[blparent] Braille Books Needed!

[Michael Baldwin]

I am considering embossing a book for this event.  Are there any
requirements that I must follow when doing so?
 


Michael Baldwin
Got print, need Braille?
http://www.ReadWithDots.com

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Carrie Gilmer (by way of David Andrews<dandrews at visi.com>)
Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2009 7:26 PM
To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
Subject: [blparent] Braille Books Needed!

Greetings All,

Everyone knows by now we are celebrating as never before: The year of
Braille! At convention we will have our annual Braille Book Flea Market. No
where else can blind kids go into a "store" and browse for books to their
hearts delight, and get them shipped home to their front doors. The room is
electric with their excitement every year. I am asking all members and
friends to please help make book choices available like never before.

Donate a new book to the flea market! You can buy a book from National
Braille Press.org or Seedlings.org and send it to the address Peggy Chong
will post in the near future. Or maybe you have an embosser and want to make
a book, we'll take that too!

Last year we had a dire need for good books for teenagers, 13-18. 
Girls wanted Love Stories and Mysteries, Guys wanted Sci Fi and action
adventure. Don't forget the Classics like the Count of Monte Cristo or The
Three Musketeers or new hot ones like the Twilight series. Nothing replaces
a good ol' hard copy to curl up with and for building reading speed. We had
books for teenagers but many were very old or the titles were more like
textbook topics than leisure reading. Not to say they were not appreciated,
but I think you know what I mean.

We will take books for any age. The touch and feel early board books can be
easily adapted by adding sticky Braille by many members. Have it be a
chapter project!

Help us make this the Best Flea Market ever by giving every kid a great
choice of new and gently used books to choose from!

Flea Market book questions should be directed to Peggy Chong at: 
<mailto:peggychong at eathlink.net>peggychong at earthlink.net.

Thank you One and All!

Reading is Fundamental and Braille Readers Are Indeed Leaders!

Carrie Gilmer, President
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children A Division of the
National Federation of the Blind NFB National Center: 410-659-9314 Home
Phone: 763-784-8590 <mailto:carrie.gilmer at gmail.com>carrie.gilmer at gmail.com
www.nfb.org/nopbc



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