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Seedlings Braille Books for Children
<BR>
42 New Books Added to Our Catalog!
<BR>
... and some Print & Braille Alphabet Flashcards too!
<BR><BR><BR><BR>
July
2009<BR>
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<BR>
<BR>
In this issue (click on the link to jump to each section):
<BR>
New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in Uncontracted Braille
<BR>
New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in Co<BR>ntracted Braille
<BR>
New Print-&-Braille Books in Uncontracted Braille
<BR>
New Print-&-Braille Books in Contracted Braille
<BR>
New Braille Fiction for Independent Readers
<BR>
New Braille Nonfiction for Independent Readers
<BR>
New Learning Tools
<BR>
Dear Friends,
<BR>
Our volunteer transcribers and proofreaders have been <BR>hard at work, and we
are very pleased to introduce 42 new braille books to you <BR>... from
Print-Braille-&-Picture books for toddlers to Braille-Only novels and
<BR>biographies for teens. Please take a moment to peruse the list. We hope
you find <BR>some new "gems" and perhaps some old favorites that you would
like to order!
<BR>
As always, Seedlings' books are sold for a fraction of <BR>what it costs to
make them. We have kept our prices at the same low rate for you <BR>for 25
years! This is made possible by our generous donors and volunteers, and <BR>we
thank them from the bottom of our book-loving hearts!
<BR>
Best wishes & happy
reading,<BR>
The Seedlings
Staff<BR>
<BR> <BR>
<BR>
New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in Uncontracted Braille
<BR>
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These are picture books with the uncontracted braille added <BR>to each page
using clear plastic strips so that blind and sighted family members <BR>can
enjoy them together!
<BR><BR>
9810 CLIFFORD'S ANIMAL SOUNDS (Board Book) by Norman Bridwell. <BR>Clifford
the small red puppy meets a variety of animals and discovers what <BR>sounds
they make. 16 cardboard pages, Ages 0-5,
$4.00<BR><BR><BR><BR>
9811 THAT'S NOT MY CAR ... (Tactile Board Book) by Fiona Watt. <BR>Have fun
feeling each page until you find the right car! 10 cardboard pages, <BR>Ages
0-5,
$8.00<BR><BR><BR><BR>
9812 THAT'S NOT MY PUPPY ... (Tactile Board Book) by Fiona <BR>Watt. Have fun
feeling each page until you find the right puppy! 10 cardboard <BR>pages, Ages
0-5,
$8.00<BR><BR><BR>
To order these or the dozens of other uncontracted books we <BR>have, please
go
to:<BR>
Seedlings Online Catalog
<BR>
New Print-Braille-&-Picture Books in Contracted Braille
<BR>
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=2<BR>0 These are picture
books with the contracted braille added to <BR>each page using clear plastic
strips so that blind and sighted family members <BR>can enjoy them together!
<BR>
<BR>
9001 CURIOUS GEORGE AT THE ZOO (Tactile Board Book) by H. A. <BR>Rey. Curious
George finds many things to explore at the zoo in this touch and <BR>feel
book. 10 cardboard pages, Ages 0-5,
$7.00<BR><BR><BR><BR>
9002 I AM A TRAIN (Board Book) by Ace Landers. All aboard for <BR>this fun and
sturdy board book shaped like a train! 8 cardboard pages, Ages 0-5,
<BR>$5.00<BR><BR><BR><BR>
9003 THE LADY WITH THE ALLIGATOR PURSE (Board Book) by Nadine <BR>Bernard
Westcott. This delightful version of a favorite verse will have you and
<BR>your children laughing out loud! 24 cardboard pages, Ages 1-5,
$7.00<BR><BR><BR><BR>
9004 MOUSE'S FIRST CHRISTMAS (Board Book) by Lauren Thompson. <BR>Mouse finds
many delights to explore on Christmas Eve including someone <BR>"whiskery and
jolly!" 32 cardboard pages, Ages 1-5,
$8.00<BR><BR><BR><BR>
9005 MY ANIMALS--MIS ANIMALES (English & Spanish Board Book) <BR>by
Rebecca Emberley. Have fun identifying the animals in English and in Spanish!
