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The Accessible Book Collection is a non-profit corporation. Our primary mission is to provide high interest/low reading level digital text to qualified persons with disabilities.
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No matter what the disability, individuals are eligible if they have a documented disability that prevents them from reading standard print effectively.
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Recent Additions

In the list below the first number in parenthesis is the Flesh-Kincaid Grade Level; the second set of numbers is an arbitrary school grade interest level; and the third is the word count of the main body of the text. Some books do not have statistics associated with them. Such books are typically picture books or so-called easy readers and are not strictly high interest low reading level book. Many reading teachers of older children recognize these books can benefit older children. Also, importantly, they fill a gap in the interest level of the e-books for very young readers.

April 10, 2008

Albert Einstein by Lola M. Schaefer — Easy Reader
The very brief text touches on the high lights of Albert Einstein's life.

America the Beautiful by — Easy Reader
The illustrations in this book were done by the great-great-grandnephew of Katharine Lee Bates, the poet who wrote the poem in 1893.

Caves by  Ellen Sturm Niz — Easy Reader
Describes caves, including how they form, plants and animals in caves, how people and weather change caves, caves in North America, and caves of the world.

The Wind by Craig Hammersmith — Easy Reader
What is wind?—What makes wind?—Can you see the wind?—Wind and weather—Watch out!—Wind at work—How fast?—Wind fun.

The Wind Blew by Pat Hutchins — Easy Reader
A rhymed tale describing the antics of a capricious wind.

Cloud Dance by Thomas Locker — Easy Reader
Clouds of many shapes and sizes drift and dance across the sky. Includes factual information on the formation and different kinds of clouds.

Tangerine by Edward Bloor
Paul, who lives in the shadow of his football hero brother Erik, fights for the right to play soccer despite his near blindness and slowly begins to remember the incident that damaged his eyesight. (3.4, 6 to 12, 90074 words)

The Story of George Washington Carver by Eva Moore
The life of the famous agricultural scientist is briefly recounted in this simple biography. (5, 4 to 12, 13154 words)

The Titanic Sinks! by Thomas Conklin
Recounts the story of how the world's biggest, safest ship sank on its first trip. (5.8, 6 to 12, 20329 words)

A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl by Tanya Lee Stone
Three high school girls become involved with a slick senior boy whose interest in them is only sexual. Told in verse. (3.2, 9 to 12, 16543 words)

Looking for Alaska by John Green
Sixteen-year-old Miles' first year at Culver Creek Preparatory School in Alabama includes good friends and great pranks, but is defined by the search tor answers about life and death after a fatal car crash. (4.8, 9 to 12, 69150 words)

Paranoid Park by Blake Nelson
A sixteen-year-old Portland, Oregon skateboarder, whose parents are going through a difficult divorce, is engulfed by guilt and confusion when he accidentally kills a security guard at a train yard. (2.7, 9 to 12, 37621 words)

March 6, 2008

Cinco de Mayo by Lola M. Schaefer — Easy Reader
Simple text and photographs explain the history of Cinco de Mayo, the commemoration of the victory of the Mexican army over the French army on May 5, 1862, and how it is celebrated.

A Gift from the Sea — Easy Reader
Unaware of its eons-old history, a boy finds a rock and takes it home to a shelf beside his sea glass and starfish.

Hungry Plants by Mary Botten — Easy Reader
Describes the structure and behavior of various carnivorous plants, including the Venus flytrap, sundew, pitcher plant, and bladderwort.

I Love You with All My Heart by Noris Kern — Easy Reader
The expanse of parental love is explored via the explanation of a penguin, a seal, a fox and finally the polar bear mother.

Thomas Edison by Lola M. Schaefer — Easy Reader
Simple text and photographs present the life of Thomas Edison, the inventor of the phonograph, lightbulb, and movies with sound. Includes bibliographical references and index.

What Do You See in a Cloud? by Allan Fowler — Easy Reader
Simple text and illustrations describe what clouds are made of, how they differ, and why they fall back to earth as rain.

Freckle Juice by Judy Blume
Andrew wants freckles so badly that he buys Sharon's freckle recipe for fifty cents. (3.5, 3 to 5, 3663 words)

Who Was Ben Franklin? by Dennis Brindell Fradin
This book is a brief but comprehensive biography with numerous illustrations. (6.3, 4 to 12, 7845 words)

Children of the River by Linda Crew
Having fled Cambodia four years earlier to escape the Khmer Rouge army, seventeen-year-old Sundara is torn between remaining faithful to her own people and adjusting to life in her Oregon high school as a "regular" American. (4.8, 7 to 12, 53555 words)

The Chocolate War by Robert Cormier
A high school freshman discovers the devastating consequences of refusing to join the school's annual fund-raising drive and arousing the wrath of the school bullies. (6, 9 to 12, 52224 words)

Invitation to the Game by Monica Hughes
Unemployed after high school in the highly robotic society of 2154, Lisse and seven friends resign themselves to a boring existence in their "Designated Area" until the government invites them to play The Game. (4.8, 9 to 12, 45847 words)

The Trouble with Lemons by Daniel Hayes
Tyler and Lymie, eighth grade misfits, discover a dead body in a quarry and work to uncover the mystery behind it. (4.7, 7 to 12, 51117 words)

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