Sound of Colors (English)

A young girl becomes blind, and is searching and longing for things she can no longer see. The text is describing what she is doing/feeling, but the illustrations depict what she is seeing in her mind. Although she can no longer see, she uses her imagination to color her black world. It becomes sad when she longs for a friend to accompany her. This story teaches empathy in students. The illustrations are interesting, colorful, and beautiful, which display the optimism in the young girls mind. ( )

This is the book of a little girl looking for things she cannot see. Unfortunately, the main character has gone completely blind. She travels through the subway going from place to place looking for the lost things. We see extraordinary scenes found in her imagination such as a subway dropping her off in the sea, and elephants slowing going upstairs. The author included descriptive language that helps the readers create an image in their minds. No illustration necessary. Unfortunately blindness (full or partial) is an issue that many children will face. This story will help develop their sense of imagination, which will make living with blindness easier.

Details: this book was written for students in grades 3-6 and is on a 2.6 reading level. ( )

A girl wanders to and from home, riding the subway and describing what her imagination sees.

The book would be useful in helping students to better understand the perspective of people who are blind or have other serious visual impairments. ( )

A young girl has gradually become blind. This book takes you on her journey. As she travels on the subway and through the streets, her other sense kick in strongly. She describes the smells and tastes and sounds. Also, she imagines what she can't see. She imagines what the world around her looks like. The illustrations are beautiful. The illustrator captures the girl's imagination and confusion. The girl follows the sounds in hopes of finding her way home. ( )

This is a story of fantasy. The story is believable, but the subway could not take this blind girl to the exotic locations she travels in the book. It capitalizes on imagination but the students reading the story would find it believable. I would use this book in an intermediate classroom. The type of media used is pencil. There are details and shading in each of the drawings. ( )