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SPECIAL COLLECTION
A braille literacy program providing children and young adult books free of charge
Major Funding Provided by:
Branna and Irv Sisenwein Charitable Foundation
Additional Support Provided by:
Don and Lorraine Freeberg Foundation
Bruce Ford and Anne Smith Bundy Foundation
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SPRING/SUMMER 2016
2016 SPRING/SUMMER ORDER FORM
You may choose a total of four braille-only books from the Classic Fiction and General Interest
sections OR one of our DOTS for TOTS®/Top Dot®/TacTales® books and one braille-only book.
This form must be postmarked by May 15, 2016.
 YES! Please send me the catalog via email.
DOTS FOR TOTS®
¡Curious George
Everday Shapes
¡ Grab Bag Special
TOP DOT®
¡ The Cowboy Way
TACTALES®
¡ The Warlord’s Beads
PRE-K — GRADE 1
¡ Froggy Gets a Doggy
o
CON (UEB) o
UNC
¡Henry and Mudge and the
Wild Goose Chase
o
CON (UEB) o
UNC
¡ I Am Amelia Earhart
o
CON (UEB) o
UNC
¡ Maya Was Grumpy
o
CON (UEB) o
UNC
¡Ready Freddy! #22:
Science Fair Flop
 BRF  Large Print
GRADES 2-3
¡Encyclopedia Brown #14:
Carries On
¡ Horrible Harry’s Secret
¡Ivy and Bean and the
Ghost That Had to Go
Please select one option only.
GRADES 7-9
¡ A Night Divided
¡ Goodbye Stranger
¡Mosquitoland
¡ Of Mice and Men
¡Magic Tree House #11:
Lions at Lunchtime
¡ Road Trip
¡ The Story of Diva and Flea
¡ Spare Parts
GRADES 4-6
¡ A Handful of Stars
¡ Circus Mirandus
GENERAL INTEREST
¡Lost on a Mountain
in Maine
¡Shh! We’re Writing
the Constitution
¡Crenshaw
¡Diary of a Wimpy Kid:
Old School
¡ One Crazy Summer
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OUR DIGITAL DOTS PROGRAM
IS EXPANDING!
Dear Braille Special Collection Subscriber,
In the fall of 2014, we launched our brand new Digital Dots program
aimed at supplying our readers with electronic (BRF) files to read
on their refreshable braille devices. Originally, this program was
specifically designed to reach our high school level readers and
educators. As more and more braille readers are embracing new
technologies, we feel now is the right time to expand our electronic
books for grades 4 through 9.
As always, we will continue to offer hard copy braille books for our
subscribers, however our Digital Dots books, as denoted in the
catalog with the
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our website.
Please follow the steps listed below to register and start downloading
your braille books today.
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SPRING/SUMMER 2016
Special Collection Catalog
This catalog contains selected titles from Braille Institute’s collection
of brailled books for children and teens. These selections are free
to readers and their families for a limited time. Orders must be
postmarked by May 15, 2016.
You May Order:
• A total of 4 braille-only books from the Fiction and
General Interest sections
or
• 1 Dots for Tots® kit and 1 braille-only book
or
• 1 TOP DOT® book and 1 braille-only book
or
• 1 TacTales® book and 1 braille-only book
*Note: Braille books, five volumes or longer, will be counted as two
selections.
Books labeled with the
logo are available UEB contracted
and EBAE uncontracted. To order, please fill out the enclosed preaddressed form, fold and return.
We cannot guarantee you will receive all your titles if we receive
your order after the deadline. We may not be able to guarantee
Dots for Tots selections, but will provide substitutions if possible.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the Special
Collection or your order, please call the Braille Publishing department
at 1-800-BRAILLE (272-4553) or email at specialcollection@
brailleinstitute.org.
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DOTS FOR TOTS
Curious George Everyday Shapes
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QU ITED
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H.A. Rey
Discover the world of everyday shapes—a diamond, flower, egg, star,
and heart—with this interactive puzzle book.
Dots for Tots Grab Bag Special
Surprise! Surprise! Surprise! Sometimes it’s fun receiving something
you didn’t know was coming and that’s what our grab bag special is
all about.
TOP DOT®
Ord
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QU ITED
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This edition of Top Dot made possible
through the generosity of the Don and Lorraine Freeberg Foundation.
The Cowboy Way
Robert (Bob) Atkinson was a cowboy from Montana who loved riding
his horse, Sandy. One day, Bob had a sudden accident causing him to
lose his sight. He was sad at first, but eventually learned how to read
and write braille. Bob would go on to start the Universal Braille Press
and create braille books for blind children and adults. Bob’s legacy
still lives on today at Braille Institute where we still make books like
Bob did almost 100 years ago.
TACTALES
The Warlord’s Beads
Virginia Walton Pilegard
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Chuan’s father must inventory all of the warlord’s many treasures,
but he is fearful that the ruler will accuse him of stealing because he
keeps losing count. Chuan volunteers to help, and invents a simple
abacus by using beads.