<BR>20 pages, Ages 1-5,
$7.00<BR><BR><BR>
To order20these or the dozens of other Print-Braille-&-Picture <BR>books
we have, please go to:
<BR>
Seedlings Online Catalog
<BR>
New Print-&-Braille Books in Uncontracted Braille
<BR>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR>
These books are easy-readers with the uncontracted braille <BR>just below each
line of corresponding print (no pictures).
<BR><BR>
8524 ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD <BR>DAY by Judith
Viorst. Have you ever had a really bad day when everything went <BR>wrong?
Alexander will help you to laugh about it! 17 pages, Ages 4-8,
$7.50<BR><BR><BR><BR>
8525 IT'S NOT EASY BEING A BUNNY by Marilyn Sadler. Unhappy at <BR>home, P.J.
Funnybunny tries living with various other animals, only to find that <BR>he's
homesick! 14 pages, Ages 4-8,
$7.50<BR><BR><BR>
To order these or the dozens of other uncontracted books we <BR>have, please
go to:
<BR>
Seedlings Online Catalog
<BR>
New Print-&-Braille Books in Contracted Braille
<BR>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR>
These books are easy-readers with the contracted braille <BR>just below
<BR>each line of corresponding print (no pictures).
<BR><BR><BR>
3001 FANCY NANCY: THE DAZZLING BOOK REPORT by Jane O'Connor. <BR>Nancy spends
so much time making a fancy cover for her book report that she has <BR>no time
to write the report! 13 pages, Ages 4-8,
$7.25<BR><BR><BR><BR>
3002 HENRY AND MUDGE AND A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS by Cynthia <BR>Rylant.
Christmas at Henry and Mudge's house means family, carols, presents, and
<BR>good food (with lots falling on the floor for Mudge!) 14 pages, Ages 4-8,
$7.50<BR><BR><BR>
To order these or the dozens of other Print-&-Braille books we <BR>have,
please go to:
<BR>
Seedlings Online Catalog
<BR>
New Braille Fiction for Independent Readers
<BR>
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<BR>
These books are "braille only" (no print or pictures) and are <BR>intended for
more independent readers (ages 6 & up).
<BR><BR>
1241 BABE THE GALLANT PIG by Dick King-Smith. When Babe, the <BR>piglet,
arrives at the Hoggets' farm he doesn't know that Mrs. Hogget has him in
<BR>mind for a bacon breakfast. Luckily, the Hoggets soon see that Babe is no
<BR>ordinary pig! 91 pages, Ages 8-12,
$12.50<BR><BR><BR><BR>
=2<BR>0 1242 THE BABY-SITTERS CLUB SUPER SPECIAL #4: BABY-SITTERS' <BR>ISLAND
ADVENTURE by Ann Martin. The Baby-sitters can't believe it-two of their
<BR>members are missing after a big storm blows up in the middle of their
sailing <BR>race. 215 pages, Ages 8-12,
$19.00<BR><BR><BR><BR>
BLACK LAGOON ADVENTURES by Mike
Thaler<BR><BR>
1243 THE CLASS ELECTION FROM THE BLACK LAGOON. Hubie is <BR>running for
president, but he is afraid he doesn't stand a chance against Doris <BR>who is
giving out free ice cream! 20 pages, Ages 7-10,
$6.00<BR><BR><BR><BR>
1244 THE HALLOWEEN PARTY FROM THE BLACK LAGOON. You'd scream, <BR>too, if you
had no costume for the scariest Halloween party ever. Hubie wishes <BR>he
could just be the invisible man and stay home! 22 pages, Ages 7-10,
$6.00<BR><BR><BR><BR>
1245 THE SCIENCE FAIR FROM THE BLACK LAGOON. Mean Mrs. Green <BR>says everyone
has to invent something for the science fair. Hubie can't decide <BR>between
cloning himself or making a laugh machine. 23 pages, Ages 7-10,
$6.00<BR><BR><BR><BR>
1246 THE COOPER KIDS ADVENTURE SERIES #8: MAYDAY AT TWO <BR>THOUSAND FIVE
HUNDRED by Frank E. Peretti. Jay has to land his uncle's small <BR>plane when
wind turbulence knocks Uncle Rex unconscious and leaves Jay blind <BR>from a
head injury. 149 pages, Ages 8-12,
$16.50<BR><BR><BR><BR><BR><BR>
1247 DANIEL HALF HUMAN AND THE GOOD NAZI by David Chotjewitz. <BR>Until the
spring of 1933, Daniel enjoyed a comfortable German boyhood. Then he
<BR>learns that his mother is Jewish which, to the Aryans, means he is
half-human. <BR>Can he keep his heritage a secret? 344 pages, Ages 12 &
up,
$22.00<BR><BR><BR><BR>
*1248 ELIJAH OF BUXTON by Christopher Paul Curtis. In 1860,
<BR>eleven-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton,
Canada, <BR>embarks on a dangerous journey in pursuit of the thief who stole
his friend's <BR>money. A Newbery Honor Book & Coretta Scott King Award
Winner. 398 pages, Ages <BR>9-14,
$22.00<BR><BR><BR><BR>
1249 FLUSH by Carl Hiaasen. With their father jailed for <BR>sinking a river
boat, Noah and Abbey must gather evidence that the owner of this <BR>floating
casino is polluting the protected waters around their Florida Keys <BR>home.
