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51 ratings, 3.94 average rating, 7 reviews
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published
1993
by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
binding
Paperback, 32 pages
isbn
0805029559
(isbn13: 9780805029550)
description
In this poignant story, the counting rope is a metaphor for the passage of time and for a boy's emerging confidence in facing his blindness.
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Read in June, 2008
recommended to Janelle by:
LeVar BurtonThis review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here.
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This is one of the few picture books that brings tears to my eyes when I read it. It's a beautifully nuanced story that manages to be about relationships, culture, disability, and time without being preachy. The narrative is unusual because it is a dialogue between a grandfather and his grandson. They are reminiscing about important events in the boy's life. The pictures are fantastic; especially the play between light and shadow. A number of the pictures are at night illuminated only by a ...more
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this book is not popular with Native peoples (see oyete.com).
At the same time, the stereotypes it teaches must NOT be all people learn about-- but it's probably ok to also learn those. These aren't negative images...
At the same time, the stereotypes it teaches must NOT be all people learn about-- but it's probably ok to also learn those. These aren't negative images...
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Read in January, 1992
I wrote a paper on this book in a Children's Literature class in college. The illustrations are GORGEOUS. I'll have to see if I can find the book and decide if the text stands up to my memory of it.
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#72 on the NEA Educators' Top 100 Childrens' Books List
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