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PRE-K – GRADE 1
Froggy Gets a Doggy
Jonathan London
Mom finally agrees to let Froggy get a dog for his very own. But
training Doggy proves harder than Froggy anticipated—and he’d
forgotten about pooper scooper duty!
Henry and Mudge and the
Wild Goose Chase #23
Cynthia Rylant
Henry and Mudge are off for a day in the country. While his parents
are buying farm-fresh food, he and Mudge meet some friendly farm
animals and one angry goose.
I Am Amelia Earhart
Brad Meltzer
Amelia Earhart refused to accept no for an answer. She dared to do
what no one had ever done before, and became the first woman to
fly a plane all the way across the Atlantic Ocean.
Maya Was Grumpy
Courtney Pippin-Mathur
Maya wakes up on the wrong side of the bed, and she’s determined
to share her grumpiness with everyone. But when Gramma suggests
a series of unusual activities, Maya’s frown begins to turn upside
down.
READY FREDDY! #22: Science Fair Flop
Abby Klein
Now that Freddy’s in first grade he needs a real science experiment
for the school fair. But Freddy isn’t a science whiz. He finally comes
up with a plan of growing mold, but his mom accidentally throws it
away! Can he recreate it in time? Or will the fair be a total flop?
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GRADES 2-3
ENCYCLOPEDIA BROWN #14: Carries On
Donald J. Sobol
Once again America’s ten-year-old Sherlock Holmes in sneakers is
called upon to help his police-chief father and the neighborhood
children solve ten new mysteries.
Horrible Harry’s Secret
Suzy Kline
Harry is in love, and his best friend, Doug, is disgusted. Harry won’t
even throw snowballs at girls anymore! Will Harry ever go back to
being his horrible self?
Ivy and Bean and the Ghost That Had to Go
Annie Barrows
Ivy and Bean are back and this time they’ve made an amazing
discovery—a ghost in the school bathroom! This is the best thing
that has ever happened at school until the teachers find out. Now
Ivy and Bean have to figure out how to get the ghost out of the
bathroom. Will they succeed? Maybe. Will they have fun? Of course!
MAGIC TREE HOUSE #11: Lions at Lunchtime
Mary Pope Osborne
“Where are the lions?” Jack wonders when the Magic Tree House
whisks him and his sister, Annie, to the vast plains of Africa. There,
they help hundreds of wildebeests cross a rushing river, follow a
honey of a bird, and meet a Masai warrior. But just where are the
lions? They’re about to find out.
The Story of Diva and Flea
Mo Willems
Diva, a small yet brave dog, and Flea, a curious streetwise cat,
develop an unexpected friendship in this unforgettable tale of
discovery. Together, Diva and Flea explore and share their very
different worlds, as only true friends can do.
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GRADES 4-6
A Handful of Stars
Cynthia Lord
When Lily’s blind dog, Lucky, runs away across the wide-open
blueberry fields of eastern Maine, it’s Salma Santiago, the daughter
of a migrant worker, who manages to catch him. After their initial
meeting, Salma and Lily bond over the summer painting bee boxes
to fund Lucky’s eye surgery. Before long, Salma tells Lily her hope
of participating in Maine’s Blueberry Queen pageant, but can an
outsider like Salma really win?
Circus Mirandus
Cassie Beasley
Do you believe in magic? Micah Tuttle does, even though his awful
Great-Aunt Gertrudis doesn’t approve, Micah believes the stories
his dying Grandpa Ephraim tells him of the magical Circus Mirandus.
With his friend Jenny Mendoza in tow, Micah sets out to find the
circus and the man he believes will save his grandfather.
Crenshaw
Katherine Applegate
Jackson and his family have fallen on hard times. There’s no more
money for rent or food, and his family may have to live in their
minivan again. Crenshaw is a cat. He’s large, outspoken, and
imaginary. He has come back into Jackson’s life to help him. But is an
imaginary friend enough to save this family from losing everything?
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Old School
Jeff Kinney
Was life better in the olden days? That’s the question Greg Heffley is
asking as his town voluntarily unplugs and goes electronics-free. But
Greg isn’t cut out for an old-fashioned world. Will Greg find a way to
survive? Or is going “old school” just too hard for this wimpy kid?
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One Crazy Summer
Rita Williams-Garcia
Eleven-year-old Delphine is like a mother to her two younger sisters.
She’s had to be ever since their mother, Cecile, left them seven years
ago for a radical new life in California. When they arrive to spend the
summer with her, Cecile is nothing like they imagined, and the girls
learn much about their family, their country, and themselves during
one truly crazy summer.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
J.K. Rowling
As Harry begins his fourth year, Dumbledore announces the revival
of the Tri-Wizard Tournament, a competition between Hogwarts
and two other schools of magic in three highly dangerous tasks. But
someone frames Harry to participate in the tournament which really
means someone wants him dead. Harry only wants is to be a normal
fourteen-year-old wizard, but he’s not normal, and being different
can be deadly.
