Book description
A blind child questions all he encounters----a dog, wolf, elephant, mountain, bird, stream, and tree----about the color of the wind. Each responds differently, with a shape, color, smell, texture, or idea. Each page displays a visual and tactile palette of cutouts, textures, colors. It is a sensory experience that makes…
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1 author picked What Color Is the Wind? as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This is a picture book that crosses all age gaps. The protagonist is a blind boy, and although this is depicted, it is never mentioned. The pages contain, as well as great pictures, cutouts, tactile patches, and shapes, and there is braille on the cover.
I love this book not just for the quality of its production and content but for the fact that it is so suitable for reading to blind children who can gain extra insights by touch. The ending, where the pages of the book are flicked and ruffled and the resulting ‘wind’ can be felt on…
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