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Par Rosanna Hansen. 2005
Discusses the work that Panda, a miniature horse, does to guide Ann, a blind woman. Describes Panda's training as well…
as Ann and Panda's daily routine and working relationship. Explains how the idea of using minihorses as full-time guides for blind people came into practice. For grades 3-6. 2005Par Paul Collins. 2004
Memoirist recounts his experiences after his two-year-old son was diagnosed with symptoms of autism, a developmental disorder affecting communication and…
social skills. Intersperses episodes of his family's daily life with anecdotes from his own personal journey to understand the world of autists and the meaning of "normal." Includes resources. 2004Par Mark Norell. 2005
Paleontology curator at the American Museum of Natural History discusses how the discovery of feathered dinosaur fossils in China blurred…
the modern distinction between reptiles and birds. Recounts his travels and explores the discovery's impact on popular culture and scientific understanding of avian flight, prehistoric ecosystems, and evolution. 2005Par David Jeremiah. 2006
Pastor reflects on the message of grace as found in John Newton's hymn "Amazing Grace" and the letters of the…
apostle Paul. Explores the transcendent power of mercy and forgiveness. Discusses how anyone can admit transgressions, access divine grace, and create a life of purpose and peace. 2006Par Cathy East Dubowski. 2006
Biography of Clara Barton (1821-1912), founder of the American Red Cross. Describes her lifelong mission to help other people by…
teaching for free and nursing soldiers in the Civil War, where she was called "angel of the battlefield." For grades 3-6. 2006Par Douglas Brinkley. 2006
Biography of Catholic priest Michael McGivney (1852-1890), who founded the Knights of Columbus in 1882. Chronicles McGivney's Connecticut childhood and…
call to the priesthood. Describes the social and economic conditions that led to his concept of an organization for helping impoverished Irish immigrants improve their life. 2006Par Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas Hoobler. 2006
A chronicle of explorer John Smith (1580-1631), who founded and led the Jamestown colony from 1607-1609. Uses Smith's writings, colonists'…
diaries, and archives to trace his adventures, including his arrival in the New World facing possible execution, and to demythologize his relationship with Pocahontas and portray wilderness life. 2006Par Steven Lubet. 2004
Details the Arizona court case that followed the 1881 gunfight at the O.K. Corral, in which Wyatt Earp, his brothers,…
and Doc Holliday faced murder charges. Describes how lawyer Thomas Fitch defended Earp at the preliminary hearing and saved him from the gallows. 2004Par Christopher Hallowell. 2005
Professor examines the plight of coastal Louisiana wetlands. Attributes their decline to sea-level rise, erosion, dredging, and the levee system…
and discusses how special-interest groups have hampered preservation efforts. The account, first published in 2001, predicts the inevitability and consequences of hurricanes and includes a post-Hurricane Katrina introduction. 2005Par Paul Rusesabagina, Tom Zoellner. 2006
Autobiography of the manager of the hotel Mille Collines in Kigali, Rwanda. Paul Rusesabagina, a man of mixed Hutu and…
Tutsi heritage, describes how in April 1994 he saved twelve hundred Rwandans from the genocide that slaughtered eight hundred thousand. Basis for Hotel Rwanda movie. Violence and strong language. 2006Par James Haskins. 2005
Minibiographies of twenty-seven leaders on the African continent. Covers heroes from ancient empires, men who led the struggle against European…
incursion, and outstanding people of the twentieth century, such as Haile Selassie, Jomo Kenyatta, Kwame Nkrumah, Nelson Mandela, and Kofi Annan. For grades 6-9 and older readers. 2005Par Brian M Fagan. 2006
Author of Little Ice Age (BR 13935) argues that Northern European fishermen arrived in North America centuries before Columbus. Using…
archaeological evidence and research, anthropologist Fagan posits that improved ship construction and the search for cod combined with Christian doctrine to impel pre-1400 exploration of Newfoundland fishing grounds. Includes recipes. 2006Par National Geographic Society. 2006
National Geographic Society publication of a restored third- or fourth-century Gnostic, Coptic manuscript discovered in Egypt in the 1970s. Text…
translation portrays Judas Iscariot as a disciple who obeys Jesus's request to betray him. Essays explain the historical and religious context of the papyrus codex. Bestseller. 2006Par Edward L Ayers. 2005
Analyzes the essence of Southern culture and its permeation of American society. Essays include topics on the Civil War, Reconstruction,…
the "New South," and Ayers's childhood in segregated Tennessee in the 1960s. Some strong language. 2005Par Thomas J Carroll. 1961
The national chaplain of the Blinded Veterans Association addresses psychological and physical rehabilitation of adventitiously blind adults. Highlights issues associated…
with mobility, interpersonal communication, employment, finances, and well-being. Discusses special concerns regarding blind children, the elderly, congenitally blind persons, and those with other mental or physical conditions. 1961Par Sue Monk Kidd. 2006
Inspirational stories and essays by the author of The Secret Life of Bees (RC 55533, BR 15225), that first appeared…
in Guideposts and other magazines. Includes pieces on her childhood, marriage, and children and about everyday events. Shares examples of compassion, letting go, and being reborn to love. 2006Par Paul A Zahl. 1950
Wide-ranging essays about issues concerning the blind community. Thirty experts in various fields discuss educational, psychological, and vocational matters and…
the use and development of sensory aids such as canes, guide dogs, braille, and talking books. Also addresses the needs of deaf-blind individuals and blinded veterans. 1950Par Erik Larson. 2006
Edwardian England. Chronicles the 1910 manhunt for Dr. H.H. Crippen, who murdered his wife and fled in disguise by ocean…
liner to Canada with his lover. Describes how Guglielmo Marconi's 1895 invention of wireless communication enabled Scotland Yard to pursue the killer and enthrall the world. Bestseller. 2006Par Agnes Adachi. 1989
Author's memories of work in 1944 Budapest with a courageous Swede who saved 100,000 Hungarian Jews from the Nazis in…
six months. Adachi recalls the Soviet liberation of Hungary and Wallenberg's arrest by the Soviets, after which he was condemned to the gulag for over forty years. 1989Par Robert Russell. 1962
The life and achievements of the author, who was blinded in an accident at the age of five. Describes his…
refusal to acknowledge any essential difference between himself and sighted people and relates his success in earning a PhD, marrying and starting a family, and becoming a college professor. 1962