Braille Book Review

2008·47.3 MB·English

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Braille
issn 0006-873X
March-April 2004
Book
Review
www.loc.gov/nls
National Library Service
for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped
The Library of Congress
About Braille Book Review
Braille Book Review is published bimonth¬ cooperating libraries. Librarians can
ly in large-print, braille, and computer check other resources for titles and
diskette formats and distributed free to answer requests for special materials.
blind and physically handicapped individ¬ Readers can receive Braille Book Review
uals who participate in the Library of and other information through the Inter¬
Congress free reading program. It lists net by accessing the NLS home page at
braille books and magazines available <www.loc.gov/nls>.
through a network of cooperating libra¬ Readers who are deaf-blind may contact
ries. The braille edition also lists recorded cooperating libraries by TTY. If a cooper¬
books, giving abbreviated annotations. ating library does not have TTY, a tele¬
News about library services is featured in phone operator can provide the number
both editions. for a state relay service. To contact NLS by
The annotated list in this issue is limit¬ TTY, dial [phone]; by federal relay,
ed to titles recently added to the national dial 800-877-8339 and request that the relay
collection, which contains thousands of operator dial [phone].
fiction and nonfiction titles, including
classics, biographies, gothics, mysteries, Library of Congress, Washington 2004
and how-to and self-help guides. To learn
more about the wide range of books in Library of Congress
the national collection, readers may order Catalog Card Number 53-31800
catalogs and subject bibliographies from ISSN 0006-873X
Where to Write About Web-Braille
To order books, contact your local coop¬ All the books and magazines listed in
erating library. For subscription changes, Braille Book Review are available free of
complete the form located on the inside charge to eligible readers for download or
back cover and mail it to your local coop¬ use online with braille output devices.
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bers of cooperating libraries are listed on system should contact their cooperating
the last two pages of each issue. library to receive a password and login
Correspondence regarding editorial information. Thousands of other books
are also available free of charge, and can
matters should be sent to:
be located and accessed through the
Publications and Media Section online catalog, Web-BLND, at the NLS
National Library Service for the Blind web site <www.loc.gov/nls/web-blnd>.
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Braille
In Brief_
Alliance with Mystic
Book
Seaport extended
The alliance between Mystic Seaport,
Review
Connecticut’s famed seventy-four-year-
old Museum of America and the Sea,
and NLS and its network of cooperating
libraries has been extended for a third
March-April 2004 year. The initiative, which began in Janu¬
Volume 73, Number 2 ary 2002, sought to advance accessibility
and expand outreach for museum visitors
who are blind, visually impaired, or dis¬
Contents
abled. Among the key elements in the ini¬
tiative is the free library pass program
available to NLS patrons. The pass enti¬
In Brief . i
tles two adults and their children or
grandchildren under eighteen free admis¬
Books for Adults sion to Mystic Seaport on the day of the
week specified on the pass. The pass is
Nonfiction . 1
valid year round. NLS patrons in Con¬
Fiction . 4
necticut should contact the Library for
the Blind and Physically Handicapped,
Books for Children
Rocky Hill, Connecticut; and patrons in
Nonfiction . 11
Massachusetts should contact the Braille
Fiction . 12
and Talking Book Library in Watertown,
Massachusetts, to arrange for their pass.
Foreign Language Books Residents of all other states should con¬
tact NLS directly. E-mail
Spanish. 15
< [email protected]>, including your name,
address, telephone number, and the date
Braille Magazines . 15
and day of the week you wish to visit the
Seaport. You may also request a pass by
Index . 16
mail from: Mystic Pass Coordinator, Pub¬
lications and Media Section, NLS/BPH,
Order Forms Library of Congress, Washington, DC
Books for Adults . 25 20542. Postal service to NLS in Washing¬
ton is undependable, so write at least six
Books for Children . 27
weeks in advance.
Spanish .. 29
Note: See last two pages of this issue
for the phone number of your cooper-
Braille Book Review
Perkins Panda teaches created a web site <www.loc.gov/nls/
narrators/> where patrons can learn
literacy skills
more about narrators of talking books
Perkins School for the Blind has an¬ in the NLS program.
nounced the upcoming launch of the Narrators determine individually
Perkins Panda Early Literacy Pro¬ whether to provide information. So far,
gram—a unique compilation of materi¬ several narrators affiliated with the
als that teach fundamental early literacy American Printing House for the Blind
skills to children who are blind or visu¬ (APH) and with the NLS Recording
ally impaired and help parents to be¬ Studio have supplied information, in¬
come involved in their child’s develop¬ cluding audio samples of noncopy¬
ment. righted material. As more narrators
Perkins Panda is the central character provide data, it will be made available.
in a set of three storybooks in uncon¬
tracted braille with high-contrast illus¬
trations and tactile elements. The books
are complemented by activity guides
and cassettes featuring songs and sto¬
ries written and performed by children’s
entertainer Odds Bodkins. A stuffed
plush panda—with a backpack for car¬
rying program materials, including a
tape player if desired—is one of several
available options.
The program has been designed for
children from birth to eight years of age
and the parents, families, and profes¬
sionals who care for them; it is also in¬
tended for older children with multiple
disabilities and for adults with visual im¬
pairments to use with sighted children.
The Perkins Panda Early Literacy
Program is expected to be available
in late April 2004. To learn more,
visit the Perkins School web site
<www.Perkins.org> and follow the link
to “publications.” To join the mailing
list, place an order, or ask questions,
call 800-972-7671 or e-mail
< [email protected] >.
NLS narrators featured on web site. In
response to many requests, NLS has
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