[nfbmi-talk] {Disarmed} FW: WOW! 47 New Books from Seedlings Braille Books!

Wed Aug 1 15:37:34 UTC 2012

Hello,

Some people talk about how someone ought to do something about Braille
literacy.  Some people wring their hands and whine about the sorry state of
Braille literacy.  Thankfully, folks like Seedlings, Nick and Terri Wilcox
and the national Federation of the Blind are doing something to improve
literacy for blind children.  Thanks to all who contribute to Seedlings and
who help with Braille Camp and programs like the Bell program.

Warmest Regards,

Fred

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will soon be publishing a new catalog which will include some great new
books and that will make the catalog bigger than ever!

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Seedlings' New 2013 Catalog is Almost Ready!

47 New Braille Books  

... from Awesome Animals (16 pages) to  

The Hunger Games (489 pages) ... 

are Ready NOW! 

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We are very excited to announce that our 2013 Catalog will be ready to mail
in about a month, but you don't have to wait. The new books are already
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to YA ... (the new books for toddlers and preschoolers were listed in a
previous email and online)

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Please note: We have listened to your requests and we have added some bigger
books for tweens & teens (see the 2- and 3-volume books listed in purple
below):

 New Fiction Books in Contracted Braille

(Braille only--no print or pictures)

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #1: Detective Camp, Ron Roy, 86 pages,   Ages
6-9, $12.00

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #2: Mayflower Treasure Hunt, Ron Roy, 72
pages, Ages 6-9, $10.50

Anne of Green Gables (Abridged), Retold from Lucy Maud Montgomery, 106
pages, Ages 7-9, $13.50

The Bailey School Kids Jr. Chapter Book #2: Reindeer Do Wear Striped
Underwear, Marcia Thornton Jones & Debbie Dadey, 18 pages, Ages 6-9, $5.50

The Bedtime Story Book, Adapted by Jen Wainwright, 109 pages, Ages 7 & up,
$13.50

Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School: We the Children Book One, Andrew
Clements, 121 pages, Ages 7-11, $14.50

The Best (Worst) Halloween Ever, Barbara Robinson, 86 pages, Ages 8-12,
$12.00

Blindsided, Priscilla Cummings, 330 pages (2 vol.), Ages 10 & up, $22.00

The Doll People, Ann M. Martin & Laura Godwin, 206 pages (2 vol.), Ages
8-12, $19.00

The Fairy Tale Book: Classic Tales from Childhood, Adapted by Liz Scoggins,
117 pages, Ages 8 & up, $14.50

Firegirl, Tony Abbott, A Golden Kite Award Winner. 165 pages, Ages 8-12,
$17.00

Fourth Grade Rats, Jerry Spinelli, 78 pages, Ages 7-11, $11.50

Hope Was Here, Joan Bauer, A Newberry Honor Book. 245 pages (2 vol.), Ages
12 & up, $20.00

The Hunger Games (Book 1), Suzanne Collins, 486 pages (3 vol.), For mature
readers ages 12 & up, $30.00

Ida B ... And Her Plans To Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save
the World!, Katherine Hannigan, 190 pages, Ages 8-12, $18.50

Lawn Boy, Gary Paulsen, 81 pages, Ages 9-14, $11.50

The Lemonade War, Jacqueline Davies, 162 pages, Ages 8-12, $17.00

Little House: On the Banks of Plum Creek, Laura Ingalls Wilder, A Newbery
Honor Book. 288 pages (2 vol.), Ages 8-12, $21.00

A Little House Christmas, Laura Ingalls Wilder, 76 pages, Ages 8-12, $11.00

Love, Ruby Lavender, Deborah Wiles, 198 pages, Ages 8-12, $18.50

The Magic Finger, Roald Dahl, 24 pages, Ages 7-11, $6.00

Magic Tree House #20: Dingoes at Dinnertime, Mary Pope Osborne, 48 pages,
Ages 6-9, $8.25

Nancy Drew Girl Detective #18: Pit of Vipers, Carolyn Keene, 159 pages, Ages
8-12, $17.00

The Plant That Ate Dirty Socks, Nancy McArthur, 160 pages, Ages 8-12, $17.00

Ragweed, Avi, 196 pages, Ages 8-12, $18.50

Rebel Hart, Edith Morris Hemingway & Jacqueline Cosgrove Shields, 287 pages
(2 vol.), Ages 8-12, $21.00

Savvy, Ingrid Law, A Newbery Honor Book. 287 pages (2 vol.), Ages 9-14,
$21.00

Schooled, Gordon Korman, 223 pages (2 vol.), Ages 9-14, $19.00

Searching for David's Heart: A Christmas Story, Cherie Bennett, 259 pages (2
vol.), Ages 9-14, $20.00

A Series of Unfortunate Events #8: The Hostile Hospital, Lemony Snicket, 204
pages (2 vol.), Ages 10 & up, $19.00

Sixth-Grade Glommers, Norks, and Me, Lisa Papademetriou, 206 pages (2 vol.),
Ages 8-12, $19.00

The Teacher's Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts, Richard Peck, 219 pages (2
vol.), Ages 8-12, $19.00

The 39 Clues, Book One: The Maze of Bones, Rick Riordan, 266 pages (2 vol.),
Ages 9-12, $20.00

Time Spies #1: Secret in the Tower, Candice Ransom, 84 pages, Ages 6-10,
$12.00

Umbrella Summer, Lisa Graff, 208 pages (2 vol.), Ages 8-12, $19.00

Waiting for Normal, Leslie Connor, Schneider Family Book Award. 283 pages (2
vol.), Ages 10 & up, $21.00

The Wednesday Wars, Gary D. Schmidt, a Newbery Honor Book. 404 pages (3
vol.), Ages 10 & up, $30.00

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New Nonfiction Books in Contracted Braille

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Awesome Animals, Gina Ingoglia, 16 pages, Ages 7-10, $5.25

The Christmas Tree Ship: The Story of Captain Santa, Rochelle M. Pennington,
17 pages, Ages 8 & up, $5.25

Dare to Dream!: 25 Extraordinary Lives, Sandra McLeod Humphrey, 174 pages,
Ages 8-12, $17.00

The Great Fire, Jim Murphy, A Newbery Honor Book. 148 pages, Ages 8-12,
$16.50

Hana's Suitcase, Karen Levine, 92 pages, Ages 10-14, $12.75

Heroes of the Holocaust: True Stories of Rescues by Teens, Allan Zullo &
Mara Bovsun, 209 pages (2 vol.), Ages 10 & up, $19.00

Vanished: True Stories of the Missing, Marc Tyler Nobleman, 126 pages, Ages
9-14, $14.50

Who Was Albert Einstein?, Jess Brallier, 57 pages, Ages 7-10, $9.00

Who Was Elvis Presley?, Geoff Edgers, 51 pages, Ages 7-10, $9.00

Who Was King Tut?, Roberta Edwards, 56 pages, Ages 7-10, $9.00

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You don't have to wait for your catalog to arrive. Check out our 1,200+
braille books right now on our accessible website:
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For a list of the new books with authors and prices, see the What's New
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Seedlings' books are always "on sale": we sell them for only a fraction of
what it costs to make them, and our prices have not been raised in over 25
years! 

"The road to knowledge begins with the turn of the page."

Order some books today! 

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2012 Book Angel Program ... Register Now! 

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Seedlings' Book Angel Program is open to visually-impaired children who live
in the US and Canada, and through this program each child can receive 2 free
Seedlings' books per calendar year (you list 4 of our books and we will send
2 of them.) 

If you have not yet registered for your child's 2012 books, fill out the
registration form online right now by clicking here: Seedlings' Book Angel
Program
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