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Select your format based upon: 1) how you want to read your book, and 2) compatibility with your reading tool. To learn more about using Bookshare with your device, visit the Help Center.

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

The Invisible Story

The world is full of stories. Some are as long as lizards, others so short that they never even make it to The End. But the invisible story is unlike any other story because no one has ever read it! It lives hidden in the darkest corner of the library, far from where the famous tales, written in gold letters, shine. One day, a blind reader approaches the story’s trembling pages. This reader is unlike any reader the invisible story has ever encountered. And when she runs her fingertips over the book’s white pages, it is astonished by what she finds. A beautifully inclusive tale about sight-loss in which we learn that not all stories are meant to be read with the eyes.

The Invisible Story

The world is full of stories. Some are as long as lizards, others so short that they never even make it to The End. But the invisible story is unlike any other story because no one has ever read it! It lives hidden in the darkest corner of the library, far from where the famous tales, written in gold letters, shine. One day, a blind reader approaches the story’s trembling pages. This reader is unlike any reader the invisible story has ever encountered. And when she runs her fingertips over the book’s white pages, it is astonished by what she finds. A beautifully inclusive tale about sight-loss in which we learn that not all stories are meant to be read with the eyes.

Is it a cat?: Initial Code Unit 3 (Reading Together Collection)

Sim and Kal: Initial Code Unit 5 (Reading Together Collection)

Sim, sit!: Initial Code Unit 1 (Reading Together Collection)

Sim, Zag and Bip: Initial Code Unit 7 (Reading Together Collection)

Sim’s map: Initial Code Unit 2 (Reading Together Collection)

Sim’s pals: Initial Code Unit 4 (Reading Together Collection)

Ted!: Initial Code Unit 6 (Reading Together Collection)

Alf’s pet bat: Initial Code Unit 8 (Initial Code First Steps Collection)

Fran’s pet crab: Initial Code Unit 9 (Initial Code First Steps Collection)

Grandpa's Shoes

When Kevin accidentally put on Grandpa's shoes one day, they went on an exciting adventure. I wonder what they got up to? Grandpa's Shoes reflects a family living in a modern multicultural world, where hopes, dreams and a bright future are treasured.

Jed’s pet rat: Initial Code Unit 6 (Initial Code First Steps Collection)

Jess’s pet fox: Initial Code Unit 7 (Initial Code First Steps Collection)

Josh’s pet fish: Initial Code Unit 11 (Initial Code First Steps Collection)

Ken's pet bug: Initial Code Unit 5 (Initial Code First Steps Collection)

Kim’s pet chimp: Initial Code Unit 11 (Initial Code First Steps Collection)

Look Inside the Woods: (PDF)

Look through the trees, see under leaves and discover what's lurking behind the bushes in this beautifully illustrated flap-book. Young nature lovers will enjoy opening the flaps to discover hidden animals and amazing facts. Look out for birds, squirrels, foxes and bears and find out how trees and woods help make our planet a better place to live.

Meg’s pet moth: Initial Code Unit 11 (Initial Code First Steps Collection)

Sal’s pet squid: Initial Code Unit 11 (Initial Code First Steps Collection)

Sam’s pet skunk: Initial Code Unit 10 (Initial Code First Steps Collection)

Tim’s pet chick: Initial Code Unit 11 (Initial Code First Steps Collection)

Viv's pig and hen: Initial Code Unit 4 (Initial Code First Steps Collection)

The Proudest Blue

It’s Faizah’s first day of school, and her older sister Asiya’s first day of hijab – made of a beautiful blue fabric. But not everyone sees hijab as beautiful. In the face of hurtful, confusing words, will Faizah find new ways to be strong?

#goldilocks: A Hashtag Cautionary Tale (Online Safety Picture Bks.)

Everyone loves Goldilocks’ hilarious online videos, but in her quest to get more likes, more laughs and more hits, she tries something a little more daring: stealing porridge #pipinghot, breaking chairs #fun, and using someone else’s bed #sleep. What will Daddy Bear do when he sees that online? A hilarious cautionary tale for a new generation of internet-users from the prize-winning partnership of Jeanne Willis and Tony Ross, the third of its kind following Chicken Clicking and Troll Stinks.