BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:511@braillists.org DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250327T180000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250327T190000 DTSTAMP:20250321T134711Z URL:https://www.braillists.org/testevents/book-club-187/ SUMMARY:Book Club DESCRIPTION:Is the only reason you never judge a book by its cover because you can't read the cover in the first place? With five rooms to suit diffe rent ability levels\, the Book Club is a welcoming group who meet every we ek to support each other with the ups and downs of mastering the braille c ode\, answer each other's questions regarding reading using refreshable br aille and practice reading amongst friends. You don't have to choose your group in advance\, and you can move to another group at any time if you th ink it would be more suitable.\nHere is what we are currently reading and our starting places for this week:\nRoom 1: Finding Gobi: The True Story o f One Little Dog's Big Journey\, by Dion Leonard\nThis book is available:\ n\nIn grades 1 and 2 and in double line spacing from the RNIB Library\nOn the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from July 2023 in grade 1 in the "Children g 1 Nonfiction" folder\nOn the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from July 2023 in g rade 2 in the "Children Nonfiction" folder\nFor download in grades 1 and 2 via RNIB Reading Services\n\nThis week we are starting with the sentence: And now that he didn’t have to worry about tripping over the dog\, he p icked up his pace even more.\nRoom 2: Mary Poppins\, by P.L. Travers\nThis book is available:\n\nIn grades 1 and 2 and in double line spacing from t he RNIB Library\nOn the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from July 2023 in grade 1 in the "Children g1 7 plus" folder\nOn the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card fro m July 2023 in grade 2 in the "Children 7 plus S-Z" folder\nFor download i n grades 1 and 2 via RNIB Reading Services\n\nThis week we are starting wi th the sentence: you go round the world in a ship\, or an aeroplane.\nRoom 3: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time\, by Mark Haddon\nTh is book is available:\n\nIn grades 1 and 2 and in double line spacing from the RNIB Library\nOn the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card in grades 1 and 2in th e "Crime" folder (April 2021 version) and the "Crime G-L" folder (July 202 3 version)\nFor download in grades 1 and 2 via RNIB Reading Services\n\nN. B. The file name on the RNIB Sd Card starts with the letter T\, not the le tter C.\nThis week we are starting on page 153.\nRoom 4: Black Beauty\, by Anna Sewell\nThis book is available:\n\nIn hard copy in the UK from RNIB\ , in both grade 1 and grade 2\nIn grade 1\, in the "Children" folder on th e RNIB Orbit Reader Sd card from June 2019\, the "Children g1" folder on t he card from April 2020 or April 2021\, or the "Children g1 9 plus" folder on the card from July 2023\nIn grade 2\, in the "Children" folder on the RNIB Orbit Reader Sd card from June 2019\, the "Children Stories" folder o n the card from April 2020\, the "Children Stories 2" folder on the card f rom April 2021\, or the "Children 9 plus S-Z" folder on the card from July 2023\nFor download in the UK in grades 1 and 2 from RNIB Reading Services \n\nThis week we are starting on page 37.\nRoom 5: Matilda\, by Roald Dahl \nThis book is available:\n\nIn grade 2\, single line spacing from the RNI B Library\nIn grade 2\, in the "Children Stories" folder on the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from April 2020\, the "Children Stories 2" folder on the c ard from April 2021\, or the "Children 9 plus A-F" folder on the card from July 2023\nFor download in grade 2 via RNIB Reading Services\n\nThis week we are starting with the chapter entitled: The first Miracle.\nTo order b ooks from the RNIB Library in hard copy\, call the helpline on 0303 \; 123 \;9999. CATEGORIES:Book Club LOCATION:https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0ucuqqrDsjHtMzH4ytq2NPV 0rUpYAGRXEm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR