50 Battles that Changed the World reviewed by Large Print Reviews

July 28, 2010 21:28 by Bradi

50 Battles that Changed the World
By William Weir
Read How You Want, (2010)
EasyRead Super Large Print, in 20 Point TiresiasLPfont
(Originally Published in Standard Print by New Page Books)
Volume 1 - ISBN: 9781442976580 Volume 2 - ISBN: Read More...


The Scouts of the Valley reviewed by Ann Chiappetta

July 27, 2010 19:17 by Bradi

The Scouts of the Valley
By Joseph A. Altsheler
Historical fiction
Downloadable DAISY from ReadHowYouWant
July 2010
By Ann Chiappetta

This is the first book I’ve read by this author. Needless to say, I was so intrigued with it, that I read it twice. The story opens with a chapter in which the protagonist, Henry Ware finds himself being pursued by the English, Canadian loyalists and at least six tribes belonging to the Iroquois Nation.
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Desert Survival reviewed by Large Print Reviews

July 22, 2010 19:48 by Bradi

Desert Survival, Extreme Habitats
By Jim Pipe
Read How You Want, (2010)
EasyRead Large Print, in 16 Point Verdana Font
(Originally Published in Standard Print by Gareth Stevens Publishing)
ISBN: 978-1427089014 Gnre: Science, Geography, Children's NonFiction

Reviewed by Anna Dogole - July 15, 2010

How do people not only manage to survive, but thrive in desert environments? What would you do if you found yourself los... Read More...


Congrats to InterVarsity Press!

July 20, 2010 23:41 by Bradi

InterVarsity Press Awarded Vendor of the Year, Book of the Year

 

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125 Brain Games for Toddlers and Twos reviewed by Large Print Reviews

July 20, 2010 20:00 by Bradi

125 Brain Games for Toddlers and Twos
Simple Games to Promote Early Brain Development

By Jackie Silberg
Read How You Want, (2010) EasyRead Large Print, in 16 Point Verdana Font
(Originally Published in Standard Print by Gryphon House Book)
ISBN: 978-1458766687 Genre: Early Childhood Development

Reviewed by Anna Dogole - July 15, 2010

As a parent or an educator you have one goal in mind, to help your children or ch... Read More...


Extreme Habitats: Mountain Survival reviewed by Large Print Reviews

July 19, 2010 20:17 by Bradi

Mountain Survival, Extreme Habitats series
By Susie Hodge
Read How You Want, (2010) EasyRead Large Print, in 16 Point Verdana Font
(Originally Published in Standard Print by Gareth Stevens Publishing)
ISBN: 978-1427089069 Genre: Science, Geography, Children's NonFiction

Reviewed by Anna Dogole - July 15, 2010

Mountain Survival is one of the four books in the Extreme Habitats series of books for young people. The books in this se... Read More...


Blog About "Being Different!"

July 16, 2010 01:32 by Bradi
Red Room is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act this week. Visit www.redroom.com to read blog posts about "Being Different," and blog about your own differences! "Being 'different' for whatever reason often means being excluded from the opportunity to make the most of life. However, facing greater challenges than other people can also lead to greater determination to succeed. Helen Keller is probably the most famous example of turning overwh... Read More...

New General Manager at RHYW Announced in Bookseller & Publisher

July 13, 2010 20:22 by Bradi

from Bookseller & Publisher’s online newsletter July 2010

BURGESS TO LEAVE A&U, JOIN RHYW

Allen & Unwin sales director Chris Burgess will leave the company on 29 July to take up the position of general manager at ReadHowYouWant (RHYW). Burgess will take up the newly created role of general manager (ANZ) following Mark Tanner's recent appointment at Google.

Burgess “will have responsibility for operations in Australia, New Zealand and th... Read More...


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July is Full of Hot Titles—In Large Print, Braille, and DAISY

July 8, 2010 17:28 by Bradi

ReadHowYouWant offers three exciting programs that will help you find not only the book you’d like to read, but also the perfect format for you to read it in. The Hot List features 20 new and bestselling titles in large print. And both the PlexTalk Download Program, and the Read More...


Stranger Room reviewed by Large Print Reviews

July 7, 2010 19:04 by Bradi

Stranger Room By Frederick Ramsay
Read How You Want, (2010)
EasyRead Super Large Print, in 20 Point TiresiasLPfont
(Originally Published in Standard Print by Poisoned Pen Press)
Genre: Locked-Room Mystery

Reviewed by Rochelle Caviness - July 6, 2010

Locked-room mysteries are the pinnacle of the mystery genre. Not only does the writer have to craft a reasonably solid mystery, but they have to have, at its center, a crime that tak... Read More...