332 pages, Ages 9-12,
$22.00<BR><BR><BR><BR>
1250 GLORIA RISING by Ann Cameron. Gloria is thrilled when she <BR>goes to the
store to buy an onion and meets Dr. Grace Street, a famous <BR>astronaut. But
how can she prove it when her teacher doesn't believe her? 62 <BR>pages, Ages
6-9,
$9.50<BR><BR><BR><BR>
1251 JACK PLANK TELLS TALES by Natalie Babbitt. Jack starts <BR>out to be a
pirate, but isn't very good at pl<BR>undering. Join him as he searches <BR>for
a second career. His adventures lead to many delightful tales! 89 pages,
<BR>Ages 8-11,
$12.00<BR><BR><BR><BR>
1252 JUDY MOODY DECLARES INDEPENDENCE by Megan McDonald. <BR>Judy's
declaration of independence from her parents' rules and her pesky little
<BR>brother gets her into lots of hot water. She's sure our founding fathers
never <BR>had problems like hers! 76 pages, Ages 6-10,
$11.00<BR><BR><BR><BR>
1253 JUDY MOODY, M.D.: THE DOCTOR IS IN! by Megan McDonald. <BR>Judy is in the
mood to be a doctor. She prescribes popsicles and prunes for her <BR>brother's
tonsillitis, but soon becomes the patient with the same illness. 85 <BR>pages,
Ages 6-10,
$12.00<BR><BR><BR><BR>
*1254 JUSTIN AND THE BEST BISCUITS IN THE WORLD by Mildred <BR>Pitts Walter.
Ten-year-old Justin thinks housework is for women until his <BR>grandfather
invites him to the ranch where he learns what cowboys do, including <BR>making
biscuits! Winner: Coretta Scott King Award. 102 pages, Ages 8-12,
$13.50<BR><BR><BR><BR>
1255 THE LANDRY NEWS by Andrew Clements. A fifth-grader's <BR>scathing
editorial about her teacher spurs him into action, but will it cost him
<BR>his job? 138 pages, Ages 8-12,
$15.50<BR><BR><BR><BR>
1256 LUNCH MONEY by Andrew Clements. Twelve-year-old Greg is <BR>surprised to
find himse<BR>lf teaming up with his lifelong rival, Maura, to create
<BR>comic books to sell at school. 207 pages, Ages 8-12,
$19.00<BR><BR><BR><BR>
1257 MAGIC TREE HOUSE #4: PIRATES PAST NOON by Mary Pope <BR>Osborne. This
time, the time-travelers land on a pirate ship. Will they discover
<BR>treasures or walk the plank? 41 pages, Ages 6-10,
$7.50<BR><BR><BR><BR>
1258 MAGIC TREE HOUSE #11: LIONS AT LUNCHTIME by Mary Pope <BR>Osborne. In the
vast plains of Africa, Jack and Annie have to get past a pride <BR>of lions,
some rampaging wildebeests, and a very hungry Masai warrior! 41 pages,
<BR>Ages 6-10,
$7.50<BR><BR><BR><BR>
1259 MYSTERY AT KITTIWAKE BAY by Joyce A. Stengel. Cassie, who <BR>is new in
town, is intrigued by a mysterious mansion that was once an <BR>Underground
Railroad stop. It is now a retirement home that has been plagued by
<BR>burglaries. Can she find the thief before the thief finds her? 172 pages,
Ages <BR>8-12,
$17.00<BR><BR><BR><BR>
1260 OUR HOUSE by Pam Conrad. A remarkable book in which the <BR>author takes
us into the lives of six kids in six different decades and <BR>celebrates the
commonality of all our lives. 83 pages, Ages 9-12,
$11.50<BR><BR><BR><BR>
1261 POPPY & RYE by Avi. Together Poppy and Rye brave <BR>kidnapping,
imprisonment, and a daring rescue to fight the20beavers in this <BR>thrilling
adventure. 200 pages, Ages 8-12,
$19.00<BR><BR><BR><BR>
