Isabelle L. D. Grant (1896-1977) grew up in Scotland and immigrated to the United States in 1924. She taught thirty-two years in the Los Angeles public schools, continuing to teach after she lost her sight in 1948. Following retirement, she traveled extensively. Grant was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1972.
Deborah Kent is the author of numerous fiction and nonfiction titles for children and teens. She lives in Chicago and is an active member of the National Federation of the Blind.
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Isabelle D. Grant: Crooked Paths Made Straight
In 1959, two years before she retired from teaching, Dr. Isabelle Grant set off on a yearlong journey around the world with Oscar, her long white cane, in her hand. She had been totally blind for the …
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Deborah Kent & Charlotte Taylor: Internment of Japanese Americans
Before World War II, Japanese Americans worked hard to adapt to American life while creating tight-knit communities. But after Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, everything changed. The U.S. government sent …
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Deborah Kent: Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Every time women vote, they should thank Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Stanton’s unyielding efforts to attain the vote for American women finally paid off in 1920, after her death, with the ratification of …
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Deborah Kent: Franklin Delano Roosevelt
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt proclaimed, "The only thing we have to fear is fear itself, " he understood his words well. In the inspiring Franklin Delano Roosevelt: Nothing to Fear!, read …
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Deborah Kent: What Is It Like to Be Blind?
People who are blind learn ways to use their senses of touch and hearing in order to sense the world around them. Readers will learn about the tools they use, including canes and seeing eye dogs, to …
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Deborah Kent: What Is It Like to Be Deaf?
The world is quieter if you are deaf. What is that like? How do people who are deaf or hard of hearing communicate? How do videophones work? Readers learn all about sign language, hearing aids, and t …
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Deborah Kent: What Is Braille?
Many people who are blind learn Braille in order to read. This innovative code allows them to read everything from popular books to maps and signs as well as write their own books? Readers will learn …
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Deborah Kent: What Is Sign Language?
For people who are deaf, learning language is different. Many learn sign language to let people know what they are thinking or feeling. They motion with their hands, faces, and bodies to communicate? …
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Deborah Kent: Vietnam War
"What are we over here fighting for?" An American soldier asked this question during the Vietnam War. Many other American soldiers and citizens wondered the same thing. The conflict began w …
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Deborah Kent: American Revolution
On April 19, 1775, American militiamen gathered at the village center in Lexington to face the coming British soldiers. No one knows who fired the initial shot, but that first blaze of gunfire signal …
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Deborah Kent: Seneca Falls Convention
They were two days that changed the world. The 1848 Seneca Falls Convention was the first of its kind to address the topic of women’s rights. Featuring excerpts from primary sources, images, and side …
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Adrienne Asch & Erik Parens: Prenatal Testing and Disability Rights
As prenatal tests proliferate, the medical and broader communities perceive that such testing is a logical extension of good prenatal care-it helps parents have healthy babies. But prenatal tests hav …
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