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Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Animal stories, Canadian fiction, Ghost and horror stories, Humourous fiction, Mysteries and crime stories
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Sam thinks the old stone mansion where he, Beth, and Jennie are spending their vacation, is haunted. She comes to…
his conclusion by witnessing the not-so-friendly housekeeper, weird notes, and funny noises coming from the attic. Could it be true? Grades 3-6. c1999. (Sam, dog detective)
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Animal stories, Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction)
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
A cat sneaks into a small Palestinian house on the West Bank that has been commandeered by two Israeli soldiers.…
The house seems empty, until the cat realizes that a little boy is hiding beneath the floorboards. Should she help him? After all, she's just a cat. Or is she? She was once a regular North American girl, but that was before she died and came back to life as a cat. When the little boy is discovered, the soldiers don't know what to do with him. It is not long before his teacher and classmates come looking for him, and the house is suddenly surrounded by Palestinian villagers throwing rocks, and the sound of Israeli tanks approaching. As the soldiers begin to panic and disaster seems certain, the cat knows that it is up to her to diffuse the situation. Grades 5-8. 2014.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Animal stories, Canadian fiction, Family stories, Fantasy
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Fifteen-year-old Callum has just arrived from Scotland when he hands over his savings to a stranger in exchange for a…
filthy, half-starved dog and a carved box that he has been warned never to open. Callum is unprepared for the grinding physical labour of working on a farm; his only source of comfort is Dog, who seems to know all his secret wishes and fears. Then the mysterious carved box accidentally breaks open, and Callum is faced with some astonishing revelations and difficult decisions. Grades 5-8. 2001.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Adventure stories, Animal stories, Canadian fiction, Friendship stories
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Syeira lives in Haysele, a land of horses and horse-sensitives. When the wild mare Arwin's tow colts are taken from…
her, Syeira decides to help Arwin rescue them, even if she must risk her life to do so. But their mission proves harder than they imagined. For junior high readers. 2002.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Animal stories, Modern classic fiction
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
This tale of an otter's life and death in Devon, captures the feel of life in the wild as seen…
through the otter's own eyes. Grades 5-8. Originally published in 1927. 1995.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Animal stories, Award winning fictionCanadian non-fiction
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
When a newborn bat named Shade but sometimes called "Runt" becomes separated from his colony during migration, he grows in…
ways that prepare him for even greater journeys. Prequel to "Sunwing" (DC19512). Winner of the 1999 CNIB Talking Book of the Year Award. Winner of the 1998 Silver Birch Award. Grades 4-7. 1997.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Animal stories, Canadian fiction, Gentle fiction
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Shakespeare, a Seeing Eye puppy, is sent to the home of a troubled foster child, Tessa, whom he expects to…
love him on sight. Shakespeare soon realizes why his new owner is called 'Stoneface', and begins to teach Tessa to love. Before he knows it, Shakespeare finds himself in a variety of dangerous situations, from being attacked by Zorro, a very tough rooster, to nearly drowning in a creek. Grades 3-6. 2004.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Animal stories, Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction)
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Eleven-year-old Willie works in the coal mines of Cape Breton, rarely seeing the light of day. But he dreams of…
riding over the sand dunes of Sable Island on the back of a wild horse. Grades 3-6.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Animal stories
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Abby and Tess are excited about heading to Ms. Fitzpatrick's house to babysit her pig for three days. Then strange…
things start to happen around the house and when they can't find any logical explanations for them they both start to wonder. Grades 3-6. 2000.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Animal stories, Award winning fiction, Canadian fiction
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
M. Volpi fait appel au commissaire Jomusch pour retrouver son chien disparu mystérieusement. (Roman vert ; 2). 2001.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Animal stories
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Abby and Tess are excited to be looking after a lizard named Angus. When they manage to lose him in…
