TITLE: The Black Book of Colors
AUTHOR: Menena Cottin and Rosana Faria
FORMAT: BOOK
LOCATION CODE: CHB420
GENERAL INFO: It is very hard for a sighted person to imagine what it is like to be blind. This groundbreaking, award-winning book endeavors to convey the experience of a person who can only see through his or her sense of touch, taste, smell or hearing.
Raised black line drawings on black paper, which can be deciphered by touch accompany a beautifully written text describing colors through imagery. The text is translated into braille, so that the sighted reader can begin to imagine what it is like to read by touch, and there is a full braille alphabet at the end of the book.
First published in Mexico, this book won the New Horizons prize at the Bologna Children’s Book Fair in 2007. It has since been published around th world and has been universally praised for its unique and innovative approach.
PLUK LIBRARY INFO: To checkout materials from the PLUK Library, you may call the PLUK office at 800-222-7585, or e-mail library@pluk.org with your request. Items are checked out for 4 weeks. PLUK will send materials anywhere in Montana, patrons are responsible for return postage.
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