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Non-Fiction Books

This Braille collection of non-fiction books offers a wide variety of titles to blind elementary students. Guaranteed to engage, educate, and fascinate!
"The more that you read, the more things you will know. The more that you learn, the more places you'll go." - Dr. Seuss

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60 books on this shelf.

Amelia Lost (The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart)

by Candace Fleming, 173 pages . From the acclaimed author of The Great and Only Barnum--as well as The Lincolns, Our Eleanor, and Ben Franklin's Almanac--comes the thrilling story of America's most celebrated flyer, Amelia Earhart. ...

Item Number: 5971

$28.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Team Moon (How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon)

By Cathrine Thimmesh, 75 pages . Here is a rare perspective on a story we only thought we knew. For Apollo 11, the first moon landing, is a story that belongs to many, not just the few and famous. It belongs to the seamstress who put...

Item Number: 5953

$12.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Girls Think of Everything (Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women)

by Cathrine Thimmesh, 99 pages . This updated edition of the bestselling Girls Think of Everything, by Sibert-winner Catherine Thimmesh and Caldecott Honor winner Melissa Sweet, retains all the integrity of the original but includes ...

Item Number: 5952

$16.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Camp Panda (Helping Cubs Return to the Wild)

by Cathrine Thimmesh, 53 pages . From the Sibert medal winning author of TEAM MOON and the bestselling GIRLS THINK OF EVERYTHING comes a riveting, timely account of panda conservation efforts in China, perfect for budding environment...

Item Number: 5951

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

The Brilliant Deep (Rebuilding the World's Coral Reefs)

by Kate Messner, 9 pages . All it takes is one: one coral gamete to start a colony, one person to make a difference, one idea to change the world. The ongoing efforts to save and rebuild the world's coral reefs - with hammer...

Item Number: 5950

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

by Rachel Poliquin, 55 pages . Beavers, the first book in the new middle-grade nonfiction Superhero Field Guide series by Rachel Poliquin, is a delightfully informative, laugh-out-loud look at the most unsuspecting of animal heroes...

Item Number: 5948

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Let the Children March

by Monica Clark-Robinson, 11 pages . I couldn't play on the same playground as the white kids. I couldn't go to their schools. I couldn't drink from their water fountains. There were so many things I couldn't do. In 1963 Birmingham, A...

Item Number: 5947

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Freedom Train (The Story of Harriet Tubman)

by Dorothy Sterling, 199 pages . Born into slavery, young Harriet Tubman knew only hard work and hunger. Escape seemed impossible - certainly dangerous. Yet Harriet did escape North, by the secret route called the Underground Railroa...

Item Number: 5662

$32.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

The Giant and How He Humbugged America

by Jim Murphy, 101 pages . Two-time Newbery Honor Book author has written an amazing account of one of America's most famous hoaxes! When a 10-foot tall purported "petrified man" is unearthed from a backyard in upstate New Y...

Item Number: 4396

$16.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

I Survived Collection 1

by Lauren Tarshis, 261 pages . When disaster strikes, heroes are made. New York Times bestselling author Lauren Tarshis brings history's most exciting and terrifying events to life in the thrilling I SURVIVED series. Readers wil...

Item Number: 4397

$43.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

I Survived Collection 2

by Lauren Tarshis, 255 pages . Four thrilling books in the bestselling I SURVIVED series take young readers back in time to moments that define our history. Historical fiction comes alive in the pages of these adventure stories, fe...

Item Number: 4398

$42.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Who Was Albert Einstein?

by Jess M. Brallier, 49 pages . Everyone has heard of Albert Einstein - but what exactly did he do? How much do kids really know about Albert Einstein besides the funny hair and genius label? For instance, do they know that he was e...

Item Number: 4399

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Surviving Sharks and Other Dangerous Creatures

Series: Ten True Stories

by Allan Zullo, 163 pages . On rare occasions, wild animals like cougars, grizzly bears and alligators can pose a deadly threat to humans. Sometimes with little or no warning, wild animals attack. Few will pick a fight with huma...

Item Number: 4400

$26.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

It's Your World

by Chelsea Clinton, 503 pages . Get informed! Get inspired! Get going! In a book that tackles the biggest challenges facing us today, the former first daughter combines background, facts and stories to give readers a deep underst...

