[blindkid] Children's books addressing blindness, or featuring blind characters

[Heather]

That title sounds familiar.  I will go check it out, thanks.
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From: "Dawn Swarthout" <seedlink3 at ameritech.net>
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Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 9:57 AM
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Children's books addressing blindness,or featuring 
blind characters


How about Knots on a Counting Rope by Bill Martin? Seedlings has the book in 
contracted and uncontracted Print & Braille.

Dawn Swarthout
Community Outreach
Seedlings Braille Books for Children
www.seedlings.org
800-777-8552 x-307
734-427-8552 x307
seedlink3 at ameritech.net




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From: Heather <craney07 at rochester.rr.com>
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Sent: Mon, February 15, 2010 8:08:54 AM
Subject: [blindkid] Children's books addressing blindness, or featuring 
blind characters

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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