plus. 1976.All children have different eyes: learn to play and make friends
By Edie A Glaser, Maria R Burgio. 2007
Inside hockey: the legends, facts, and feats that made the game
By Keltie Thomas. 2008
Introduces readers to the wild side of professional hockey, with stories about the superstars (male and female), the rules that…
changed the game, and the dazzling science behind the sport. Read about the player who would rather fight than score or the guy who talked to the goalposts like they were old friends. Includes information on the greatest goal scorers, crazy goalies, practical jokers, superstitions, the most ferocious fights, players overcoming obstacles, and the enduring obsession with that Cup called Stanley. Grades 3-6. 2008.Ghosts and the supernatural (Unexplained.)
By Colin Wilson. 1998
Why are some people sensitive to ghosts? Who was the real Dracula, and what is a zombie? Discover accounts of…
the supernatural from all around the world -- haunted buildings, ghosts, poltergeists, vampires, werewolves, and other sinister monsters. Grades 3-6. 1998.Hockey for kids: heroes, tips and facts
By Brian McFarlane. 1994
Haunted Canada 6: more terrifying true stories (Haunted Canada Ser. #6)
By Joel A Sutherland. 2016
Get underneath the covers, because between these book covers are stories about a supernatural sea hag that haunts Dobbin’s Gardens…
marsh on Bell Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, a used book from a Barrie, Ontario book shop that conjures up a ghostly figure that accompanies the buyer home, and a haunted playground at St. Ignatius School in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Winner of the 2017 Silver Birch Non-Fiction Award. Grades 3-6. 2016.Glaucoma: a patient's guide to the disease, fourth edition
By Graham E Trope. 2011
Haunted Canada: true ghost stories (Haunted Canada Ser.)
By Pat Hancock. 2003
A collection of chilling true ghost stories, from all across Canada, to send shivers down your spine. From poltergeists who…
terrorize hunters in a remote cabin to a man who gets frightened to death in a graveyard - prepare yourself to be haunted! Grades 4-7. Bestseller. 2003.Haunted Canada 2: true tales of terror (Haunted Canada Ser.)
By Pat Hancock. 2005
Strange fires break out, serpents rise from the waves, and giant beasts lumber through the trees, Ghostly forms drift by…
and eerie discs lower silently from the sky. True tales of terror from all parts of Canada. Sequel to "Haunted Canada: true ghost stories" (DC27614). Descriptions of violence. Grades 4-7. 2005.Drôles d'histoires de hockey
By Helaine Becker, Dominique Chichera-Mangione. 2010
Quelles sont les origines du hockey et de son équipement? Où fut créée la première ligue canadienne? Qui se cache…
derrière la Coupe Stanley? Qu'est-ce que le tour du chapeau? Qui est Tim Horton? Une histoire fouillée du hockey, de ses origines jusqu'à aujourd'hui. Les statistiques y côtoient des anecdotes loufoques ou embarrassantes, mais toujours véridiques en filigrane desquelles renaissent de leurs cendres les moments mémorables et les vedettes ayant marqué l'évolution du sport national canadien. Des questionnaires pour tester ses connaissances et des vignettes humoristiques émaillent le tout. Années 3-6 et plus. 2010. Titre uniforme: The hilarious history of hockey.Bigfoot is missing!
By Kenn Nesbitt, J. Patrick Lewis. 2015
A poetry collection about cryptozoological creatures (the Loch Ness monster, Bigfoot, Chupacabra, etc.) from around the world, written so as…
to allow the design of the book to disguise the fact that the collection is poetry. Grades 2-4. 2015. Uniform title: Poems.Canadian hauntings: true ghost stories
By Michael Norman, Beth Scott. 2004
Houses of evil, child ghosts, and poltergeists - they're all in this collection of true, unexplainable encounters from across Canada.…
From the haunted art gallery in Burnaby, B.C. to mysteries in the Maritimes, this is a grand tour of ghostly goings-on. Descriptions of violence. For Junior and Senior High readers. Bestseller 2005. 2004.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.