1262 SECOND-GRADE STAR by Nancy Alberts. Kelly dreams of <BR>becoming a star
at the upcoming Spring Concert, but isn't chosen for the part. <BR>See how she
learns to shine in her own way. 79 pages, Ages 6-9,
$11.50<BR><BR><BR><BR>
1263 A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS #2: THE REPTILE ROOM--OR, <BR>MURDER! by
Lemony Snicket. After narrowly escaping the dastardly Count Olaf, the
<BR>Baudelaire orphans are taken in by a kindly herpetologist with whom they
live <BR>happily for an all-too-brief time. 154 pages, Ages 10 & up,
$16.50<BR><BR><BR><BR>
1264 STARTING WITH ALICE by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. In this <BR>"prequel" to
the Alice books, Alice has to adjust to a new school and the death <BR>of her
uncle. 200 pages, Ages 8-12,
$19.00<BR><BR><BR><BR>
1265 THE TIME HACKERS by Gary Paulsen. Seventh grader, Dorso <BR>Clayman, has
to find the time-traveling pranksters who keep putting things from <BR>other
times and places in his locker before they destroy the world. 106 pages,
<BR>Ages 9-14,
$13.50<BR><BR><BR>
To order these or the hundreds of other Braille Fiction books <BR>we have,
please go
to:<BR>
Seedlings Online Catalog
<BR>
New Braille<BR>Nonfiction for Independent Readers
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These books are "braille only" (no print or pictures) and are <BR>intended for
more independent readers (ages 6 & up).
<BR><BR><BR>
569 BARACK OBAMA: OUR 44TH PRESIDENT by Beatrice Gormley. 181 <BR>pages, Ages
8-12,
$18.00<BR><BR><BR><BR>
570 JOHN HANCOCK: INDEPENDENT BOY by Kathryn Cleven Sisson. <BR>Surprisingly,
John Hancock struggled with writing as a boy! 106 pages, Ages <BR>8-12,
$13.50<BR><BR><BR><BR>
571 LEONARDO DA VINCI: GIANTS OF SCIENCE by Kathleen Krull. <BR>This book will
change children's ideas about what it means to be a scientist. <BR>132 pages,
Ages 8-12,
$15.00<BR><BR><BR><BR>
572 MICHELLE OBAMA: AN AMERICAN STORY by David Colbert. 150 <BR>pages, Ages
8-12,
$16.50<BR><BR><BR><BR>
573 SURVIVING SHARKS AND OTHER DANGEROUS CREATURES: TEN TRUE <BR>TALES by
Allan Zullo. Read all about kids who survived attacks from dangerous
<BR>animals! 168 pages, Ages 8-12,
$17.00<BR><BR><BR>
To order these or the dozens of other Braille Nonfiction books <BR>we have,
please go to:
<BR>
Seedlings Online Catalog
<BR>
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PRINT AND BRAILLE ALPHABET FLASHCARDS by SENSEsational <BR>Alphabet. These
wonderful alphabet cards have something for everyone: Print, <BR>braille,
sign, and pictures with something to feel or smell on each one! 14
<BR>double-sided cards, Ages 0-7, only $10.00 per set
<BR><BR><BR>
NEW & IMPROVED HOORAY FOR BRAILLE KIT. Help families with V-I <BR>toddlers
and preschoolers learn braille together with this terrific kit. Each <BR>kit
includes: 1 Touch-&-Feel Book with print and braille; 1 Set of Print &
<BR>Braille Alphabet Flashcards; 1 copy of "Braille for the Sighted" book ; 1
<BR>resource list; and it's all packaged in our bright red "Hooray for
Braille" <BR>totebag. A $30 value for only $25.
<BR><BR>
To order these and several other braille gift items, please go <BR>to:
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