Do You Remember the Color Blue? and Other Questions Kids Ask about Blindness
The author, who lost her eyesight at age 26, has raised two children of her own and has spoken to many groups of children over the years as a guest author. So she knows exactly what kinds of questions they want to ask about what it's like being blind. She also knows that we often hesitate to ask people about their disabilities, and in her introductory remarks she offers advice about how to ask such questions. In the main body of the book, she answers 13 of the most common questions: from "How do you read?" and "How does your dog work?" to "Do people treat you differently?" and "Would you rather be blind or deaf?" Sally Hobart Alexander's answers give a great deal of information about her disability, her life, her family, her interests, and her personality. ©2000 Cooperative Children's Book Center
CCBC Age Recommendation: Ages 8-14
Age Range:
Grades 3-5 (Ages 8-10)
Grades 6-8 (Ages 11-13)
Grades 9-12 (Age 14 and older)
Formats:
Biography, Autobiography and Memoir
Substantial Narrative Non-Fiction
Subjects:
Autobiography/Memoir
Blind and Visually Impaired People
Families
Question-and-Answer
Writers and Writing
Diversity subject:
Physical Disability/Condition
Publisher:
Viking
Publish Year: 2000
Pages: 78
ISBN: 0670880434
CCBC Location: Non-Fiction, 305 Alexander