Books listed in this issue of Talking Book Topics were recently sent to cooperating libraries. The complete collection contains books by many authors on fiction and nonfiction subjects, including animals, geography, nature, mystery, sports, and others. Contact your cooperating library to learn more about the wide range of books available in the collection. Cassette books, labeled with the code RC, play at 15/16 ips. To order books, contact your cooperating library.
Women of Peace: Nobel Peace Prize Winners RC 40901
Black Stars in Orbit: NASA's African American Astronauts RC
41667
by Khephra Burns and William Miles
read by Chuck Young
1 cassette
In 1983 Guion Bluford became the first African American
astronaut to fly in space. This book traces the history leading
to that milestone, including the Tuskegee Airmen, the first
black astronaut in the space program, and the important
scientific and support contributions by blacks. It also tells
how African American men and women continue the legacy in the
1990s. For grades 6-9. 1995.
Janice VanCleave's The Human Body for Every Kid: Easy
Activities That Make Learning Science Fun RC 43479
by Janice VanCleave
read by Margaret Strom
1 cassette
Exercises, experiments, and activities designed to teach basic
concepts in human anatomy and physiology. Topics for learning
include cell structure, the senses, balance, movement, genetics,
and the respiratory, circulatory, digestive, and musculoskeletal
systems. For grades 5-7. 1995.
The Search for the Right Whale RC 44072
by Scott Kraus and Kenneth Mallory
read by Butch Hoover
1 cassette
Scientists for the New England Aquarium rediscover the extremely
rare North Atlantic right whale off the coast of Maine. They
then study the migration patterns of the whales as they travel
from one end of the coast to the other. They also speculate
about the chances for survival of an animal that was once hunted
nearly to extinction. For grades 4-7. 1993.
I Am an American: A True Story of Japanese Internment RC
44161
by Jerry Stanley
read by Jim Zeiger
1 cassette
Tells of Shi Nomura, who, along with 120,000 other Japanese
Americans and Japanese immigrants, was imprisoned by the U.S.
government during World War II. Describes Nomura's unhappy stay
at the Manzanar internment camp in California and discusses the
hostility and fear experienced by those who came to America in
search of a better life. For grades 5-8. 1994.
Signs of the Apes, Songs of the Whales: Adventures in
Human-Animal Communication RC 44209
by George and Linda Harrar
read by Butch Hoover
1 cassette
The Harrars show how researchers have developed sign languages
for talking with chimps, gorillas, and dolphins, thus proving
these species have intelligence. For grades 5-8. 1989.
A. Nonny Mouse Writes Again! RC 44647
selected by Jack Prelutsky
read by Madelyn Buzzard
1 cassette
Following the success of their first collaboration in Poems
of A. Nonny Mouse (RC 31528), A. Nonny Mouse and Mr.
Prelutsky have selected a new group of poems for your pleasure.
These include poems about a kitten named Louie, a hippopotamus
whose face is as big as his bottom, and the wizard of Oz. For
grades K-3. 1993.
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