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Description
A young woman losing her vision rides the subway with her dog in search of emotional healing.
Publication
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers (2006), 80 pages
User reviews
LibraryThing member matthewbloome
One of the most beautiful books ever written and I don't know how it hasn't become a bigger success than it is. This is easily one of my favorite books. Buy it. Keep it on that special bookshelf or under your pillow and read it often. Wonderful.
LibraryThing member bekstrom
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
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of media used is pencil. There are details and shading in each of the drawings. Show Less
LibraryThing member ckarmstr1
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
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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. Show Less
LibraryThing member Jill.Barrington
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.
The book would be useful in helping students to better understand the perspective of people who are blind or have other serious visual impairments.
LibraryThing member vwhitt
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
Details: this book was written for students in grades 3-6 and is on a 2.6 reading level.
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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.
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LibraryThing member BarrettOlivia
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
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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. Show Less
LibraryThing member ravjohns
"Now I listen for the sound of the colors I can't see. I try to smell the shapes, taste the light and dark."
Such a very endearing story of a little blind girl on an adventure to find happiness again. basically. She travels through the subway ending up in various locations that are so wonderfully
Such a very endearing story of a little blind girl on an adventure to find happiness again. basically. She travels through the subway ending up in various locations that are so wonderfully
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surreal that they must be only in her mind. I love the colors throughout the book, i wish there were more! Show Less
LibraryThing member AFichter
this is a nice book about a blind girl. It puts you in a total different light. I love how there are many colors and feelings used in the book.
LibraryThing member Cheryl_in_CC_NV
Only about 1/2 way through - yes it's a picture book but it's for *all* ages, has lots on each page, and lots of pages. Looking at other reviews I see that toddlers love it, that teachers use it in a classroom, and that adults might get even more out of it.
I ordered it because my 48 year-old eyes
Ok done. I will have to re-read it. Its message is, I'm sure, layered & nuanced; I'm sure I'll get more out of it with a re-read.
I like how Liao doesn't pretend life will be wonderful after losing an ability or facing a challenge, but simply shows that there are ways to find wonder anywhere. It takes place almost entirely in the young woman's imagination, but that's not indicative that she's trying to hide from reality. I (and, I think, the author) would argue that imagination is only one way to find joy, and also that the 'journey of the imagination' of the subtitle is a metaphor for a larger journey.
The book & its message are Spiritual, but in no sense do they encourage the reader to rely on a Higher Power.
Review written when book was first read in 2011, edited for clarity 2015.)
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Read again July 2015. I really need to own a copy of this. And to find others by the author.
I ordered it because my 48 year-old eyes
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are getting worse and I'm terrified of not being able to read - I've heard that this book provides comfort & inspiration. So far it seems very promising, and I expect to re-read it at least once before returning it to the library.Ok done. I will have to re-read it. Its message is, I'm sure, layered & nuanced; I'm sure I'll get more out of it with a re-read.
I like how Liao doesn't pretend life will be wonderful after losing an ability or facing a challenge, but simply shows that there are ways to find wonder anywhere. It takes place almost entirely in the young woman's imagination, but that's not indicative that she's trying to hide from reality. I (and, I think, the author) would argue that imagination is only one way to find joy, and also that the 'journey of the imagination' of the subtitle is a metaphor for a larger journey.
The book & its message are Spiritual, but in no sense do they encourage the reader to rely on a Higher Power.
Review written when book was first read in 2011, edited for clarity 2015.)
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Read again July 2015. I really need to own a copy of this. And to find others by the author.
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Language
Original language
Chinese
Original publication date
2001
2006 (English)
Physical description
10.13 inches
ISBN
0316939927 / 9780316939928