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Dear Connie;<br>
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There are also some Braille and tactile books available, put together
by Noreen Grice, an astronomer, all about the planets, galaxy and
constellations:<br>
<br>
Touch the Universe by Noreen Grice:
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.amazon.com/Touch-Universe-Nasa-Braille-Astronomy/dp/030908332X/ref=pd_cp_b_1?pf_rd_p=413864201&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0309095603&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=09ADFV19DD8GKXXVXBYK">http://www.amazon.com/Touch-Universe-Nasa-Braille-Astronomy/dp/030908332X/ref=pd_cp_b_1?pf_rd_p=413864201&pf_rd_s=center-41&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=0309095603&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=09ADFV19DD8GKXXVXBYK</a><br>
<br>
Touch the Sun by the same author:<br>
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.amazon.com/Touch-Sun-Noreen-Grice/dp/0309095603">http://www.amazon.com/Touch-Sun-Noreen-Grice/dp/0309095603</a><br>
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Touch the Stars: <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/TOUCH.html">http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/TOUCH.html</a><br>
<br>
Hope this helps,<br>
<br>
Kathy Cahill<br>
MIT ATIC (Adaptive Tech.) Lab<br>
Cambridge MA<br>
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<br>
Wiersma, Constance A wrote:
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Has anyone had any experience with this type of coursework? The
primary
textbook, <i>Universe</i> by Freedman and Kaufmann, consists of
numerous
graphic representations, photographs of stars and galaxies, etc. I
would
very much appreciate any suggestions of how to depict this type of
information
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this text book.<o:p></o:p></p>
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