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Helen Keller (Let's read biography)
By Houghton Mifflin Company Staff. 1997
I am not a label
By Cerrie Burnell. 2020
A collection of short biographies highlighting the achievements of artists, thinkers, scientists, athletes, and activists with disabilities. For example, when…
astronomer Wanda Díaz-Merced lost her sight, she developed a technique to listen to the sounds of starlight. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2020Chief Justice John Marshall
By Charles M. Wetterer, Margaret K. Wetterer, Kurt K. C. Walters. 2007
Profiles John Marshall, who was appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court by President John Adams in 1801 and served…
for thirty-four years, a time in which the Court became as powerful and influential as the other branches of governmentBecause of the rabbit
By Cynthia Lord. 2019
After rescuing a bunny on the last night of summer, Emma starts fifth grade. She is paired up with Jack,…
who does not seem to fit in anywhere. But the two share a love of animals and find common ground--because of the rabbit. For grades 3-6. 2019The truth as told by Mason Buttle
By Leslie Connor. 2018
As he grieves his best friend Benny's death, Mason and his friend Calvin, who are targeted by the neighborhood bullies,…
create an underground haven for themselves. But when Calvin goes missing, Mason finds himself in trouble. For grades 5-8. 2018Fault lines in the Constitution: the framers, their fights, and the flaws that affect us today
By Cynthia Levinson. 2017
Lincoln's grave robbers
By Steve Sheinkin. 2012
Recounts the adventures of a group of counterfeiters, particularly Benjamin Boyd, in Chicago in the late 1800s. Follows the Secret…
Service's pursuit of the criminals, Boyd's capture, and his accomplices' scheme to steal Abraham Lincoln's body and trade it for Boyd's freedom. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2012Beyond courage: the untold story of Jewish resistance during the Holocaust
By Doreen Rappaport. 2012
Personal accounts from members of the Jewish resistance throughout German-occupied Europe during the Holocaust. Details the actions of individuals like…
Georges Loinger, who smuggled Jewish children out of occupied France, and Youra Livchitz, who ambushed a train bound for a death camp. Violence. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2012Can I see your I.D.?: true stories of false identities
By Chris Barton. 2011
Recounts the cases of ten imposters who assumed false identities for money or kicks, to expose injustice, to escape persecution,…
or other reasons. Includes the arrest of sixteen-year-old Keron Thomas, who impersonated a New York City subway motorman for the thrill of driving a train. For grades 6-9. 2011Explaining blindness (Explaining... Ser.)
By Lionel Bender. 2010
Discusses blindness and various levels of visual impairment, some of which are age-related. Covers causes and effects, treatments for certain…
conditions, mobility challenges, home and school issues, and new technologies. Includes case studies featuring children and adults. For grades 4-7. 2010Explaining deafness (Explaining... Ser.)
By Sarah Levete. 2010
Discusses degrees of deafness and its effect on people. Details causes and diagnosis of deafness and covers topics including lipreading,…
sign language, hearing aids, cochlear implants, technological devices, and the deaf community. For grades 4-7. 2010Disabilities awareness
By Boy Scouts of America. 2008
Describes the requirements for earning a Boy Scout merit badge for awareness and sensitivity to physical and learning disabilities. Highlights…
accommodations, accessibility, advocacy, and career opportunities. For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2009The day of the pelican
By Katherine Paterson. 2009
When the hostilities between Albanians and Serbs escalate in Kosovo, Meli's older brother Mehmet is temporarily captured. Fleeing to refugee…
camps, the Lleshi family then immigrates to Vermont, where, after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, they face mistreatment for being Muslim. For grades 5-8. 2009Six dots: a story of young Louis Braille
By Jen Bryant, Boris Kulikov. 2016
A narrative biography of Louis Braille, who lost his sight as a young child while playing in his father's workshop.…
After being exposed to coded military messages at the Royal School for the Blind in Paris, Louis invented his own alphabet--a system for writing using six dots. For grades K-3. 2016Thurgood Marshall: a twentieth-century life (Up Close Ser.)
By Chris Crowe. 2008
Biography traces the career of the civil rights lawyer and first African American justice on the United States Supreme Court.…
Describes Thurgood Marshall (1908-1993) growing up under segregation and winning the landmark 1954 desegregation case of Oliver Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas. For grades 6-9. 2008Meet my girls: 80th Anniversary of the Seeing Eye, Inc., 1929-2009
By Grace D. Napier. 2010
Napier, an educator who has been blind since birth, explains the purpose of the Seeing Eye, Inc., dog-guide school in…
New Jersey. Shares her experiences with the ten dogs she has had over the years and describes their training. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2010She touched the world: Laura Bridgman, deaf-blind pioneer
By Sally Hobart Alexander. 2008
Biography of Laura Bridgman (1829-1889), the first deaf-blind child to receive a formal education--decades before Helen Keller. Discusses the causes…
of Laura's deaf-blindness at age two; her sponsorship at Perkins Institution; and her success at learning manual sign language. For grades 4-7. 2008Morris and Buddy: the story of the first seeing eye dog
By Becky Hall. 2007
Account of twenty-year-old Morris Frank, who, blinded in a boxing accident, traveled from Tennessee to Switzerland in 1928 to become…
the first American owner of a seeing-eye dog, whom he named Buddy. Discusses training processes and Morris's mission to bring canine guides to the United States. For grades 3-6. 2007From bat sonar to canes for the blind (Imitating nature)
By Toney Allman. 2006
Explains the echolocation skills used by bats that became the basis for designing a cane to permit people who are…
blind to have more freedom of movement. Discusses the UltraCane--a white cane fitted with transmitters to bounce signals off objects within ten feet. For grades 3-6 and older readers. 2006Panda: a guide horse for Ann
By Rosanna Hansen. 2005
Discusses the work that Panda, a miniature horse, does to guide Ann, a blind woman. Describes Panda's training as well…
as Ann and Panda's daily routine and working relationship. Explains how the idea of using minihorses as full-time guides for blind people came into practice. For grades 3-6. 2005