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Taking hold: my journey into blindness
Par Sally Hobart Alexander. 2002
Remembering John McCrae: soldier, doctor, poet
Par Linda Granfield. 2009
"In Flanders Fields the poppies blow..."Every Canadian student, teacher and parent can recite these powerful words. But behind every poem…
is a poet, who lived, breathed, and in this case, led an extraordinary life. Despite John McCrae reaching Canadian icon status, his life has been largely unknown. This books is a beautiful tribute to this man. Some descriptions of violence. Grades 4-7. 2009.Ray Charles: voice of soul (Great achievers : lives of the physically challenged)
Par David Ritz. 1994
Biography of musical genius Ray Charles, who was left sightless by glaucoma as a child. While a student at the…
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Charles learned to read and write music in braille. Describes his personal and professional struggles, including drug addiction, as well as triumphs. For Junior and Senior High readers. c1994.Ray Bradbury: master of science fiction and fantasy (Authors teens love)
Par Wendy Mass. 2004
As a boy, Ray Bradbury had a wild and vivid imagination, which came in handy later when he became a…
science fiction and fantasy writer. Bradbury has written more than 500 literary works (beginning in 1938) including "The Martian chronicles" and "Fahrenheit 451", which incorporate his love of outer space, magic, and mystery. Includes a time line, a list of selected works, a glossary, and a short interview with the writer. Grades 5-8. 2004.Pearl S. Buck: a cultural biography
Par Peter J Conn. 1996
Describes the life of the humanitarian who was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature and her work in China during…
the early twentieth century. Provides the historical backdrop against which she wrote her Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, "The Good Earth." Covers her later advocacy of the rights of women, children, and racial minorities. 1996.Out of darkness: the Jeff Healey story
Par Cindy Watson. 2010
Losing both eyes to retinoblastoma, a rare form of cancer, opened a door to another world for Jeff Healey. Out…
of darkness he created music, becoming one of the most influential blues-rock and jazz performers of our time. Winner of the 2012 Golden Oak Award. Grades 5-8. 2010.Out of darkness: the story of Louis Braille
Par Russell Freedman. 1998
A biography of the nineteenth-century Frenchman who, having been blinded himself at the age of three, went on to develop…
a system of raised dots on paper that enabled blind people to read and write. Grades 4-7. 1998.On my own: the journey continues
Par Sally Hobart Alexander. 1997
After going blind at twenty-four, Alexander describes also losing part of her hearing. Determined to be independent and self-sufficient, she…
recounts her fears and difficulties adjusting to a new apartment, finding a job, and meeting the right man. For junior high readers. 1997.Louis Braille: l'inventeur du langage qui permit aux aveugles de lire (Les Gens qui ont aidé l'humanité. II #Vol. 2)
Par Beverley Birch, William Olivier Desmond. 1990
Histoire de Louis Braille. À l'âge de treize ans, il s'inspira d'un système de lecture tactile en usage dans l'armée…
française pour créer un système d'écriture et de lecture simple et génial, consistant en des points en relief et permettant à des millions de personnes aveugles, partout dans le monde, de lire, de comprendre et de communiquer efficacement par écrit. Pour les lecteurs d'école secondaire. 1990.Maud's house of dreams: the life of Lucy Maud Montgomery
Par Janet Louise Swoboda Lunn. 2002
Maud Montgomery's life was often long and painful. Lunn brings to life the spirit that was Lucy Maud Montgomery, including…
her strict and lonely upbringing, as well as her hard-won successes after years of doubt and rejection. Throughout her life, Maud never stopped writing her journals and stories. For junior high readers. 2002.Little by Little: a writer's education
Par Jean Little. 1987
Visually impaired since birth, Jean Little constantly faced new difficulties. Encouraged by her parents, she began to write. She is…
now one of Canada's leading children's authors. A biography for all ages. Followed by "Stars come out within" (DC09057). 1987.Louis Braille: inventor (Great achievers)
Par Jennifer Bryant. 1994
Recounts the life of Louis Braille who, at fifteen, created a system of raised dots that allows blind persons to…
read and write. Describes Louis's childhood, the accident that caused his blindness, the support he received from his family, and his education, which led to his creation of the braille alphabet. Junior and senior high school readers. 1994.Chrystine Brouillet, romancière et Simon: Romanciere Et Simon (Collection En plein coeur)
Par Robert Soulières. 1997
Simon a été choisi pour achever un roman-portrait sur son écrivain préféré. Chrystine ne recule devant aucune des questions du…
perspicace Simon: l'écriture, la lecture, les amis, la famille, les voyages, l'amour, tout y passe, exprimé franchement. Années 4-7. 1997.Langston Hughes: Poet (Black Americans of achievement)
Par Coretta Scott King, Jack Rummel. 1988
Langston Hughes spent much of his childhood alone. His father moved abroad before he was born, and his mother left…
him often in her search for work. In 1920, upon his graduation from high school, Hughes went to see his father in Mexico, where he had become quite wealthy. Hughes rejected his father's plan that he study engineering and determined to become a poet, writing his first published pieces that summer. Grades 5-8 and older. 1988.J.R.R. Tolkien: master of imaginary worlds (Authors teens love)
Par Edward Willett. 2004
Tolkien was a scholar of the English language and of mythology, who developed his own language and then created a…
mythology around it. This evolved into his famous books "The Hobbit" and "The Lord of the Rings" trilogy. This biography includes a time line, a list of selected works, and lists of recommended books and Internet sites, plus a section called "In His Own Words", quoting three interviews with the writer. Grades 5-8. 2004.Jacky Daydream
Par Jacqueline Wilson. 2007
Everybody knows Tracy Beaker, Jacqueline Wilson's best-loved character. But what do they know about Jacqueline herself? In this fascinating book,…
discover: how Jacky played with paper dolls like April in "Dustbin Baby"; how she dealt with an unpredictable father like Prue in "Love Lessons"; how she sat entrance exams like Ruby in "Double Act". But most of all how Jacky loved reading and writing stories. Losing herself in a new world was the best possible way she could think of spending her time. Grades 5-8. 2007.In my own time: almost an autobiography
Par Nina Bawden. 1994
Memoir of a novelist. Recounts her childhood evacuation from London in World War II; her years at Oxford, where she…
knew Richard Burton and Margaret Thatcher; and her later life. Relates stories of her family, including the struggles of her schizophrenic son, who committed suicide. Junior and senior high readers. 1994.Bedazzled: Stephenie Meyer and the Twilight phenomenon
Par George Beahm. 2009
Jam-packed with new and reprinted material, “Bedazzled” serves up a wealth of information about the fastest-selling author of our time…
and her mega-franchise that shows no signs of diminishing. Takes the reader on a guided tour of all things “Twilight”, including an in-depth profile of Meyer's personal and professional life, and a look behind the scenes of the two “Twilight” movies. For junior and senior high and older readers. c2009.After being diagnosed with lupus at twenty-five, O'Connor spent her adult years on her mother's southern dairy farm, writing and…
raising peacocks. Many of her short stories deal with racial or religious issues. Senior High. 1994.Helen Keller: humanitarian (Great achievers)
Par Lois Nicholson. 1996
Biography of Helen Keller, who became blind and deaf at nineteen months as a result of illness. Covers her birth…
in 1880 through her death in 1968. Describes her education under her private teacher Anne Sullivan, her formal schooling, and her career. Includes an introduction by Jerry Lewis. Junior and Senior High. c1996.