the house, Abby is quick to blame Tess. Things go from bad to worse and Abby is forced to admit maybe she needs Tess's help after all. Grades 3-6. 2000.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Animal stories
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Jules, ancien chien guide d'aveugle, est redevenu un simple animal de compagnie depuis qu'Alice a recouvré la vue. Alors qu'il…
commençait à déprimer, il est sélectionné pour être formateur dans une école canine spécialisée dans la détection des crises d'épilepsie. Il y fait la connaissance de Victoire, une superbe braque détectrice de kamikazes qui cherche à se reconvertir. 2017.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Animal stories
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Un chat qui ne mâche pas ses mots, ça n'existe pas ! Pourtant, le héros de ce livre est bel…
et bien un chat. Il s'appelle Tuffy. Dans son journal de bord, il raconte la difficulté qu'il a d'être confronté à la plus totale incompréhension de ses maîtres. Surtout lorsqu'il ramène à la maison des animaux morts. Tuffy essaie bien de s'en empêcher. Mais aller contre nature relève d'un exploit qui n'est pas à la portée de n'importe quel chat, même de bonne volonté. Un beau jour, Tuffy est accusé du meurtre de Thumper, le lapin des voisins. Suivi de "Le chat assasin, le retour". Prix Sorcières 1998, catégorie premières lectures. Années 1-3. 1997. Titre uniforme: Diary of a killer cat.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Animal stories
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Abby loves animals but her apartment building doesn't allow pets. A chance to babysit Mrs. Wilson's two goldfish gives Abby…
the idea of starting her own pet-sitting business. But first she has to convince her parents that she's responsible enough to run her own business. Grades 3-6. 2000.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Animal stories, Canadian fiction
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Flying back to the African savanna with his parents, 14-year-old Gerry would rather be back home - sure, his parents'…
baboon research lets him explore the African wilderness, but thinking of spending weeks there with a bunch of monkeys makes him miss everything about the city. Suddenly, the plane flies into a lightning storm, the engine dies, and they come down hard. Gerry wakes up on the ground, thinking that a baboon has broken his fall, but something quite different has happened - something that will change Gerry's life forever. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 5-8. 2007.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Animal stories
Human-narrated audio, Human-transcribed braille
Evangeline Mudd's primatologist parents travel without her to the Ikkinasti Jungle to study the golden-haired apes. But when they fail…
to return, Evangeline and the world-famous Dr. Aphrodite Pikkaflee are called upon to rescue the Mudds and save the jungle from the evil schemes of Aphrodite's money-mad brother. Grades 2-4. 2004.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Animal stories, Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction)
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Griffin, a newborn Silverwing bat, is sucked into the Underworld during an earthquake. Shade, Griffin's father, goes to rescue him,…
knowing that if the living stumble into the land of the dead, they have only a short time before death claims them too. But something else is also hunting Griffin - a deadly foe Shade hoped he would never see again. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 4-7. Companion to "Silverwing" (DC15815) and "Sunwing" (DC19512). 2003.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Animal stories, Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction)
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Ben is afraid of animals, thunderstorms, new places and people. When Aunt Rose gives him a big Labrador retriever for…
his birthday, Ben does not know how to tell her that the dog terrifies him. Grades 4-7. 1986.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Animal stories, Canadian fiction, Canadian authors (Fiction)
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
It is 65 million years ago, and Dusk and his family are chiropters, small tree-dwelling mammals that glide and feed…
on insects. Most of the colony is uncomfortable with Dusk's flying and use of echolocation, but when an outcast group of carnivores attack, they appreciate Dusk's ability to guide them and keep them safe, despite deadly predators and betrayals from within and outside of the colony. Grades 5-8. 2007.
Braille (Contracted), Electronic braille (Contracted), DAISY audio (CD), DAISY audio (Direct to player), DAISY audio (Zip)
Animal stories, Fantasy
Human-narrated audio, Automated braille
Written when O'Brian was just fourteen, "Caesar" tells the story of a creature whose father is a giant panda and…
whose mother is a snow leopard. Through the eyes and voice of this fabulous animal, we learn of his life as a cub, his first hunting exploits, his first encounters with man, his capture and taming. Descriptions of violence. 1999.