Sight

by José María Parramón, Maria Rius

Do you remember your first realization of any of your five senses? Prolific children's author J. M. Parram³n successfully tackles these tough concepts in words that 3-5 year olds can comprehend. These five colorful books awaken young minds to the wonders of the the taste of oranges, the aroma of fresh-baked bread, and other sensations that give us delight in being alive. Educational, yet fun to read, this clever series is clearly written and cheerfully illustrated in flowing colors throughout. Each book includes a special "scientific" section to help parents answer their children's questions about the senses.

Genres: Picture Books

32 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 1985

About the author

José María Parramón Vilasaló (Barcelona, 1919 - íd., 2002) fue un escritor, pintor, dibujante, diseñador gráfico y editor español, famoso como autor y editor de obras de divulgación técnica sobre pintura y dibujo, de las que escribió más de ciento veinte y con las cuales llegó a ser el español más traducido después de Miguel de Cervantes (466 traducciones)

Reviews

[Sonny · Rating 2 out of 5]

I can't figure out what age this book was created for. The beginning is suitable for toddlers, with very simplistic sentences like, "Look, look! Look at all the things you can see." Then the back of the book is a scientific diagram of the eye and all its components (e.g. choroid layer, vitreous fluid, aqueous fluid) with several pages of paragraph after paragraph describing rods and cones and tears and eyeglasses. What an identity crisis. I'm thinking it's meant to age with the child, but it doesn't seem cohesive to me at all. More like a picture book and a pamphlet slapped together.

I do love the 1980's art though. As a picture book, ignoring the elementary school science primer in the back, this is a solid choice for discussing the senses with preschoolers.

[Kit Feral · Rating 3 out of 5]

There's something I like about these old fashioned books. I did appreciate that they included children with glasses and explained near sighted/far sighted in the back. I felt since they were making the point to be inclusive in that way it was amiss to not include blindness.

[Tam · Rating 3 out of 5]

My 4-year-old just learned about the 5 senses in preschool so this was a good book to remind him about "sight".

"Look, look! Look at all the things you can see". It shows fireworks, a turtle, chessboard, rainy day with a rainbow, puppy, tiny ant, elephant, picture book, moon, sun, clock on a bell tower, and TV.

"Everything that you see, you see with your EYES."

There's a labeled diagram of the eye at the end of the book along with an explanation about each part of the eye (The light goes in through an opening called the pupil). It also tells how your eye works and how some people have trouble seeing so they need to wear glasses.

[Partridge Public]

Ruis, Maria/Parramon, J.m./Puig, JJ K-1st

[Teri · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy, but good addition to teaching senses and perfect for beginning reading.