[blindkid] Children's books addressing blindness, or featuring blind characters
Albert J Rizzi
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Tue Feb 16 12:11:05 UTC 2010
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-----Original Message-----
From: blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blindkid-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of H. Field
Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 6:20 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)
Subject: [blindkid] Children's books addressing blindness,or featuring blind
characters
Hello,
This question comes up from time to time on the list. If you go to
www.nfbnet.org
scroll down to the blind kid list, click on it and find the archives,
I believe you'll find a couple of booklists sent in the past. Just
search the archive. As I recall there was also a review done by Alison
Hiliker who had read many of the books herself as a child.
If, for some reason, you can't find the lists, let me know and I'll
try to find them in my files and send them.
Regards,
Heather Field
----- Original Message -----
From: "Heather" <craney07 at rochester.rr.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Kid Mailing List,(for parents of blind children)"
<blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 9:09 AM
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Children's books addressing blindness,or
featuring blind char...
Awsum. I will go check it out. I'll have to be sure not to look at
the
teacher's guide though, as part of the assignment is to use a
preexisting
book, but all origonal games and activities. If I read about them, I
might
inadvertently use something similar. If I happen to pick similar
ideas,
never having seen the official teacher's guide, that is alright. I
will of
course have a look at that piece, after I have the bulk of my
teacher's
guide finished. Thanks so much. Even if the age range is just too
high for
this assignment. It is a great resource to have, as a homeschooling
parent
and as a student who wishes to teach kindergardin.
----- Original Message -----
From: <Smoki2 at aol.com>
To: <blindkid at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, February 15, 2010 9:03 AM
Subject: Re: [blindkid] Children's books addressing blindness,or
featuring
blind char...
>I am the author of the picture book, Keep Your Ear on the Ball. It
>sounds
> like the type of book you're looking for, but it's the preschool
> thing
> that may be an issue, more than the "preachy" thing. I have used
> the
> book in
> a number of school visits which included kindergarten, but haven't
> read
> the
> book to pre-K kids. Check it out. Possibly, if it's used in a
> small
> group with some discussion, it may prove to be what you need.
> Also, the
> publisher provides an entire Teachers Take Note section to
> accompany the
> book.
> It includes references, games, classroom activities, and lots of
> other
> fun
> stuff.
> _Keep Your Ear on the Ball - Tilbury House_
> (http://tilburyhouse.com/childrens/keep-your-ear-on-the-ball.htm)
>
> Please let me know if I can be of assistance.
> Genevieve Petrillo
>
> Genevieve Petrillo
> Children's Author / Poet
> smoki2 at aol.com
> genevievepetrillo.webs.com
>
>
>
>
> In a message dated 2/15/2010 8:44:55 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> craney07 at rochester.rr.com writes:
>
> 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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