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<div align="center"><font size=2><b>ATTENTION! ATTENTION!!!<br>
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<font size=2> <b><i>Touch the Earth</i> Bo</b>ok
Released <br>
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<font size=2> The National Federation of the Blind is
pleased to announce the release of a new tactile book created with
the support of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
<i>Touch the Earth: A Multimedia book about the Earth's Biomes</i> was
written by Amy Hansen and conceptualized by Elissa Levine. It
includes tactile graphics created by Noreen Grice. <br>
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<font size=2> This book aims to educate middle school
students while also providing guidance for teachers on how to incorporate
this book into classroom instruction. Each book contains contracted
Braille and large print, along with tactile and visual graphics to
illustrate important concepts in both a tactually and visually friendly
way. Each book also comes with a colorful tactile map of the
continents of the Earth. <br>
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Exclusively available through the NFB Independence Market , Touch the
Earth (product# LSA91B) can be purchased for $20 . TO
place an order please visit
<a href="http://secure.nfb.org/ecommerce/asp/product.asp?product=854&cat=47&ph=&keywords=&recor=&SearchFor=&PT_ID">
http://secure.nfb.org/ecommerce/asp/product.asp?product=854&cat=47&ph=&keywords=&recor=&SearchFor=&PT_ID</a>
or call (410) 659-9314. <br>
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<font size=2> We are pleased to announce that we are
offering one free copy upon request to schools and libraries
for the blind across the country for their collections. Please
contact Mary Jo T. Hartle, Director of Education for the National
Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, at (410) 659-9314, ext.
2407, or by e-mail at
<a href="mailto:mhartle@nfb.org">mhartle@nfb.org</a> to request a free
copy for your institution. <br>
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