The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Brian Selznick
Orphan, clock keeper, and thief, Hugo lives in the walls of a
busy Paris train station, where his survival depends on secrets
and anonymity. But when his world suddenly interlocks with an
eccentric, bookish girl and a bitter old man who runs a toy booth in
the station, Hugo’s undercover life, and his most precious secret, are
put in jeopardy.
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A Night Divided
GRADES 7-9
Jennifer A. Nielsen
With the rise of the Berlin Wall, twelve-year-old Gerta suddenly finds
her family divided. Her mother, brother, and she live in the east,
while her father and middle brother are in the west. Gerta knows
it’s dangerous to think forbidden thoughts of freedom, yet she can’t
help herself. Will Gerta and her family find their way to freedom?
Goodbye Stranger
Rebecca Stead
Bridge is an accident survivor who’s wondering why she’s still alive.
Emily has new curves and an almost-boyfriend who wants a certain
kind of picture. Tabitha sees through everybody’s games or so she
tells the world. The three girls are best friends with one rule: No
fighting. Can it get them through seventh grade?
Mosquitoland
David Arnold
Mim Malone is dragged from her home in Ohio to the “wastelands”
of Mississippi to live with her dad and new stepmom. But before she
can settle in, she learns her mother is sick back in Cleveland. So she
takes a Greyhound bus back to her real home and mother. But when
her thousand-mile journey takes a few unexpected turns, Mim must
confront her own demons, her notions of love, loyalty, and what it
means to be sane.
Of Mice and Men
John Steinbeck
The tale of an unusual friendship between two very different men:
the mentally challenged and sometimes violent Lennie, and his loyal
yet reluctant caretaker George. Finding comfort in one another’s
company, George and Lennie travel from farm to farm looking for
work in pre-Depression Salinas Valley, California.
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Road Trip
Gary Paulsen
When Ben’s eccentric father suggests that they take a road trip to
rescue a border collie, how could Ben refuse? But when they pick up
Ben’s thuggish friend, a grumpy car mechanic, and a waitress who
can read auras, this road trip becomes crazy! Add a yellow school
bus to the mix and a family dog who thinks he’s a person and what
do you have? A sweet adventure!
The Smart Aleck’s Guide
to American History
Adam Selzer
Do you know America? No, I mean, do you really know America?
Would you recognize John Adams in a lineup? Can you identify any
presidents between Lincoln and Roosevelt? Hmmm, I thought so.
Well, you really need this book.
The Lord of the Flies
William Golding
A group of English schoolboys are left stranded on a desert island.
At first they cooperate with each other, but the situation quickly
deteriorates allowing the boys’ wild, savage side to surface and
things will never be the same.
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GRADES 10-12
The Absolutely True Diary
of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie
Junior is a budding cartoonist growing up on the Spokane Indian
Reservation. Determined to take his future into his own hands, he
leaves his troubled school on the rez to attend an all-white farm
town high school where the only other indian is the school mascot.
The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros
Esperanza Cordero lives in the Latino section of Chicago. It’s a
neighborhood of harsh realities. However, she doesn’t want to
belong to a place that has such low expectations for her.
The Little Prince
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The author reminisces about a day when his plane was forced down
in the Sahara, a thousand miles from help. It was there where he
encountered a most extraordinary small-person. “If you please,” said
the stranger, “draw me a sheep.” And so begins the remarkable story
of the Little Prince.
The Catcher in the Rye
J.D. Salinger
Holden Caulfield narrates the story of a couple of days in his sixteenyear-old life, just after he’s been expelled from prep school. His
constant wry observations about what he encounters, from teachers
to phonies (the two of course are not mutually exclusive) capture the
essence of the eternal teenage experience of alienation.
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GENERAL INTEREST
Spare Parts: Four Undocumented Teenagers, One
Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream
Joshua Davis
In 2004, four impoverished Mexican American teens from Phoenix
formed their school’s robotics club. With the help of two adult
mentors and one-thousand dollars, they built an ROV from borrowed
and spare parts. Although they had problems from day one, in the
end, they surpassed everyone’s expectations, and even beat a team
from MIT.
Lost on a Mountain in Maine
Donn Fendler
Twelve-year-old Donn Fendler steps away from his Boy Scout troop
for only a minute, but in the foggy mountains of Maine, a minute is
all it takes. With rainstorms, black bears, and the fear of being lost
forever, Donn’s journey is a physically, mentally, and emotionally
charged story told from the point of view of the boy who lived it.
Shh! We’re Writing the Constitution
Jean Fritz
This humorous chronicle about the hot summer of 1787 where fiftyfive delegates from thirteen states huddled together in Philadelphia
to draw up the constitution of the United States.
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