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Here is an overview of the specialized formats that Bookshare offers its members with links that go to the Help Center for more information.

• Bookshare Web Reader - A customized reading tool for Bookshare members offering all the features of DAISY with a single click of the "Read Now" link.
• DAISY (Digital Accessible Information System) - A digital book file format. DAISY books from Bookshare are DAISY 3.0 text files that work with just about every type of access technology that reads text. Books that contain images will have the download option of ‘DAISY Text with Images’.
• BRF (Braille Refreshable Format) - Digital Braille for use with refreshable Braille devices and Braille embossers.
• MP3 (MPEG audio layer 3) - Provides audio only with no text. These books are created with a text-to-speech engine and spoken by Kendra, a high quality synthetic voice from Ivona. Any device that supports MP3 playback is compatible.
• DAISY Audio - Similar to the DAISY option above; however, this option uses MP3 files created with our text-to-speech engine that utilizes Ivonas Kendra voice. This format will work with Daisy Audio compatible players such as Victor Reader Stream and Read2Go.
• EPUB - A standard e-book format that can be read on many tools, such as iBooks, Readium or others.
• Word - Accessible Word output, which can be unzipped and opened in any tool that allows .docx files

Pandora: A Greek Myth

What if you were given a locked box as a gift and told to never open it? Pandora received this gift from Zeus, the head of the Greek gods. What could be so important that it needs to be padlocked shut?

Opinions About Two Fairy Tales: "Baba Yaga" and "Hansel and Gretel"

Read a Russian fairy tale and a German fairy tale with many similarities. Each has a pair of children who live with their poor father and wicked stepmother. Both have evil witches who live deep in the woods and eat children. Then read and evaluate three opinion pieces about which of the adult characters in the fairy tales acts the worst.

The Sky Is Green: A Memoir About Surviving a Tornado

Tornadoes on TV may seem awesome from the safety of a couch, but in real life they are scary and dangerous. In April 1970, young Laura Layton and her family learned this firsthand as they watched funnel clouds form and the sky turn green outside their home on the outskirts of Dallas, Texas. What would it be like to live through a tornado? (Set of 6 with Teacher's Guides and Text Evidence Question Card)

Little Red Riding Hood: A Fairy Tale

After arriving for a visit, Little Red Riding Hood discovers her grandmother doesn't look like herself. She kind of looks like a wolf!

King Midas and the Golden Touch: A Greek Myth

In this retelling of the Greek Myth, King Midas loves gold more than anything else in the whole world! Or at least, he thinks he loves gold the most. . . .

Neptune and Minerva: A Roman Myth (Jump Into Genre)

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The Long Trip Home

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Shark! The Truth behind the Terror

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Shark! The Truth behind the Terror

Explores the facts about sharks and shark attacks, including what these creatures are, how and on what they feed, and how much of a threat they pose to humans.

A Fantastic Day! [On Level, Grade 2]

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Matt's Journey [Approaching Level, Grade 2]

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Ava and the Spider (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)

NIMAC-sourced textbook. HELP! Brave Ava saves her brother from a spider. But what scares Ava?

Air That Kills: India's Pollution Problem (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading Grade 5)

TOXIC AIR In some Indian cities, people hurry through the streets, gasping for air. They have trouble breathing because of the air pollution, which is so bad that it can cause illness, and even death. NIMAC-sourced textbook

Art in Nature (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading Grade 1)

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Colors That Kill: From Arsenic Green to Glow-in-the-Dark Blue (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading Grade 5)

Toxic Tints Luminous white, electric green, fiery red, glow-in-the-dark blue … at one time or another, these colors were all the rage. They were also deadly. But it took years—and the deaths of countless people—for these colors' dangers to be fully understood. NIMAC-sourced textbook

Crawling with Creatures: Your Body's Friends and Enemies (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)

NIMAC-sourced textbook. They're Everywhere! Trillions of hungry creatures crawl over your body and squirm inside you. No, it's not a scene out of a horror movie, it's happening to you right now … and it's (mostly) good.

Getting Lost: The Fun of Giant Mazes (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom)

People around the world enjoy walking through giant mazes. Visitors walk in easily, but they often get lost finding the way out. But when it comes to mazes, getting lost is part of the fun. NIMAC-sourced textbook

Written All Over Your Face: Facial Recognition Technology (Fountas & Pinnell Classroom, Guided Reading)

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StudySync [Grade 8], Reading & Writing Companion [Unit 1]: Suspense!

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StudySync [Grade 8], Reading & Writing Companion [Unit 2]: In Time of War

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StudySync [Grade 8], Reading & Writing Companion [Unit 3]: A Moral Compass

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StudySync [Grade 8], Reading & Writing Companion [Unit 4]: The Civil War

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StudySync, Reading & Writing Companion: We the People, The Individual, Modern Times, Seeking Romance (Grade #Units 1-4)

The Drummer Boy [Grade 5]

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Friends or Enemies? [Grade 5]

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