Is the only reason you never judge a book by its cover because you can’t read the cover in the first place? With four rooms to suit different ability levels, the Book Club is a welcoming group who meet every week to support each other with the ups and downs of mastering the braille code, answer each other’s questions regarding reading using refreshable braille 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 think it would be more suitable.
This week, we will have an opportunity to see what the other rooms are reading as we join together as a whole group. One or two people from each group will be nominated to read aloud to the entire group.
Here are the books we are currently reading:
Room 1: Finding Gobi: The True Story of One Little Dog’s Big Journey, by Dion Leonard
This book is available:
- In grades 1 and 2 and in double line spacing from the RNIB Library
- On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from July 2023 in grade 1 in the “Children g1 Nonfiction” folder
- On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from July 2023 in grade 2 in the “Children Nonfiction” folder
- For download in grades 1 and 2 via RNIB Reading Services
Room 2: Paddington Turns Detective and Other Funny Stories, by Michael Bond
This book is available:
- In grades 1 and 2 and in double line spacing from the RNIB Library
- On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from June 2023 in the “Children 7 Plus A-F” folder for grade 2, and the “Children G1 7 Plus” folder for grade 1
- On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from April 2021 in the “Children Stories 1” folder for grade 2, and the “Children G1” folder for grade 1
- For download in grades 1 and 2 via RNIB Reading Services
Room 3: Things the Eye Can’t See, by Penny Joelson
This book is available:
- In grades 1 and 2 and in double line spacing from the RNIB Library
- In grades 1 and 2 in the “Teens 13 plus A-L” folder on the Orbit Reader SD Card from June 2023
- For download in grades 1 and 2 via RNIB Reading Services
Readers Liam and Jane\Kari
Starting point: “There are two seats near the back,” says Kyle, …
Room 4: A Commonplace Killing, by Sian Busby
This book is available:
- In grade 2 from the RNIB Library
- On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card from July 2023 in grade 2 in the “Crime A-F” folder
- For download in grade 2 via RNIB Reading Services
N.B. The file name on the RNIB Sd Card starts with the letter A, not the letter C.
Readers: Alan and Steve
Starting point: page 1
Room 5: The Secret Garden, by Frances Hodgson Burnett
This book is available:
- In grade 2 UEB from the RNIB Library
- For download in grade 2 UEB via RNIB Reading Services
- On the RNIB Orbit Reader SD card in grade 2 SEB in the “Children Stories” folder (April 2020 version) and the “Children Stories 2” folder (April 2021 version)
N.B. The file name on the RNIB Sd Card starts with the letter T, not the letter S.
The book is not available on the RNIB Orbit Reader SD Card from July 2023.
Reader: Christo
To order books from the RNIB Library in hard copy, call the helpline on 0303 123 9999.