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Bannner: Read Up On It - Poetry
 

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English Titles in Alternate Formats

The following titles are available from the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) Library in Toronto.

CATMAGIC
LORIS LESYNSKI
AGES 4 TO 7

Arabelle Witch is all set to move into the Witches' Retirement Home-until she finds out that her cat, Izzy, isn't welcome. When Izzy is allowed in, under the condition that he stay out of the way, things get very chaotic. Will Izzy and the witches figure out a way to live together?

Formats: DAISY talking book on CD, recorded cassette, printbraille, and online digital audio through the CNIB Digital Library Web site.

THE ICE CREAM STORE: POEMS
DENNIS LEE
AGES 5 TO 9

Nonsense poems featuring children from Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and South America, the West Indies, Canada and even Mars.

Formats: DAISY talking book on CD, recorded cassette, Braille, and online digital audio through the CNIB Digital Library Web site.

IN FLANDERS FIELDS: THE STORY OF THE POEM BY JOHN MCCRAE
LINDA GRANFIELD
AGES 8 AND UP

The poem "In Flanders Fields" is one of the most famous war poems ever written. This book contains the poem, as well as the story of John McCrae, the Canadian doctor who wrote it, and how the poem came to be written.

Formats: DAISY talking book on CD, recorded cassette, and online digital audio through the CNIB Digital Library Web site.

MABEL MURPLE
SHEREE FITCH
ILLUSTRATION: MARYANN KOVALSKI
AGES 4 TO 10

What if there was a purple planet with purple people on it? And Mabel Murple, who was also purple, with a purple bike and a purple poodle, what would she be like?

Format: printbraille

WHAT WILL THE ROBIN DO THEN? WINTER TALES
JEAN LITTLE
AGES 12 TO 14

A collection of stories and poems celebrating every phase of winter, from the last leaves of autumn to the first flowers of spring: Dinah must part with a dog she helped train for the blind; Daniel and Dave adjust to a new step-father; life in the country with a difficult cousin; and the story of Charlotte, a girl whose family doesn't believe in winter holidays and who discovers her own way to celebrate January.

Formats: DAISY talking book on CD, recorded cassette, Braille, and online digital audio through the CNIB Digital Library Web site.

To contact the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB):

Canadian National Institute for the Blind Library
1929 Bayview Avenue
Toronto, ON  M4G 3E8
CANADA
Telephone: 416-480-7520 or 1-800-268-8818 (Toll free in Canada]
Fax: 416-480-7700
Email: webmaster@cnib.ca
Website: www.cnib.ca

French Titles in Alternate Formats

Available at the Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille in Montréal

AVEC DES YEUX D'ENFANT. LA POÉSIE QUÉBÉCOISE PRÉSENTÉE AUX ENFANTS
HENRIETTE MAJOR
AGES 8 TO 12

In this collection of 124 poems by 72 Quebec authors, texts are grouped under 10 themes that include "Creatures, Big and Small," "Poem Trees" and "Children and Childhoods."

Formats: DAISY talking book on CD; cassette

FABULETTES EN FÊTE POUR SAPINS ET ÉPINETTES
ANNE SYLVESTRE
AGES 5 TO 8

A selection of some 15 sparkling "storyettes" in verse and two charming short stories, all on the subject of Christmas.

Format: cassette

FABULETTES SANS NOTES POUR MARMOTS ET MARMOTTES ANNE SYLVESTRE AGES 5 AND UP

Penned by Anne Sylvestre for children ages five and up, stories and "storyettes" full of laughter and love.

Format: cassette

YAYAHO, LE CROQUEUR DE MOTS
GENEVIÈVE LEMIEUX
AGES 3 TO 8

A Yayaho is a word nibbler. He bites little pieces off words, and then rushes off home to make new ones. In fact, he's absolutely mad about words. But his schemes have surprising results: Madame Hortense ends up with two niches (nests) instead of two caniches (poodles), and Olivier with a nouille (noodle) instead of a grenouille (frog)! This original and lively tale opens a window onto the fascinating world of words. And the charming images are worth at least a thousand…

Formats: print and Grade 1 Braille

To obtain a copy of these works in an alternate format, please contact the Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille at

Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille
1111 Saint-Charles Street West
Longueuil, QC  J4K 5G4
CANADA
Telephone: 514-463-1710 or 1-800-361-7063 (Toll free in Canada)
Fax: 514-463-0243
Email: webmestr@inlb.qc.ca
Website: www.inlb.qc.ca

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Date Created: 2004-09-29
Date Modified: 2005-02-28

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