Monday, January 16, 2012

January is National Braille Literacy Month

Did you know that January is home to National Braille Literacy Month?  Check out these titles and resources . . . 

Buddy, The First Seeing Eye Dog by Eva Moore       

Front CoverMorris Frank was a blind man from Nashville who helped start the first school that trained seeing eye dogs. His dog Buddy is considered to be the first seeing eye dog in America.http://www.tnhistoryforkids.org/people/morris_frank

 Here is an intro the the movie - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5rkZ1yMjBM
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2 comments:

  1. MerJanuary 16, 2012 at 7:05 PM

    I love this book and remember reading it to the kids. I read this when Jane Crossland had a seeing eye dog in training with her at school. Do you remember that?

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  2. PamJanuary 20, 2012 at 6:34 AM

    I do, my sister actually had a training at the Seeing Eye Dog Center in Morristown NJ, she said it was a great experience.

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