num_pages: 24
description: A New York Times Book Review choice as one of the 10 Best Illustrated Children's Books of 2008It 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 complement a beautifully written text describing colors through imagery. Braille letters accompany the text so that the sighted reader can begin to imagine what it is like to use Braille to read. A full Braille alphabet at the end of the book can be used to learn more.
language: English
title: The Black Book of Colors
publisher: Groundwood Books