Item Number: 4401

$84.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Strange Stuff (True Stories of Odd Places and Things)

by Janet Nuzum Myers, 113 pages . Kids love to contemplate strange stuff. Quicksand is right up there with Bigfoot, the Bermuda Triangle, meat-eating plants, the lost continent of Atlantis, wolf children, voodoo and zombies, scorpions...

Item Number: 4402

$18.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Mistakes That Worked

by Charlotte Foltz Jones, 79 pages . Sometimes "mistakes" are the mother of invention. Take 3M's Post-It Notes for instance, or chocolate-chip cookies, popsicles, and X-rays. This engaging book presents the stories behind forty things th...

Item Number: 4403

$12.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

The Cosmic Joker (Unsolved Mysteries)

by Brian Innes, 41 pages . Have you ever had a dream come true? Have you ever seen something that makes no real sense? Have you wondered if Atlantis existed, or how the amazing pyramids of Egypt, Mexico, and South America came ...

Item Number: 4404

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

What If? (A Kids' Guide to Surviving Just About Anything)

by Lynne Gibbs, 67 pages . This kids version of Worst Case Scenario features useful tips and hints for surviving all kinds of risky and unusual situations. These include: escaping from dangerous animals, making a fire, c...

Item Number: 4405

$10.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

America the Beautiful

, 141 pages . America is beautiful because its land and people are so varied ... fifty proud states, plus the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico ... each with its own history and heroes, landforms, and life-style...

Item Number: 4406

$23.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available) Available States: Alabama, Arizona, California, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, South Carolina, or Texas

Series: Explore Your Senses Series

by Laurence P. Pringle, 31 pages . Describes the various parts of the ear and how they function. Discusses the ways animals hear, maintaining balance, taking care of your hearing, and more. For ages 9 to 12....

Item Number: 4407

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Series: Explore Your Senses Series

by Laurence P. Pringle, 31 pages . Discusses the parts of the eye and what each does. Covers such topics as colorblindness, visual perception, eye care, etc. For ages 9 to 12....

Item Number: 4408

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Series: Explore Your Senses Series

by Laurence P. Pringle, 31 pages . Describes the sense of smell, how it works, and why it is important. Examines this sense in humans and a variety of other animals as well. For ages 9 to 12....

Item Number: 4409

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Series: Explore Your Senses Series

by Laurence P. Pringle, 31 pages . Describes the parts of the mouth and how they function. Discusses why things taste different to different people, the relationship between smell and taste, the sense of taste in animals, and so much m...

Item Number: 4410

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Series: Explore Your Senses Series

by Laurence P. Pringle, 31 pages . Describes the sense of touch, how it works, and why it's useful. Gives the reader a special treat when such related phenomena as goose bumps and phantom limbs are discussed. Also examines this sense i...

Item Number: 4411

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Grossology (The Science of Really Gross Things!)

by Sylvia Branzei, 77 pages . Sometimes it's stinky. Sometimes it's crusty. And sometimes it's slimy. But hey, it's your body. Most of the time you don't find your own smells and scabs and oozes too disgusting. It's usually the...

Item Number: 4412

$12.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

The Titanic Sinks!

by Thomas Conklin, 113 pages . The Titanic looms large in the public imagination, appearing in movies and a Broadway musical. This book is a factual account of the disaster, augmented by the author's suggestion of what the passenge...

Item Number: 4413

$18.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Exploring the Bismarck

by Robert Ballard, 75 pages . Recreates the sea battle that sank the German battleship Bismarck in World War II and recounts how the shipwreck was discovered in 1989. For ages 8 to 12....

Item Number: 4414

$12.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

The World of the Pirate

by Val Garwood, 95 pages . Explore the world of the pirate - as he goes about his everyday life aboard ship, as he ruthlessly attacks treasure ships and as he spends his looted spoils on land. In The World of the Pirate ...

Item Number: 4415

$15.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

The Deep-Sea Floor

by Sneed B. Collard III, 9 pages . Discover the exotic animal life that inhabits the ocean floor. Children will be fascinated to learn how animals, from bioluminescent fish to giant tube worms, survive. A history of deep-sea exploratio...

Item Number: 4416

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Buried in Ice (The Mystery of a Lost Arctic Expedition)

by Owen Beattie and John Geiger, 85 pages . It was a quest that lured men to their graves. For centuries, explorers had dreamed of finding a ship route to the riches of Asia across the ice-choked seas above North America. Again and again ships ...

