[blindkid] Children's books addressing blindness, or featuring blind characters
Carol Castellano
blindchildren at verizon.net
Mon Feb 15 14:53:34 UTC 2010
Both of the following books are meant for children older than
preschool, but they might work for your purposes--The View from Under
the Pew and Keep Your Ear on the Ball.
Carol
Carol Castellano, President
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
973-377-0976
carol_castellano at verizon.net
www.nfb.org/nopbcAt 08:08 AM 2/15/2010, you wrote:
>Ok, so I am creating a literacy kit for my EDU200 class and I could
>use some suggestions. We are to select a book for pre-school aged
>kids, develop games, art projects, other similar activities that
>appeal to as many of gardiner's multiple intelligences as possible,
>and a teachers' guide for the book and activities. I was hoping to
>find a book that didn't teach about blindness, as even very small
>children can tell when they are being preached and lectured at, but
>rather one that features a blind character, prefferably a blind
>child character. They can be the main character or just a secondary
>character. The important thing is that the depiction be accurate,
>not condescending, not "In your face educational" and that the book
>have a plot and a story, not just a series of facts. I searched for
>three hours last night on the internet with my fiance's help, and
>neither of us could find any descent books. They all had seriously
>sstigmatizing, and often inaccurate depictions of
> blindness, in a "This is what blindness is, this is what blind
> people are like, this is a guide dog, this is a cane and this is
> braille, the end." format. I want more of a "Blah blah blah,
> beginning of story, introduce blind character, kid who just happens
> to be blind, blabity blabity blabity development of all characters
> and a plot line, yadda yadda yadda, wrap up story that has nothing
> to do with blindness, but rather some other issue important to or
> of interest to kids, but with a blind protagonist, or even
> antagonist. Blind kids are no more always little angels than are
> sighted kids. I hope someone knows what I mean. Not having found
> a decent book like this I can't even offer up examples of what I
> would like. Any reccomendations would be appreciated. Thanks much.
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