Item Number: 4417

$13.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

9-11-01 (Terrorists Attack the U.S.)

by Patrick Lalley, 43 pages . "This compact book does an excellent job of explaining the terrorist attacks on September 11, but equally important is its presentation of the background that led to the events. Lalley begins as plane...

Item Number: 4418

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Shake, Rattle, and Roll (The World's Most Amazing Volcanoes, Earthquakes, and Other Forces)

Series: World of Wonders Series

by Spencer Christian, 161 pages . "In this exciting installment in Spencer Christian's World of Wonders Series, readers are introduced to the amazing forces that shape the earth. Intertwined with the descriptions of these wonde...

Item Number: 4419

$26.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Hidden Under the Ground (The World Beneath Your Feet)

by Peter Kent, 35 pages . "Have you ever wondered what lies under those manhole covers in the street or been tempted to follow a rabbit to its home underground? Have you ever visited a cave or stood in an underground tomb? In ...

Item Number: 4420

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

A Tree Is a Plant

by Clyde Robert Bulla, 5 pages . Cut an apple open. Inside you'll find tiny seeds. Plant one and it will grow from a sprig with just two leaves into a tree with apples to eat. Suggested activities will let readers participate in the ...

Item Number: 4421

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

It Happened in America (True Stories from the Fifty States)

by Lila Perl, 367 pages . Packed with excitement, humor, pathos, and pluck, these fifty-one stories - from each of the states and the District of Columbia - allow young readers to enter the past and live moments from American ...

Item Number: 4422

$61.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

The Story of the Salem Witch Trials

Series: Cornerstones of Freedom Library

by Zachary Kent, 19 pages . Discusses the social and religious conditions surrounding the Salem witch hunts, and describes the ensuing trials and their aftermath. For ages 9 to 12....

Item Number: 4423

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

The Story of the Constitution

Series: Cornerstones of Freedom Library

by Marilyn Prolman, 13 pages . Chronicles the landmark drawing up and signing of the American constitution, the Declaration of Independence; and also briefly yet concisely describes how our government operates. For ages 9 to 12....

Item Number: 4424

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

The Story of the Statue of Liberty

Series: Cornerstones of Freedom Library

by Natalie Miller, 11 pages . "This is a little-known story that all elementary school children in France and the United States should read and understand. One of our greatest national treasures is the Statue of Liberty in New Yor...

Item Number: 4425

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

The Story of the Alamo

Series: Cornerstones of Freedom Library

by Norman Richards, 17 pages . "The Alamo in San Antonio, Texas is one of the greatest symbols of American and human military lore. Like many of the great and remembered battles, it was one where a small number of fighters held out...

Item Number: 4426

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

The Story of the Spirit of St. Louis

Series: Cornerstones of Freedom Library

by Richard Conrad Stein, 21 pages . Here is the gripping tale of the first cross-Atlantic flight. First, failed attempts are described; then Charles Lindbergh's successful solo trip across the Atlantic Ocean is outlined - with just the ...

Item Number: 4427

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

The Story of the Hindenburg Disaster

Series: Cornerstones of Freedom Library

by Richard Conrad Stein, 15 pages . Describes the development and early flights of airships, and the disastrous crash of the Hindenburg at an airfield in New Jersey in 1937. For ages 9 to 12....

Item Number: 4428

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Mercedes and the Chocolate Pilot

by Margot Theis Raven, 17 pages . The true story of a young German girl, Mercedes Simon, and of the American pilot, Gail Halvorsen, who shared hope and joy with the children of West Berlin by dropping candy-filled parachutes during th...

Item Number: 4429

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

The Story of Thanksgiving

by Robert Merrill Bartlett, 11 pages . Turkey and cranberry sauce. Pumpkin pie. Family and friends around the table. That's what Thanksgiving means to us today. But has it always been this way? Everyone knows that in 1621 the English Pi...

Item Number: 4430

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

War Dog Heroes (True Stories of Dog Courage in Wartime)

by Jeanette Sanderson, 93 pages . The soldier took off to deliver an urgent message. He tore through tall, thick, sharp-edged grass. He ducked the rain of enemy fire. He plunged into and swam across a river. He leapt over a barbed-wir...

Item Number: 4431

$15.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

The Travels of Henry Hudson

by Joanne Mattern, 21 pages . The 1500's and 1600's are called the Age of Exploration. During this time, brave sea captains and their crews sailed all over the world. These men were searching for new lands and new treasures. On...

Item Number: 4432

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

The Battle of Lake Erie

Series: Adventures in Canadian History Series

by Pierre Berton, 67 pages . The morning of September 10, 1813, saw the only battle ever fought on a Canadian lake - the Battle of Lake Erie. The author vividly recreates that day, with all the heroism, horror, mistakes, and triu...

Item Number: 4433

$10.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Helping Paws (Dogs that Serve)

by Melinda Luke, 19 pages . Starting with lively and easy-to-understand explanations of a dog's senses, the author describes roles of canines long ago (such as the use of dog power to transport goods) and in contemporary times: ...

Item Number: 4434

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

101 Questions and Answers about Pets and People

by Ann O. Squire, 117 pages . "This readable collection of questions and answers covers a wide range of pets, their characteristics and behavior, and how to care for them. A final section on how pets help people is especially inte...

Item Number: 4435

$19.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

101 Questions and Answers about Backyard Wildlife

by Ann O. Squire, 83 pages . "When you look out into your yard or gaze around in a city park, wildlife abounds. Slugs, snails, bugs and birds all have fascinating abilities. Dr. Ann Squire, an animal behaviorist, has provided ans...

Item Number: 4436

$13.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Shark! (The Truth Behind the Terror)

by Mike Strong, 23 pages . Explores the facts about sharks and shark attacks, including what these creatures are, how and on what they feed, and how much of a threat they pose to humans. For ages 7 to 10....

Item Number: 4437

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Series: Science in Action series

by Frank Dalton, 63 pages . The weather is something we take for granted. We wake up to different weather every day - sunshine, rain, snow, hail, fog, mist, clear skies, cloudy skies, strong winds, light breezes. What is it that...

Item Number: 4438

$10.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Onboard the Space Shuttle

Series: Out of This World Series

by Ray Spangenburg and Diane Moser, 101 pages . "The exploration of space remains one of the most amazing and complicated technological accomplishments of human history. Yet people often take for granted the efforts of those men and women who work ...

Item Number: 4439

$16.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Mission to Mars

by Franklyn Mansfield Branley, 9 pages . "The renowned science writer posthumously invites readers to set their sights on the high frontier by envisioning themselves as members of the first Mars Mission's crew. In its current configuration, ...

Item Number: 4440

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

The Mash and Smash Cookbook

Series: Fun and Yummy Recipes Every Kid Can Make!

by Marian Buck-Murray, 147 pages . Ready for a healthy helping of Green Monster Mash? How about some Bubbling Yo-Yo or Applenut Hunker Chunks? This unique children's cookbook is safe, easy-to-follow and, best of all, shows kids how to ...

Item Number: 4441

$24.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

The Fannie Farmer Junior Cookbook

by Joan Scobey, 309 pages . "There are few easier ways to help children learn to read and follow directions carefully than to ask them to prepare something from a recipe. My favorite Non-Book-Report assignment for youngsters who...

Item Number: 4442

$51.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Betty Crocker's Cookbook for Boys and Girls

by Betty Crocker, 147 pages . A whole generation of Baby Boomers grew up with Betty Crocker's Cookbook for Boys and Girls, and they have helped to make it one of the most requested titles in the Betty Crocker archives. Now ...

Item Number: 4443

$24.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Asking About Sex and Growing Up

Series: A Question-and-Answer Book for Boys and Girls

by Joanna Cole, 79 pages . Today's children hear about sex all the time - on television, in the movies, and from their friends. But what they hear and see does not always give a healthy (or even an accurate) view of sexuality. ...

Item Number: 4444

$12.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Ready, Set, Grow!

Series: A What's Happening to My Body Book for Younger Girls

by Lynda Madaras, 115 pages . From the award-winning author of the best books on puberty comes a completely new book written especially for eight to eleven-year-old girls. Young girls before the onset of puberty have a curiosity a...

Item Number: 4445

$18.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Preparing for Adolescence (How to Survive the Coming Years of Change)

by Dr. James C. Dobson, 213 pages . Adolescence brings with it many physical, emotional and mental changes. This ten-session study, based on the best-selling series by Dr. James Dobson, will help youth (ages 9-14) understand those chang...

Item Number: 4446

$35.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)

Let's Play Cards! (A First Book of Card Games)

by Elizabeth Silbaugh, 13 pages . This lighthearted introduction to playing cards includes the basics on the four suits, the cards in each suit, how to shuffle and deal, and much more. It also describes the rules for five popular game...

Item Number: 4447

$8.95 in Original Contracted Braille (Other Formats Available)